Blog Archive
January 2025
29: John Richardson’s Observations on Current Processing of Relinquishment-Based CLN Applications (10)
November 2024
28: Ottawa Brock Holiday Pub Night – 11 December (0)05: New Renunciation Form And Processes For US Citizenship Relinquishment Effective November 1, 2024 (24)
August 2024
April 2024
04: FATCA is Not the Answer (1)
February 2024
23: Bloomberg News Seeking Accidental Americans who Wish to Renounce but are Awaiting Lowering of Fee (3)
January 2024
December 2023
November 2023
October 2023
29: American expats urged to comment on State Dept fee reduction plan by 1st Nov deadline (5)12: Cook v. Tait: More About The Meaning Of Citizenship Than About The Scope Of Taxation (1)
September 2023
30: Official Notice Of Proposed Rule Change: To Lower The Cost Of The CLN Issued Upon Renouncing US Citizenship From $2350 To $450 (19)09: SEAT and AARO Join to File Amicus Brief in Moore (1)05: Contact Info Update (0)
August 2023
July 2023
25: Stop Extraterritorial American Taxation (SEAT) Encourages Submissions to US House Ways and Means Committee — Deadline, Wednesday, 2 August! (3)13: July 13, 2023: Supreme Court of Canada Rejects Leave to Appeal Application for Canadian FATCA IGA Legislation Lawsuit (17)04: Update on Belgian FACTA IGA Litigation (3)
June 2023
May 2023
26: Belgium’s Data Protection Authority rules data sharing under FATCA IGA is prohibited under EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (4)24: Cook v. Tait: More About The Meaning Of Citizenship Than About The Scope Of Taxation (0)10: Bonjour: Different US Tax Treaties Provide Different US Taxation For Different Groups Of Americans Abroad (0)
April 2023
27: Afroyim v. Rusk – A New Perspective: Do The Specific Rules Of US Citizenship Taxation Result In The Forcible Destruction Of US citizenship? (13)17: Ways That Changes In Another Country’s Tax Laws May Change Your Tax Relationship With The US (1)06: How US tax treaties and the “Saving Clause” prevent countries from establishing retirement programs for US citizen residents (8)
March 2023
23: Renunciation/Relinquishment, The US Exit Tax and the Confiscatory Case of NON-U.S. Pensions (U.S. Pensions Avoid This!) (6)06: U.S. FBAR And Form 8938 Penalties May Be A Bigger Problem For U.S. Residents Than Canada’s Underused Housing Tax (0)
February 2023
26: Call to Action to Fight Citizenship Based Taxation: L’Association des Américains accidentels/Association of Accidental Americans (1)18: NY Congressman Brian Higgins Draws Attention to the Injustice of Citizenship Taxation (2)08: Should Tax Residency be Based on the “Circumstances of Your Birth” or the “Circumstances of Your Life?” (2)
January 2023
26: Toward a Definition of US Citizenship Taxation (10)16: Welcome to 2023 – A Year of Heightened FATCA Enforcement (1)07: Citizenship Renunciation Fee Reverts to 2010 Level Of $450 In Response To Lawsuit Brought By Accidental Americans (14)
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
30: SEAT (Stop American Extraterritorial Taxation) Seeks Copies of your Letters to your Congressional Representatives and Their (Non) Response to Create a “Book Of Letters” (13)21: Today (September 21, 2022) Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal ruled against appellants in the FATCA IGA legislation lawsuit (A-370-19). (22)
August 2022
March 2022
29: ADCS FATCA Lawsuit Referenced In Context Of Article About The US Canada Tax Treaty (1)02: Canada FATCA IGA Litigation Appeal (7)
January 2022
19: Anti-CBT Team Running for Association of Americans Resident Overseas (AARO) Board of Directors (17)13: Canada FATCA IGA Litigation Update (3)
December 2021
31: Maybe 30,000 Extraterritorial Prisoners? (0)24: Ten years ago today: The @IsaacBrockSoc (per Petros) broke the news of Santa’s arrest (2)21: December 2021: Brock Turns 10 – Special Thanks to Pacifica777 For Her Moderation (25)09: Canada FATCA Litigation Appeal Update (4)
October 2021
September 2021
13: U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal rules OK for IRS to prevent Americans from using passport (16)05: Lawsuit to Force Dept of State to Reopen Renunciation Services at all Locations; Will Also Publicise the Outrageous Difficulties of Renouncing and Shed Light on Why US Expat Policy Makes Renunciation Necessary. (6)
August 2021
31: EndFATCA: “End Discrimination Against EU Citizens in the EU” Petition and Website (10)20: My Canadian bank just sent me a “Request to validate your tax residency information” at online account sign-in (37)
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
21: Mission Impossible: Extraterritorial Taxation and the IRS, by Snyder, Alpert & Richardson (16)01: Canadian FATCA Litigation Update: Please read below the “Notice of Constitutional Question” alerting AGs of all Canadian Provinces and Territories of our upcoming trial dealing with a Constitutional question — and PLEASE DONATE to help pay our legal expenses (2)
March 2021
