US taxes on Swiss Pillar 2

Last activity 25 May 2018 by Linda2467

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matthiaszwickerMember08 February 2018 03:39:36

I moved from Switzerland to the US, and in the process had my pillar 2 savings transferred to a "Freizügigkeitskonto". Does anybody have experience with US taxation on this? The transfer into the "Freizügigkeitskonto" happened during a US tax year for which I meet the substantial presence test.

halvar100Member05 March 2018 22:01:50

I am in the same situation. But I do not believe that any tax needs to be paid. At least my tax accountant did not mention anything about this.
I did not get the money. The money was just transferred from the company account to the "Freizügigkeitskonto".

Hopefully this is true.

Linda2467Member25 May 2018 00:40:16

Hi - I am trying to find an answer to this same question. What answer did you receive?

Linda2467Member25 May 2018 00:42:12

When you transferred to the account in Switzerland, it was free of taxes. When you transferred the money to the US, did you have to pay taxes?

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