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!”

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?”

When government turns predator

  This was the very first post at the Isaac Brock Society, published there on December 10, 2011 by the founder of Brock, Petros. At the time, there was outright terror in the expat community. Horror stories from the 2009 OVDP were coming out. Threats from Shulman (then IRS Commissioner), the media and primarily, theContinue reading “When government turns predator”

The Biggest Threat to America Does NOT Lie Outside its Borders

  "The biggest threat to America does NOT lie outside its borders. The biggest threat to America…" — John Richardson https://t.co/cVpLNlSZfV — Citizenship Lawyer (@ExpatriationLaw) June 21, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js   The biggest threat to America does NOT lie outside its borders. The biggest threat to America is the Internal Revenue Code and its absurd rulesContinue reading “The Biggest Threat to America Does NOT Lie Outside its Borders”

Anti #FATCA BRIC nations building political clout and alliance

  BRICS:Will the rise of this coalition of countries bring down the USD as the world's most powerful reserve currency? https://t.co/vUjvk1dJs3 pic.twitter.com/dZD0eBAgPG — Patricia Moon (@nobledreamer16) June 5, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js We all spend tons of time wondering what individual effort might bring down FATCA. Will the Congress come to its senses and pass the Meadows/RandContinue reading “Anti #FATCA BRIC nations building political clout and alliance”

In four years, about 1% of diaspora non-filers chose to come into compliance through Streamlined: IRS

This is cross-posted from Brock. The author, Eric is a long-time writer there who composes excellent analytical posts, particularly concerning the inaccurate numbers of expatriations. There was a discussion today that made me think of putting this particular post up. This post clearly demonstrates that in spite of all the scares – the FBAR FundraiserContinue reading “In four years, about 1% of diaspora non-filers chose to come into compliance through Streamlined: IRS”

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