30: Send Your Submission to US Senate Finance Committee on “How U.S. International Tax Policy Impacts American Workers, Jobs, and Investment” – Deadline 7 April! (10)11: Access to Information Request Reveals Majority of Canadian Accounts Reported under FATCA Fall Below the Balance Threshold Required by US Law – This information does not need to be sent to the IRS! (52)
February 2021
December 2020
26: Dutch citizen loses lawsuit contesting bank requirement to provide U.S. TIN: Thank you for taking this to Court (6)20: See Link to December 9, 2020 U.S. District Court filing against U.S. State Department. It argues that excessive (US $2350) renunciation fee violates First, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments and is “…arbitrary, capricious, contrary to a constitutional right, not in accordance with law, not supported by substantial evidence, and in excess of statutory jurisdiction” (13)14: Another Country Threatens to Enforce Citizen-Based-Taxation (2)
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
22: E-mail your question to Toronto Star virtual meeting on Americans in Canada – TODAY 22 September (15)12: Good article that accurately explains why people are renouncing US citizenship (14)10: NPR Article focuses on the “foreignness” of the individuals receiving the $1200 checks – Maybe it’s really a new Marshall Plan (6)05: July 2020: Heightened Canada Revenue Agency Enforcement of #FATCA IGAs Likely To Lead To More Renunciations of US Citizenship (12)04: IRS Webinar: “Relief Procedures for Certain Former Citizens” (3)
August 2020
26: The Association des Américains Accidentels (AAA) seeks Canadian Plaintiffs in U.S. Lawsuit Contesting High Cost of Citizenship Renunciation Fee: Please help (23)16: US citizen consular services begin to open up, appointments for visas or renunciation are not available until further notice (33)12: The S. 6039G public disclosure of those renouncing US citizenship suggests the USA is not a safe place for the transmission of personal data (9)11: The inability to prove US citizenship as a way of stripping US citizenship from those who want it and denying individuals the right to renounce if they have it (1)07: More from Sophie IntVeld and the ongoing EU attack on Accidental Americans (6)06: American Citizens Abroad AKA @ACAVoice Deserves Credit For Keeping The Focus On Ending @CitizenshipTax (7)04: Milestone in FATCA abuse: International Adviser claims “Dutch Americans” could be branded as tax evaders under Netherlands law (40)02: Somebody has to be demonized: “The Criminalization of the American Emigrant by Laura Snyder” (3)
July 2020
25: The #FATCA IGAs have no reciprocity. The Anne Sacoolas case suggests that extradition treaties may not be reciprocal either (5)23: Canadian Lynne Swanson’s December 18, 2012 “12 reasons why Canada must reject FATCA” (11)23: Federal Court Of Canada Rules That Agreement Between Canada And The United States Governing Refugee Claims Violates Canadian Charter Of Rights (5)12: “US Persons” targeted by FATCA are themselves the biggest impediment to Jenny’s anti-FATCA advocacy (18)10: When it comes to definitions of tax residency, to compare China to the United States, is a gross insult to China (5)02: China takes a cue from USA (24)
June 2020
28: Future Relinquishers – Letting go and moving on: State Department Issues A Revised DS-4079 (23)27: Circa 1993 Financial Post: “U.S. exiles should file, IRS warns” (7)25: Public Service Notice: In Canada appointments to renounce US citizenship are suspended indefinitely (29)18: UK Government endorses right of United States to impose worldwide taxation on UK residents (29)14: The extradition process – Part 8: The Tinkov case – setting an “extradition example” or the beginning of extradition for form crimes? (13)13: The extradition process – Part 7: As goes the move from “listed offenses” to “dual criminality” so goes the possibility of extradition for new kinds of offences (5)05: Fascinating article from @DebThompsonPhD: My Black ancestors fled America for freedom. I left Canada to find a home. Now both countries must fight for a better world (16)
May 2020
28: The extradition process – Part 6: The Justice Holmes Verdict In The Meng Wanzhou case – “It’s US Law! Arriving Soon To A Country Near You!” (20)27: Friday May 29, 2020 is “Jenny Day” in the UK – UK FATCA challenge ruling to be unveiled (1)26: The extradition process – Part 5: As a matter of administrative law, the Supreme Court of Canada seems unlikely to review extradition orders (18)24: The extradition process – Part 4: The Meng Wanzhou Extradition Case Demonstrates The Similarity Between Extradition Treaties and The #FATCA IGAs (6)22: MARCH 30, 2022 FATCA IGA LEGISLATION TRIAL HAS BEEN HELD AT CANADA’S FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL: We wait for the decision in 4-6 (?) months — Crown argued that FATCA turnover is minimally intrusive, just like a T5 slip — Our side still disagrees. (22)21: The extradition process – Part 3: The concept of “dual criminality” – How does it apply in the Meng Wanzhou case? (1)17: Andrew Scheer asked the right question when he asked whether a Canadian Politician could be an American citizen (10)09: CBC reports the entitlement of Canadians to US COVID-19 relief – how will you spend your payment? (47)07: When it comes to #FATCA, the questions include: What did the EU know and when did they know it? (2)
