Maria
Sun Jun 09 2024
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How are trusts taxed in Germany?｜Generally, distributions from U.S. trust assets are capital gains (Section 20 (1) no. 9 German Income Tax Act, EStG). These are .subject to a capital gains tax of 25 percent for a domestic beneficiary
Could you kindly elaborate on how trusts are taxed in Germany? I've heard that distributions from US trust assets are typically treated as capital gains. Could you provide some more detail on this? Specifically, does the German Income Tax Act, EStG, Section 20 (1) no. 9 indeed state that these distributions are subject to a capital gains tax? And if so, what is the rate of this capital gains tax for a domestic beneficiary? Is it indeed 25 percent? Thank you for clarifying this matter for me.
