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The U.S. Cannot Force a Person Born Outside of the United States to Accept U.S. Citizenship

US govt & compliance industry creates alternate-fact show- Claims some born abroad MUST b US citizens DON'T BUY IT https://t.co/ne5WAMg2Yw pic.twitter.com/lOx5PNKgdW — Citizenship Taxation (@CitizenshipTax) March 15, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js It is odd that we are STILL hearing arguments that refuse to accept a person born outside the United States, having a statuatory (NOT aContinue reading “The U.S. Cannot Force a Person Born Outside of the United States to Accept U.S. Citizenship”

When Law Becomes a Substitute for Morality & Causes Cruel & Unneccesary Harm

Another comment deserving its own post USCitizenAbroad says March 13, 2017 at 7:08 am @Karen and all Thank you for collecting and posting these stories. Our Stories I would like to offer some general observations (of which Shaun is one of many examples) and suggest some lessons which are largely based on Shaun’sContinue reading “When Law Becomes a Substitute for Morality & Causes Cruel & Unneccesary Harm”

When Law Becomes a Substitute for Morality- & is Used to Punish as Well

a comment cross-posted from the Isaac Brock Society blog When Law Becomes a Substitute for Morality- & is Used to Punish as Well Welcome 2 the World of #PFICs https://t.co/ak1j9Q87Mu No more #CBTax pic.twitter.com/uPTp3ay9gm — Citizenship Taxation (@CitizenshipTax) March 12, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js @Bubblebustin Excellent sentiment: You know what I think is immoral? A government’s suddenContinue reading “When Law Becomes a Substitute for Morality- & is Used to Punish as Well”

Burning Down Barns is not Wrong Because it is illegal; it is illegal Because it is Wrong

Burning Down Barns is not Wrong Because it is illegal; it is illegal Because it is Wrong Burning down barns is not wrong because it is illegal; it is illegal because it is wrong PERFECT description #FATCA https://t.co/6KSAQRRkrT pic.twitter.com/twozrKiAUr — Citizenship Taxation (@CitizenshipTax) March 8, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Every #Americanabroad (along with his/herContinue reading “Burning Down Barns is not Wrong Because it is illegal; it is illegal Because it is Wrong”

When law becomes a substitute for morality

When law becomes a substitute for morality reblogged from the renounceuscitizenship wordpress blog Today I’ve decided that I would like to go back and reblog some of the best expat posts from the last five years. For lack of a better title, I am going to call it the “A Blast From the Past Series.”Continue reading “When law becomes a substitute for morality”

What do you Think of the Penalties in These Three Cases of Unreported FBARs ?

Ty Warner <img src="http://citizenshiptaxation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Ty-Warner-235×300.png" alt="Ty Warner" width="235" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1977" Ty Warner, founder/owner of the Beanie Babies line, was sentenced in July 2015 for tax evasion.The panel of three U.S. District Court judges gave him 2 years of probation and 500 hours of community service. The sentencing guidelines ranged from 46 months upContinue reading “What do you Think of the Penalties in These Three Cases of Unreported FBARs ?”

Poll: Is it common for #Americansabroad to have a higher U.S. income tax bill than a comparably situated Homelander?

Reblogged from the Renounce U.S. Citizenship blog. How does the U.S. tax bill of an American Abroad compare to the U.S. tax bill of a comparably situated Homelander? https://t.co/BvJsffMgp2 — Citizenship Taxation (@CitizenshipTax) February 18, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Imagine the following two people: We are comparing “Homelander Ted” to “Expat Benedict Arnold”. Assume thatContinue reading “Poll: Is it common for #Americansabroad to have a higher U.S. income tax bill than a comparably situated Homelander?”

The ACA RBT Proposal is a “carve out” within CBT

ACA proposes “Baseline” approach 2 replacing #CBT w/ RBT. Reality is this is simply "carve-out" within #CBT :https://t.co/e19D4ewni2 — Citizenship Taxation (@CitizenshipTax) February 16, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js This post is based upon a comment made at the Isaac Brock Society concerning American Citizens Abroad’s new (Febrary 2017) proposal on replacing citizenship-based taxation with residency-basedContinue reading “The ACA RBT Proposal is a “carve out” within CBT”

The Beyond the Border Action Plan + the U.S. National Defense Act-A Disaster Waiting to Happen?

Earlier today I noticed a tweet that brought this on-going development to mind: Pre-clearance bill would give U.S. border agents power to search and detain Canadians on Canadian soil https://t.co/FiSdU9qE0D — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) February 12, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js While this particular area may not directly impact expatriates resident outside of North America, it representsContinue reading “The Beyond the Border Action Plan + the U.S. National Defense Act-A Disaster Waiting to Happen?”

Part 2: Be careful what you “Fix For” – Mr. Kentera meets Mr. #FBAR in the “Twilight Zone”

cross-posted from citizenshipsolutions.ca by John Richardson Introduction … This post is one more of a collection of FBAR posts on this blog. The most recent FBAR posts are here and here. The “unfiled FBAR” continues to be a problem for certain Homeland Americans with “offshore accounts” and all Americans abroad, who continue to “commit personalContinue reading “Part 2: Be careful what you “Fix For” – Mr. Kentera meets Mr. #FBAR in the “Twilight Zone””