FAQ.

Eight expat-tax objections, answered in plain language — the mechanics that decide whether your S&P 500 book ends up in IRPEF brackets, in the PFIC regime, or in the 26% capital-gains line. Each answer cross-links to the pillar content on the home page and to the dual-tax-trap calculator where the number matters.

Plain answers

The eight objections, plus the pricing-tier explainer.

Tap any entry to expand; cross-links inside the answers jump back to the home-page pillar and to the dual-tax-trap calculator.

If these didn't cover your situation

That's most of the first call.

The remainder is your specific bracket, your migration history and which broker statements you can't reconcile. The calculator handles the after-tax ending; the first conversation handles everything else.

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FAQ.

The eight objections, plus the pricing-tier explainer.

When do I actually have to file foreign-asset disclosures in Italy and the UK?

What does the PFIC Form 8621 election actually do — and what does it cost?

How do US wash-sale rules under IRC §1091 actually interact with an Italian minusvalenza?

How exposed am I to US estate tax on foreign-domiciled assets?

What does the US-Italy and US-UK tax-treaty actually relieve — and what doesn&apos;t it touch?

In what order should I draw from US taxable, Italian and UK accounts in retirement?

What happens to my cost basis when I move brokers or migrate between US and EU?

How is US-side dividend withholding treated for a US citizen living abroad?

Why $250 Sampled Indexing and $5,000 Full Replication — what&apos;s the economics?

That's most of the first call.