I spoke with Atossa Abrahamian of Reuters regarding my case. Her article is now available online, and I am pleased with her general tone; she treats us favorably and does not accuse us of being tax cheats, like so many other journalists have done.
I spoke with Atossa Abrahamian of Reuters regarding my case. Her article is now available online, and I am pleased with her general tone; she treats us favorably and does not accuse us of being tax cheats, like so many other journalists have done.
@petros- what an excellent article. As you say it certainly does not paint us as a bunch of tax dodgers. I hope that it will be widely read by those in Washington.
Excellent article. If you’re reading this blog, THANKS, ATOSSA.
A very posiive article for a change.
At some point, I feel confident the message will reach the tipping point…Thanks Petros and everyone for your tenacity.
@Petros
Thank you for posting the Reuters article and for speaking to the reporter about your case. It is really an excellent article.
@…All..
Now spread the link far and wide… with comments. 🙂 Also another shameless plug. Please comment on the NYTs article.
http://isaacbrocksociety.com/2012/04/16/a-plea-for-nyts-comments/
Keep David Jolly writing on the issue, and comments are the medals that journalist receive for the effort. If no one comments, then they assume, no one cares, and on to other subjects.
@Petros…
BTW, congratulations on your efforts and your quotes. You came across in the story as very measured, reasonable and non hyperbolic. Well done… Do you have the email address of the journalist? I could not find it quickly, and want to send an email of appreciation. Thanks
Me too. I want to thank Petros for all he is doing. I would like even to contribute financially for this blog. It became a very important thing in mt life as an American Abroad. I am also many thankful to the reporter and would like to write to her if I know her address. I am sending this artcile to everybody.
Thank you Peter and Atossa. This, gives me hope.
Well done Petros for your contribution to the Attosa Abrahim article and my thanks joins with all who have found this site to be a sanity saver.
Please this comment on the value of comment feedback…
http://isaacbrocksociety.com/2012/04/16/a-plea-for-nyts-comments/#comment-13229
Peter Dunn is now famous! 🙂
The author does a great job of “telling it the way that it is..” Before reading this, I was somewhat oblivious to the stress it can cause marriages.
Bravo! A very well done piece with excellent input from Petros and Ms. Serrato from ACA.
Thank you Ms. Abrahim if you are reading this!
American’s abroad need to be heard. Our plight is real. People wouldn’t be renouncing their citizenships if it wasn’t.
Great Article, Thanks Peter and Attosa
Here is what I just wrote her…
Atossa,
You wrote an excellent article at Reuters. Very measured, balanced and right on point! You got the story correct.
Thanks for helping shine a light on this subject little appreciated in U.S. Media. I continue to be amazed how little it is covered in the US media, and then again, when I think about it, I kind of understand why not.
Assume you saw David Jolly’s piece in the NYTs just yesterday… Yours coming on the heels of his really helps with homeland American awareness, although I don’t know if they read this in Kansas unless it is reported on Fox News Cable TV. 🙂
http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/americans-the-tax-man-cometh-wherever-you-are/
Also, for your reference Amy Feldman wrote a good story at Reuters some time back… Maybe you know her.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/08/us-usa-taxes-foreign-idUSTRE7B723920111208
Thank you again. I am sure your story will be passed around amongst those 6.5 million U.S. Expats trying to sort out what to do. “Complain but comply or renounce.” Very difficult decisions for many.
As I have said, I do think it is important to try to email reporters. Here is the response I just got back…
“Hello, thanks very much for your lovely note! I’m just starting out here so it’s especially reassuring to get good feedback.
Good luck with your taxes!
Atossa”
What is her e-mail address?
Atossa’s story is now published on CNBC, which is open for comments.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/47064295
This was a very good and huge “eye-opener” article that I hope the moronic politicians that regulate the IRS and Treasury dept read. WIth my recent experience realizing I was in noncompliance for several years with not reporting my foreign bank account and reading horror stories of how the IRS feels it is their God-given right to extort money from hard working Americans abroad like me makes me feel unproud to be an AMerican. The AMercian people need to read this article because I am sure the vast majority have no clue about this issue. I was totally ignorant of this reporting requirement for years and when I found out I scrambled for months trying to get bank statements covering many years. Then I filed FBARs and am waiting for those suckers to come knocking at my door. I have already decided to fight to the end if they try to penalize me for not paying 50.00 bucks in interest over several years and not filing these stupid documents.
@Thatisme
email: Atossa.Abrahamian@thomsonreuters.com
@Expat4ever…
It will be interesting to see how many other mainstream media organizations pick up the story and run with it…
Also, I would point out this comment, which I think is a good one from Phil Hodgen’s blog…
http://hodgen.com/reuters-article-about-expatriation-i-am-mentioned/
“And one more thing. Let’s abuse one more bias commonly held about expatriation. (A bias especially prevalent among politicians, it seems). Did you notice in the article that the people interviewed are living in high-tax countries, both for income tax and death taxes? Isn’t that interesting .” . .
@Petros: WOW. Good job!!! You have succeeded in something we have been wanting for a long time, that is getting our side of the story into a mainstream media service known to homelanders. I hope that this will be the first step in a continuing campaign to get the word out about how the US treats US persons abroad, and especially minnows.
Thanks Atossa for your interest!
Reblogged this on Stop Unconstitutional Double Taxation.
@ Jeff Atossa is a bright young journalist. She is the reason why this article exists. I can’t really take credit.
This article is now the headline link on the Drudge Report (as of 10:30am). Well Done! Huge audience – unfortunately the headline is about renouncing citizenship.