In two recently published rulings, the German Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof, BFH) has commented on the gift taxability of distributions made by foreign trusts to beneficiaries in Germany (BFH, ruling dated June 25, 2021 – II R 31/19 as well as BFH, ruling dated June 25, 2021 – II R 32/19). In the almost identical BFH rulings, the court had
