Retain or Renounce US Citizenship with John Richardson and Karen Alpert VIDEO PDF John will also be doing information sessions in Sydney (Nov 1) and Auckland (Oct 31). See details and email the address given to register.
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ENFORCING THE EXIT TAX AGAINST EXPATRIATES: CALIFORNIA STATE BAR RECOMMENDS CHANGE
Excerpted from ENFORCING THE EXIT TAX AGAINST EXPATRIATES: CALIFORNIA STATE BAR RECOMMENDS CHANGE by Joseph R Viola December 8, 2017 This piece is a report of an article by Helen S. Cheng and Dina Y. Name of Withers Bergman LLP by was originally published in the November 13, 2017 issue of Tax Notes. Here isContinue reading “ENFORCING THE EXIT TAX AGAINST EXPATRIATES: CALIFORNIA STATE BAR RECOMMENDS CHANGE”
I am an American citizen -do I have to pay taxes for life? How do I get rid of American citizenship?
cross posted from Quora If I have an American citizenship, am I stuck paying taxes to them for life unless I get rid of the citizenship? How do you get rid of the citizenship? by John Richardson U.S. Citizens are subject to extreme regulation wherever they live in the world… Continue reading “I am an American citizen -do I have to pay taxes for life? How do I get rid of American citizenship?”
Why the proposed transition tax, if applied to individual U.S. shareholders living abroad, is analogous to the “Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
The following was written by John Richardson and is a section of a larger piece yet to be published. I will provide the link at the time it is available and of course, have permission to publish this. When I first read this, two things occurred to me. The OVDP/OVDI process represented aContinue reading “Why the proposed transition tax, if applied to individual U.S. shareholders living abroad, is analogous to the “Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program”
Which country’s citizens enjoy more freedoms than American citizens?
From Quora John Richardson, Lawyer (1982-present) Answered Dec 5, 2017 Which country’s citizens enjoy more freedoms than Americans? The short answer is: The citizens of many countries enjoy more freedoms than Americans. The answer to this difficult and interesting question should be considered from at least 3 perspectives: Perspective 1: Do American citizens have theContinue reading “Which country’s citizens enjoy more freedoms than American citizens?”
Renouncing for some is excruciating & not because of the emotional ties
Barbara left the following comment at Brock earlier today. Her story is different in that she lives in a lower-tax based country (easier to owe US tax) where gaining citizenship is very difficult, if not impossible. I think this situation has come up far less often in public discussions and all of usContinue reading “Renouncing for some is excruciating & not because of the emotional ties”
Transcript of Hearing April 26, 2017 House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform-Meadows
Courtesy of Andrew Grossmann@andygr 28th May 2017 from TwitLonger TwitLonger This is a transcript from the FATCA Hearing held in Washington D.C on April 26, 2017. I think it is interesting to actually read the testimonies that we heard that day. Some of the more striking aspects seem even more shocking and the mistakes stickContinue reading “Transcript of Hearing April 26, 2017 House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform-Meadows”
Irony-“Because it’s the Law” – For once, NOT applied to non-willful expats but a “citizenship” Lawyer
ON Lawyer remains in Poland as Law Society files notice of motion 4 interlocutory suspension or restriction https://t.co/dDaFdcxegz — Homelander NOT (@Homelander_NOT) May 15, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js While this particular post is not about a tax-compliance professional per sé, it IS about a person with whom many of us have had interactions and from whom weContinue reading “Irony-“Because it’s the Law” – For once, NOT applied to non-willful expats but a “citizenship” Lawyer”
The Reed Amendment
UPDATE: Someone strongly disagreed with my conclusion (Reed cannot be applied) due to worry of dealing with border guards. However, if a border guard were to claim he/she was denying one entry based upon a perception of Reed, such an action would not constitute an application of the Reed Amendment but an inaccurate assessmentContinue reading “The Reed Amendment”
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!”
Citizenship Taxation 