Politics · Italy · 6 hrs ago
Italy approves reform of accountants’ professional rules
Italy’s Senate has given final approval to a reform of the country’s accounting profession.
The law delegates the next step to the government, which has 12 months to issue detailed legislation.
The changes cover how professional bodies are run, pay, insurance, elections, equal opportunities, specialisations and the organisation of firms.
The reform aims to make the profession more modern and attractive to younger people.
It would let students complete their full professional traineeship while still at university.
It also reduces the time professionals must be registered before they can run for elected roles and sets rules to support equal representation of women and men.
The changes are intended to help accountants keep serving people and businesses as Italy’s economy evolves.
Italy’s Senate has given final approval to a law reforming the professional rules for chartered accountants and accounting experts.
The reform delegates the task of drafting implementing legislation to the government, which has 12 months to do so.
It covers governance, fair compensation, professional insurance, elections, equal opportunities, specialisations and the organisation of practices.
The measures include allowing trainees to complete their full traineeship during university and promoting gender balance in professional bodies.
National council president Elbano De Nuccio said the reform would modernise the profession and make it more open to younger generations.
- Who
- Italy’s Senate and the government; the reform affects chartered accountants and accounting experts.
- What
- The Senate gave final approval to a law reforming the profession’s rules and delegated implementing legislation to the government.
- When
- The final approval was reported on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- The reform aims to modernise the profession, make it more attractive to young people and better meet the needs of the country’s economy and production system.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Senate gave final approval to the reform law.
The government received 12 months to approve the implementing legislative decree.
- Government deadline
- 12 months to approve the legislative decree
- Traineeship
- The full traineeship may be completed during university
- Reform areas
- Governance, fair compensation, professional insurance, elections, equal opportunities, specialisations and practice organisation
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