About JacksterJam

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Italy: Best Place to Live in Italy:

". . . my dream is to wake up, look out my window and see a an amazing view." You can find plenty of that in every region of Italy. I don't really know what you mean by "standard of living," so it is difficult to give thoughts on that. Italy is fully modernized in every way. Any disparity in the quality of services is like any country; some areas do better than others, but overall, services are generally great. If you need to work in Italy, it might be best to research it from that point of view; where are the jobs in your field? Great views and a great quality of life can be had all over the country.

Italy: dual citizenship:

From a citizenship website: "Your mother was an Italian citizen at the time of your birth, you were born after January 1st, 1948 and you never renounced your right to Italian citizenship. If citizenship is acquired by birth in your country and you meet all these conditions, you qualify for Italian citizenship jure sanguinis."

Italy: Italy Tax Issues:

If you apply for a permesso di soggiorno as an elective resident, you're asking Italy to allow you to reside in their country. I doubt a month or so trip back home for a visit will be justification for not paying taxes as per the 183-day rule. Lots of folks take trips home for a visit for several months every year. If Italy allowed everyone to do that to avoid paying taxes, then no foreigner living here would be paying taxes; they'd hightail it out of the country for a couple of months. Italy will most likely say, "Either you live in Italy or you don't. If you don't, turn over your pemesso di soggiorno." JMHO

Italy: More tax info, etc:

Prose, electronic filing of U.S. taxes is available; I e-filed mine in February using free software available on the IRS website. I file my U.S. taxes first, then my commercialista credits my Italian tax bill by the amount I paid in taxes to the U.S. U.S. social security payments are indeed taxable by Italy. Article 18, Section 2 of the tax treaty covers that. From the technical explanation of the tax treaty: "The treatment of social security benefits is dealt with in paragraph 2. As in the prior Convention . . . this paragraph provides that payments made by one of the Contracting States under the provisions of its social security or similar legislation to a resident of the other Contracting State will be taxable only in the other Contracting State. This paragraph applies to social security beneficiaries whether they have contributed to the system as private sector or Government employees." However, the savings clause of the tax treaty also gives the U.S. the right to tax U.S. social security benefits if it is subject to U.S. tax. That is, many social security recipients do not pay taxes on their benefit, however Italy will tax it. If recipients have other types of income, then it is common for those folks to pay taxes to the U.S. on at least a portion of their Social Security benefits, if not all. It depends on one's complete income scenario.

Italy: No reply from real estate agents:

I've written emails in Italian and rarely receive a reply. I don't know why, but it seems to be a common situation. I've had, of course, immediate respones when I telephoned.

Italy: Taxes After Relocating to US for Dual Citizens?:

I concur, Lisa. My commercialista said retirement accounts are not suject to the wealth tax, although I did have to submit a statement because they need to be reported for "monitoring purposes only." I only paid the wealth tax on savings and retail investment account balances.

Italy: Which Visa?:

It is likely that the elective residence visa for retirees would be your only option for a stay of longer than 90 days. Keep in mind that if you reside in Italy for 183+ days in a calendar year, you will be liable to pay Italian income tax on your world-wide income, including pensions and social security benefits, as well as taxes on all foreign assets, city and regional taxes, etc.

Italy: Marrying an Italian Citizen:

A couple of thoughts as I understand the "rules": 1) If you come to Italy and stay longer than 90 days, which seems to be the plan, you will need a visa and subsequently apply for a permesso di soggioro 2) If you want to work during that time, you will specifically need a work visa (and permesso di soggiorno), which are difficult to come by, but not impossible. 3) If you plan to marry before the end of the 90-day visa-free travel allowance, you will not need a visa, but you will, as Sergios pointed out, still need to apply for a permesso di soggiorno (all foreign non-Italian citizens are required to have a stay permit). 4) If you choose to to become an Italian citizen down the road, the stay permit (permesso di soggiorno) will no longer be required.

Italy: Medicare, Part B:

I am glad that you posted this question as it is one I've recently started contemplating as I get nearer to age 65. As far as I know, the only exceptions are those that you were told, but I'd be interested to know if anyone has other information since I also do not know for how long I will live in Italy. Your comment, "I will also be paying taxes in Italy, which, in part, will go towards my participation in the National Health System" also caught my attention. I have been paying income taxes in Italy and it does not qualify me for any type of access to the public health care system; it is a separate cost entirely. But, things do change and if you can reference a source for that information, it would be much appreciated.

Italy: Taxes to bring in Electronic/Digital Devices:

I've never been taxed bringing in personal technology.

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