2006-12-20 09:56:06 · 3 answers · asked by rallman@sbcglobal.net 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ Italy
Assuming that you are a US citizen or green card holder (holding dual citizenship in the US and Italy is irrelevant), you are still subject to US federal tax even though you live overseas. Therefore, you will need to continue filing US federal tax returns and pay taxes on your worldwide income (which includes your pension). The US will view that your pension was earned during your years of employment here in the US, therefore you cannot claim the foreign earned income exclusion on your pension since it was technically earned in the US and not in Italy. Under federal law, pension is only taxable in the state in which you are resident. Since you will be breaking residency by moving overseas, you will not be resident in any state in the US, therefore you won't pay any state income tax on your pension.
In the tax treaty between the US and Italy, Article 18 covers the taxation of pensions. Under Article 18, pensions are only taxable in the country in which it was earned, therefore you will not have to pay any Italian income tax on your pension.
2006-12-20 10:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by jseah114 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jseah114, are you referring to the lump-sum severance payments under Article 18? Article 18 actually makes it pretty clear that U.S. pensions ARE taxable in Italy. As far as Italy is concerned, if one is a resident, income is income and it doesn't matter the source. Residents pay tax on their income.
2015-03-20 19:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by Jacqueline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give up your citizanship
2015-02-10 08:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by Joe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