In its ruling no. 267, dated March 27, 2023 (Risposta-n.-267_2023.pdf), the Italian Tax Agency addressed a case involving a trust where the Settlor reserved the power to revoke and replace the Guardian and retained certain powers related to the shares of a company he transferred to the trust, including the power to appoint
April 2023
Italian Taxation of Trusts: Tax Agency Rules on Taxation of a Foreign Family Trust and Testamentary Trust in Italy
By Marco Rossi on
With its ruling n. 251, issued on March 16, 2023 (n. 251 of March 16, 2023), the Italian tax agency addressed the issue of the tax classification of a Family Trust and a Testamentary Trust that were funded and started operating following the death of the settlor.
Background
Under Italy’s tax law, trusts are classified…
Italian Taxation of Trusts: Tax Agency Rules on Taxation of Beneficiaries of Unitrust Distributions
By Marco Rossi on
The Italian Tax Agency recently issued Ruling n. 237 of March 2, 2023 (Risposta-n.-237_2023.pdf), which clarifies foreign trusts’ tax treatment concerning Italian tax resident beneficiaries.
Under the ruling, when the trustee of a foreign trust is required to make an annual distribution to beneficiaries based on a predetermined percentage of the fair market…