“There is something fundamentally wrong with a country where compliance with its laws forces you to (eventually) renounce your citizenship.” This post is based on a comment by John Richardson. The comment is a response to a post by laurainparis on the Thom Hartmann blogsite. Laura, you conclude your last commentContinue reading “Comment #2 on “Think You Can Leave the U.S. – Think Again”
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What is Tax Residency? – Episode 2 with John Richardson & Olivier Wagner
“Tax residence American style” AKA : Imposing “worldwide taxation” on those with @taxresidency in other countries The issue of tax residence has gained so much attention since the “crackdown” on non-resident US Persons began in 2009. It is commonly understood that you pay taxes to the country/state/city-town that you reside in. (For an interestingContinue reading “What is Tax Residency? – Episode 2 with John Richardson & Olivier Wagner”
Comment on “Think You Can Leave U.S. – Think Again”
My comment on the superb article about the plight of #Americansabroad by @Laurasn1000 https://t.co/OPflDEmehD … Calling the other Laura – @Saunderswsj — John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) February 18, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Recently an excellent article Think you can leave the US? Think again! appeared on the Thom Hartmann site.Continue reading “Comment on “Think You Can Leave U.S. – Think Again””
What is Tax Residency? – Episode 1 with John Richardson & Olivier Wagner
The issue of tax residence has gained so much attention since the “crackdown” on non-resident US Persons began in 2009. It is commonly understood that you pay taxes to the country/state/city-town that you reside in. (For an interesting comparisonContinue reading “What is Tax Residency? – Episode 1 with John Richardson & Olivier Wagner”
It’s Happening Again – Enough is Enough is Enough
NB: STAY TUNED – a 7-part video on the Transition Tax, with John Richardson & Karen Alpert will be posted in the next couple of days. NB: For anyone with time to spare/the interest/needing specifics to make the point regarding the “intention” of the law, here are some of the relevant House/SenateContinue reading “It’s Happening Again – Enough is Enough is Enough”
U.S. Tax Culture Sees Individual Using a Small Corporation as a “Presumptive Tax Cheat”
This post is an actual comment by John Richardson that appeared here (PAYWALLED) You can see the article on the citizenshiptaxation facebook group Financial Times Americans abroad hit by Trump’s new repatriation tax rules by Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York – FEBRUARY 4, 2018 My comment to the article on theContinue reading “U.S. Tax Culture Sees Individual Using a Small Corporation as a “Presumptive Tax Cheat””
The Attributes of Immoral Laws or How the Internal Revenue Code Applies to Non-Resident Taxpayers
cross-posted from Tax Connections After the latest IRS Medic podcast, Tax Connections published a post by Anthony Parent. Perhaps the most unifying statement of the post is: A part of our interview that really stands out to me is when Attorney Richardson referred to the current system of global taxation and compliance as immoral.Continue reading “The Attributes of Immoral Laws or How the Internal Revenue Code Applies to Non-Resident Taxpayers”
Imposing Tax & Reporting Obligations on the Citizens & Residents of Other Countries is Immoral
https://www.taxconnections.com/taxblog/latest-podcast-guest-tax-attorney-john-richardson/#comment-15477 cross-posted from Tax Connections After the latest IRS Medic podcast, Tax Connections published a post by Anthony Parent. Perhaps the most unifying statement of the post is: A part of our interview that really stands out to me is when Attorney Richardson referred to the current system of global taxation and compliance asContinue reading “Imposing Tax & Reporting Obligations on the Citizens & Residents of Other Countries is Immoral”
The Current System of Global Taxation and Compliance is Immoral
cross-posted from Tax Connections UPDATE February 2,2018 For more on how an expat can have higher U.S. taxes than a comparably situated Homeland American, please see here. After the latest IRS Medic podcast, Tax Connections published a post by Anthony Parent. Perhaps the most unifying statement of the post is: A part ofContinue reading “The Current System of Global Taxation and Compliance is Immoral”
John Richardson Interviewed by IRS Medic
Citizenship Taxation 