The 7% flat tax in Italy sounds simple — pay 7% on your pension income and live happily ever after. But once you dig into the details, the picture gets a lot messier. Social Security, IRAs, private pensions, annuities, government pensions, VA benefits, and Roth IRAs are all treated differently under the U.S.–Italy tax treaty.

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