Who taxes US social security?

Member since 15 January 2017

bobestremeraNew member16 March 2026 22:05:09

I have already reviewed some of the other questions about this topic, but both of the ones I found include extraneous situations that don't address this core question.

I have also checked out ChatGPT, but even there, the answer flips.

Simple question: We will get the long-term residency Visa to live in Italy permanently.

We will be renting an apartment for the long term.

My social security and my wife's, if we file jointly, would result in $0 federal taxes in the US.

I have seen answers to this question that go both ways. One way is that for an American expat living in Italy, only the US can tax Social Security. The other is that Italy, despite the tax treaty, CAN tax social security.

Are there others out there that fit into this simple scenario and have lived in Italy long enough to answer this question?

We understand that if we move into a 7% Regime that we will probably pay that rate. But after that, who taxes us, the US or Italy?

Thank you all.

Bob

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