Living a “Double Life” in Germany and the U.S.

Living in the U.S., planning to relocate to Germany or vice versa? Dual Citizen with ties to both countries and wanting to optimize your cross-border planning?

Our “Living a Double Life” event series will cover cross border business topics such as Tax Residency, Immigration, Income/Estate/Gift (Tax) Planning, Asset Ownership and Investing, Retirement and Public Entitlements (e.g. Renten- & Sozialversicherung – Social Security), Life & Health Insurance etc.

German Residency/Business for U.S. Citizens – Outbound Session

(includes German U.S. Residents relocating back to Germany)

Asset Ownership, Income, Estate-, Gift Taxes-Implications, Planning & Procedures

Content will include:

• Tax residence under US and German rules, including income tax and estate/inheritance/gift tax
• Structure and effects of the U.S//German Tax Treaties
• Special rules for individuals moving from the U.S. to Germany
• German taxation of non-resident taxpayers
• US taxpayers with German employment income and effects of the Income Tax Treaty, pension plans and stock options, as well as Social Security issues
• Cross-border estate planning, including U.S. wills for German assets, German treatment of trusts, use of LLC’s and German probate procedures

U.S. German Residency/Business for German/EU Citizens

(The Inbound Session) will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at 12 pm PST [virtual event]

Speakers

Alan Winston Granwell

of Counsel

Holland & Knight LLP

Gerd Kostrzewa

Partner

Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek

Moderator

Director, Regional Chair

GABA

Supported by

“Living a Double Life” is a series of cross-border seminars organized by GABA Southern California for U.S. and German citizens/residents living in one country with business and/or personal interests in the other. If you are interested in sponsoring events in the “Living a Dual Life” series, please contact: j.jiao@gaba-network.org

Cost

FREE for Members, $10 Non-Members