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Don’t Expect Those who worship at the shrines of Lady Liberty and The Flag to support Fellow Americans who are Expatriates

Treatment of expatriates by Govt of US often defies explanation burdensome, often frightening, usually threatening pic.twitter.com/YDThpgscV4 — Patricia Moon (@nobledreamer16) July 21, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js An expat using the monikker Pilgrim7 made one of the best comments I have ever seen in nearly 5 years. Read this. reposted from The Isaac Brock Society The treatmentContinue reading “Don’t Expect Those who worship at the shrines of Lady Liberty and The Flag to support Fellow Americans who are Expatriates”

Don’t let fear push you into overcomplying, overpaying and losing your sanity!

This is a comment that stands alone as a post in itself. It was made in response to a post on the IsaacBrock Society Petros, who authored the post this comment is a response to, is the pen-name of the founding administrator of the Isaac Brock Society. He has started this series ofContinue reading “Don’t let fear push you into overcomplying, overpaying and losing your sanity!”

Why Boris Johnson must relinquish US citizenship on the occasion of his appointment as British Foreign Minister

cross-posted from the citizenshipsolutions dot ca blog A recent post (July 7, 2016) on this blog began with: Prologue – U.S. citizens are “subjects” to U.S. law wherever they may be in the world … Boris Johnson as PM? US @USSupremeCourt judgment in Blackmer v. US https://t.co/KzMOCqBaL1 means he must obey USA https://t.co/pEWzZRJZFb — CitizenshipContinue reading “Why Boris Johnson must relinquish US citizenship on the occasion of his appointment as British Foreign Minister”

Is the State Department Shutting Down Expatriation Appointments in Canada?

An interesting conversation is taking place on the FB group American Expatriates. Journalist Serena Solomon from the publication VICE has requested stories from expats describing the emotional effects of renouncing. You might want to go over and take a read as many are quite interesting. It is a public group so I believe oneContinue reading “Is the State Department Shutting Down Expatriation Appointments in Canada?”

The Internal Revenue Code does NOT explicitly define “citizenship” or require “citizenship-based taxation”

reposted from citizenshipsolutions dot ca UPDATED July 6 afternoon. Some text additions and I have clarified that the author of this post is John Richardson, B.A., LL.B., J.D. (Of the bars of Ontario, New York and Massachusetts), Toronto citizenship lawyer and Co-chair of the Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty and the AllianceContinue reading “The Internal Revenue Code does NOT explicitly define “citizenship” or require “citizenship-based taxation””

Republicans Overseas July 5, 2016 Appeal of U.S. FATCA Lawsuit Dismissal

cross-posted from: Isaac Brock Society by Stephen J. Kish The Plaintiffs (of which I am one of seven) of the Republicans Overseas United States FATCA lawsuit, filed, on July 5, 2016 in U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, a “Brief” arguing that the U.S. District Court erred in dismissing the FATCA lawsuit. WeContinue reading “Republicans Overseas July 5, 2016 Appeal of U.S. FATCA Lawsuit Dismissal”

My Wound is Geography

This morning, I received a note bringing my attention to a comment left on the post that appears below. It is one of those comments that is so good, it really deserves its own post. So I am introducing this post with that comment. But I also want to introduce all of you, toContinue reading “My Wound is Geography”

Is an American a Piece of Property?

I originally wrote this piece over a year ago. It comes to mind when considering the hideous practice of citizenship-based taxation. No other country on earth practices this archaic concept and without a doubt, the enforcement of #CBT since 2008 and onward, most definitely has resulted in the new movement of renunciation ofContinue reading “Is an American a Piece of Property?”

The Psychic, Financial & Life Costs of Complying with the Internal Revenue Code

reposted from renounceuscitizenship blog The Onerous Compliance Cost of the Internal Revenue Code The tax system is a complicated nightmare that forces taxpayers to devote ever-larger amounts of time, money, energy, and other resources in hopes of complying with the internal revenue code and avoiding IRS persecution. This CF&P Foundation video shows that this corruptContinue reading “The Psychic, Financial & Life Costs of Complying with the Internal Revenue Code”

“Tax Cheats by Birth” – Submission to Global Forum

A submission to the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax has been made on behalf of The Alliance for the Defeat of Citizenship Taxation (ADCT) by Mary Blackhill. Tax Cheats by Birth reports on CBT’s “extensive mismatch with the tax regimes practiced in the rest of the world, the impact on “U.S.Continue reading ““Tax Cheats by Birth” – Submission to Global Forum”