FYI -01 OCT 2017 I submitted my letter 1 hour late/on Oct 1 and it was accepted. Please keep them coming In the last few weeks there has been a plethora of posts, comments and articles about tax reform, and whether or not the issues of non-resident Americans have been addressed. There haveContinue reading “The Value of Participation is not about the Result; it Paves the way to Awareness & Education which must Come First”
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Tax Reform Hearing – Senate Finance Committee – Tuesday October 3
Fortunately Virginia La Torre Jeker tweeted this earlier today; otherwise, I had not heard anything about this. International Tax Reform: Public Hearing Scheduled by Senate Committee on Financehttps://t.co/61zFeVw4QT Tax reform is all the buzz now. — V. La Torre Jeker JD (@VLJeker) September 29, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js See below forContinue reading “Tax Reform Hearing – Senate Finance Committee – Tuesday October 3”
After Five Decades of Abuse, Enough is Enough!
cross-posted from Brock Posted on February 12, 2012 by Just Me Forget about the notion that CBT has been with us since the Civil War. Forget about the absurd conclusion of Cook v Tait. The real beginning of our story started 55 years ago on October 16, 1962. This was the beginning ofContinue reading “After Five Decades of Abuse, Enough is Enough!”
Will There or Won’t There be Tax Reform by the End of 2017?
I wrote this introduction for a program to be presented to tax professionals outside of North America back in March 2017. It was only meant as a general guide for those who might have been completely unaware of our grassroots movement as well as several attempts made by Congress to study our situation. It wasContinue reading “Will There or Won’t There be Tax Reform by the End of 2017?”
Dewees 3: Lessons about the “Oh My God Moment” and dealing with the problems of U.S. citizenship
cross posted from citizenshipsolutions As I write this post, my mind goes back to one of my very first posts about U.S. compliance issues. This post was called “What you should consider before contacting a lawyer“. Since that time I have written hundreds of post describing the problems faced by Americans abroad. More recently …Continue reading “Dewees 3: Lessons about the “Oh My God Moment” and dealing with the problems of U.S. citizenship”
Dewees 2: Why did he participate in the 2009 #OVDP Horror Show?
cross posted from citizenship solutions In an earlier post I explained why the Canada Revenue Agency assisted the IRS in collecting a $133,000 U.S. dollar penalty on a Canadian resident. The bottom line was that he was presumably NOT a Canadian citizen and therefore did NOT have the benefits of the tax treaty. This postContinue reading “Dewees 2: Why did he participate in the 2009 #OVDP Horror Show?”
The Canada U.S. tax treaty does NOT protect Canadians from U.S. tax liability but does mean that Canada will NOT assist the U.S. in collection!
cross posted from citizenship solutions Can the common law “revenue rule” be used to stop the enforcement of U.S. “citizenship taxation” on non-U.S. residents? What the United States calls “citizenship taxation” is actually U.S. taxation of certain citizens and residents of other countries. The U.S. claims the right to impose full U.S. taxation on theContinue reading “The Canada U.S. tax treaty does NOT protect Canadians from U.S. tax liability but does mean that Canada will NOT assist the U.S. in collection!”
Wisdom of “Three Monkeys” explain why: Although there is little support for “citizenship-based taxation” repeal is difficult
cross-posted from citizenshipsolutions by John Richardson Wisdom of “Three Monkeys” explain why: Although there is little support for “citizenship-based taxation” repeal is difficult Supporter of CBT, is more like supporter and citizen of U S A ! Who does notContinue reading “Wisdom of “Three Monkeys” explain why: Although there is little support for “citizenship-based taxation” repeal is difficult”
Why is the United States imposing an “Exit Tax” on the Canadian pensions of Canadian citizens living in Canada?
cross-posted from citizenshipsolutions by John Richardson This post is based on (but is NOT identical to) a July 17, 2017 submission in response to Senator Hatch’s request for Feedback on Tax Reform “Re the impact of the S. 877A “Exit Tax” on those “Americans living abroad” who relinquish U.S. citizenship: Why is the United StatesContinue reading “Why is the United States imposing an “Exit Tax” on the Canadian pensions of Canadian citizens living in Canada?”
Why is the United States imposing full U.S. taxation on the Canadian incomes of Canadian citizens living in Canada?
Cross-posted from citizenshipsolutions by John Richardson This is post is “based on” (not identical to) one of two submissions that I submitted in response to Senator Hatch’s request for submissions regarding tax reform. __________________________________________________________ Why is the United States imposing full U.S. taxation on the Canadian incomes of Canadian citizens living in Canada? The InternalContinue reading “Why is the United States imposing full U.S. taxation on the Canadian incomes of Canadian citizens living in Canada?”
Citizenship Taxation 