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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#IRS abuse of Americans Abroad – The greater the effort! The greater the punishment!
This post is from the RenouceUScitizenship blog. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. We are now more than two years into the Obama/Geithner/Shulman/IRS assault on U.S. Citizens Abroad. It is commonly accepted that the origin of the assault has been – whatContinue reading “#IRS abuse of Americans Abroad – The greater the effort! The greater the punishment!”
All the Side Effects of being a “covered expatriate” Green Card Holder
reposted from CitizenshipTaxation FB Group Greencard holders have it as bad as #Accidentalamericans & #Americansabroad Read this and weep https://t.co/wFPuBOYYsC — 🇨🇦Patricia Moon⚾ (@nobledreamer16) May 10, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Gary Clueit: As a long-term GC holder with no way to escape “covered expatriate” status, the article doesn’t really cover all the insidious side-effects. ForContinue reading “All the Side Effects of being a “covered expatriate” Green Card Holder”
When Law Becomes a Substitute for Morality & Causes Cruel & Unneccesary Harm
Another comment deserving its own post USCitizenAbroad says March 13, 2017 at 7:08 am @Karen and all Thank you for collecting and posting these stories. Our Stories I would like to offer some general observations (of which Shaun is one of many examples) and suggest some lessons which are largely based on Shaun’sContinue reading “When Law Becomes a Substitute for Morality & Causes Cruel & Unneccesary Harm”
Burning Down Barns is not Wrong Because it is illegal; it is illegal Because it is Wrong
Burning Down Barns is not Wrong Because it is illegal; it is illegal Because it is Wrong Burning down barns is not wrong because it is illegal; it is illegal because it is wrong PERFECT description #FATCA https://t.co/6KSAQRRkrT pic.twitter.com/twozrKiAUr — Citizenship Taxation (@CitizenshipTax) March 8, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Every #Americanabroad (along with his/herContinue reading “Burning Down Barns is not Wrong Because it is illegal; it is illegal Because it is Wrong”
When law becomes a substitute for morality
When law becomes a substitute for morality reblogged from the renounceuscitizenship wordpress blog Today I’ve decided that I would like to go back and reblog some of the best expat posts from the last five years. For lack of a better title, I am going to call it the “A Blast From the Past Series.”Continue reading “When law becomes a substitute for morality”
The ACA RBT Proposal is a “carve out” within CBT
ACA proposes “Baseline” approach 2 replacing #CBT w/ RBT. Reality is this is simply "carve-out" within #CBT :https://t.co/e19D4ewni2 — Citizenship Taxation (@CitizenshipTax) February 16, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js This post is based upon a comment made at the Isaac Brock Society concerning American Citizens Abroad’s new (Febrary 2017) proposal on replacing citizenship-based taxation with residency-basedContinue reading “The ACA RBT Proposal is a “carve out” within CBT”
Dual Citizens of Sweden, France, Netherlands, Denmark & Canada take note! Your Country WILL NOT Collect for the U.S.
Last week in my email was a link to an article by Michael J DeBlis (unable to determine whether it was the father or the son). It runs in my memory that prior to the launch of the Tax Connections website, the younger Michael had started a blog that was specifically about expatriate issues andContinue reading “Dual Citizens of Sweden, France, Netherlands, Denmark & Canada take note! Your Country WILL NOT Collect for the U.S.”
How the “assistance in collection” provisions in the Canada US Tax Treaty facilitates “US citizenship based taxation”
cross-posted from Citizenshipsolutions 5 US Tax Treaties where "treaty partner" agrees 2 assist US 2 collect taxes on residents of treaty partner country https://t.co/sxElCTAvlr — John Richardson – Counsellor for US persons abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) October 19, 2016 The above tweet references the comment I left on an article titled: ” Why is the IRS CollectingContinue reading “How the “assistance in collection” provisions in the Canada US Tax Treaty facilitates “US citizenship based taxation””
Do Canadian (or Australian etc.) Tax Attorneys Advising Canadian Clients on United States IRS Compliance Typically Comply With The “Professional Code of Conduct” of Their Law Societies?
cross-posted from Isaac Brock Society In a recent post I mentioned the situation of a “Caroline” who seeks advice from a Canadian tax attorney (let’s say in B.C.) regarding a question of (IRS) tax compliance with a country foreign to Canada. How should the Canadian tax attorney advise this frightened Canadian citizen– specifically, regarding theContinue reading “Do Canadian (or Australian etc.) Tax Attorneys Advising Canadian Clients on United States IRS Compliance Typically Comply With The “Professional Code of Conduct” of Their Law Societies?”
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