Moving to Europe as a US Expat: Taxes, Incentives, and the Mistakes That Are Hardest to Fix

About this episode

Christian Gulizzi discusses the complexities of moving to Europe as a US expat, focusing on tax implications and common misconceptions.

Christian Gulizzi is a cross-border tax advisor licensed in the United States as a CPA, in Germany as a Steuerberater, and in Italy as a Dottore Commercialista. He was born to an Italian and German parent, grew up navigating cross-border complexity, and built his entire academic and professional career around it. He currently lives and works from the Italian Riviera. This episode covers: The biggest misconception Americans have about taxes when moving to Europe Why leaving money in US accounts does not protect it from European tax authorities The 183-day rule and why it does not mean what most people think How German residency can begin on day one simply by having a home there Why a US LLC provides no protection from the tax authority where you are physically working Italy's €300,000 foreign flat tax for high net worth individuals The 7% flat tax for retirees moving to southern Italian towns under 30,000 inhabitants The Impatriati regime: up to 90% income exemption for workers and researchers The Forfettario regime: 5% flat tax for self-employed people earning under €85,000 Why German courts have blocked tax incentive regimes as unconstitutional Italy vs. Germany inheritance tax…

People in this episode

Guest: Christian Gulizzi

Topics covered

• expat taxes
• cross-border tax advice
• moving to Europe
• US LLC
• Italian tax incentives
• German residency
• pre-immigration planning

Keywords

• US expat
• taxes in Europe
• 183-day rule
• Italian flat tax
• German residency
• pre-immigration planning
• inheritance tax

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US, Germany, Italy

Places: Italian Riviera, southern Italian towns, Germany, Europe

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