In its ruling n. 21614 of October 26, 2016 Italy’s Supreme Court considered the issue of the application of the gift tax upon the transfer of property to a trust. The issue arises under the provisions of Law n. 262 of October 3, 2006, which reinstated the gift tax. Article 2 of Law 262, at
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No Gift Tax Upon Gratuitous Transfers of Assets To a Trust
By Marco Rossi on
Posted in Italian Taxation of Individuals
The Regional Tax Commission of Lombardy Region (an appellate level tax court including the city and province of Milan in Northern Italy) with its ruling n. 2846/2016 issued on May 13, 2016 held that a gratuitous transfer of property to a trust is not subject to the gift tax. The court’s theory is that the…