CRS – Citizenship Taxation

Why Is Bank of America Asking Clients About Their Citizenship?

from The Nation Interesting that FATCA, which predates CRS is not mentioned here.If the U.S. were interested in reciprocity, wouldn’t this be the focus? In fact, this is not FATCA or CRS. It is plain and simple discrimination. If the U.S. continues making the U.S.an unwelcome place for immigrants, we may no longer have toContinue reading “Why Is Bank of America Asking Clients About Their Citizenship?”

So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer – Part 4 -Conclusion

cross-posted from citizenshipsolutions.ca Part F – A “U.S. citizen” cannot use a “tax treaty tie breaker” to break U.S. “tax residence”. How then does a “U.S. citizen” cease to be a “U.S. tax resident”? Q. I am a U.S. citizen. I do not live in the United States. I live in Canada. I am aContinue reading “So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer – Part 4 -Conclusion”

So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer – Part 3

cross-posted from citizenshipsolutions.ca Part D – Different definitions of “tax residence” – Not all countries define “tax residence” in the same way Q. What is the criteria that different countries use to define who is a “tax resident” of the country? A. The circumstances that constitute “tax residence” will differ from country to country. GenerallyContinue reading “So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer – Part 3”

So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer Part 2

cross-posted from citizenshipsolutions.ca Part B – The Combined FATCA/CRS Letter This letter is particularly worrisome for Canadian residents (whether Canadian citizens or not) who were either born in the United States or are (otherwise) U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents (AKA Green Card Holders). Could this mean that they would be required to apply forContinue reading “So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer Part 2”

So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer – Part 1

cross-posted from citizenshipsolutions.ca So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer Introduction – So, what’s this “tax residence” stuff about? What does “tax residence” mean? During the #InvestmentMigrationForum 2018, @ExpatriationLaw discussed multiple #Tax residencies, tax treaties and tax treaty tier breakers in #CRS andContinue reading “So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer – Part 1”