Marco Rossi of Marco Q. Rossi & Associati spoke at the 3rd Annual Pacific Rim Conference of STEP – Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (www.step.org) that took place in Santa Monica, CA on May 6 & 7.

The Conference focused on planning for United States citizens or United States resident individuals with assets located abroad, development of structures for individuals to hold personal residences abroad, investments in United States real estate held by foreign persons, international enforcement initiatives and planning for multinational families and their businesses (Early Bird – Preliminary Program.pdf).

Marco Rossi illustrated the latest Italian tax amnesty program (Italy’s offshore tax amnesty and tax enforcement.pdf), spoke about international tax enforcement in Italy and focused on inbound and outbound planning opportunities through the use of trusts in the light of the new Italian provisions on taxation of trusts in a cross border context (Italian taxation of trusts.pdf).