April 2020
29: From @HelenBurggraf: Homelanders denied CARES Act benefit based on Marriage to noncitizens sue Trump Administration (0)23: Americans abroad have lived with the consequences of the #FBAR Marriage for years. Now Homelanders are learning what it means to be married to a non-citizen (11)22: Citizenship and the rights of individuals in International Law: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (0)21: Sovereignty and International Law 2: The right to define taxation as an attribute of a nation’s sovereignty under international law – Understanding Cook v. Tait (9)20: Nepean MP @ChandraNepean makes the case for @citizenshiptax for Canadians living abroad (26)17: Interesting tweet from @Scaramucci provides opportunity for public discussion about #FATCA and @CitizenshipTax (78)14: Professor Sandel’s @JusticeHarvard course: The shaping of the mind of a prosecutor of offshore crimes (3)13: Sovereignty and International Law 1: The right to define citizenship as an attribute of a nation’s sovereignty under international law (2)11: Although citizenship matters, not all citizenships are the same. Americans are just different … (1)10: European Accidental Americans under attack from both the Homeland and from their Home Country (11)09: EU to #AccidentalAmericans: Nationality ties come with obligations including paying taxes to America (22)
March 2020
31: United States Of America To Accidental Americans: Either file US taxes or renounce (15)27: The Extradition Series – Part 2: The Canadian Extradition Process In A Nutshell (3)26: The Extradition Series – Part 1: As The World Becomes Smaller, Extradition Becomes Bigger (14)22: FATCA At 10 – A Celebration: FATCASpeak – Double Plus Good Thought (2)19: An important public service update – Renunciation/relinquishment appointments in Canada (13)18: Happy 10th Birthday To FATCA! The Tax Jedi AKA “Form People” Love You For Your Forms! (1)17: As we approach March 18, 2020, the 10th Anniversary of #FATCA approaches: Professor @WilliamByrnes explains why #FATCA repeal is so difficult (there are always people who benefit from bad things) (2)16: As we approach March 18, 2020, the 10th Anniversary of #FATCA approaches: The origins of FATCA, Form 8938 and the true Obama legacy (4)11: As we approach March 18, 2020, the 10th Anniversary of #FATCA approaches: Professor @WilliamByrnes explains why the Elise Bean 150 billion tax revenue loss claim is pure fantasy (4)07: As we approach March 18, 2020, the 10th Anniversary of #FATCA approaches: Perspectives on FATCA (4)07: As we approach March 18, 2020, the 10th Anniversary of #FATCA approaches: @RealDonaldTrump appoints @RepMarkMeadows as chief of staff (2)05: As we approach March 18, 2020, the 10th Anniversary of #FATCA (and all the forms it implies): A plea to “Form Freedom” Lovers everywhere (13)04: CBC Reporter @LizT1 continues to keep #FATCA in the news – acknowledgement of direct costs to Canada and mention of @ADCSovereignty FATCA lawsuit (28)03: Article by CBC Reporter @LizT1 suggests #FATCA consciousness rising in Canada – Why not, FATCA turns ten on March 18, 2020 (20)
February 2020
29: Dual citizens in Canada will no longer be able to renounce US citizenship in Halifax and Quebec City (31)17: Are “Accidental Americans” around the world stuck together in economy class on Air #FATCA? (4)11: UK @DavidDavisMP Describes US UK Extradition Treaty In A Manner That Is Reminiscent of #FATCA IGAs (18)04: Great description for why what’s good for U.S. Corporations may be bad for #Americansabroad (0)
January 2020
22: Opportunity to speak with @Bob_Ortega: Senior writer, CNN Investigations (6)21: Seminar, Toronto, 29 January – Monte Silver on the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2019 and Other Tax Matters Affecting US Citizens in Canada (4)20: FATCA and the US Presidential Campaign – Report from New Hampshire Primary Campaign (27)19: Article by @ItaiGrinberg explains need for reform of international tax system: His arguments apply equally to @citizenshiptax (1)16: Good article from @TheSovereignMan describes #FATCA as one of a series of US Financial Sanctions reinforced by US dollar as reserve currency (4)09: Meghan, Harry, Archie and the problems of tax residency in the modern world (11)08: Brock Project: A Trip Down Memory Lane – Thoughts On The Phillipines and Citizenship Taxation (3)
December 2019
28: If you need more reasons…OR…Do NOT let American law become the Supreme Law of Canada. Donate now! Donate often. (3)25: U.S. DC District Court Rules Against IRS on December 24, 2019: Monte Silver has standing to continue Transition Tax lawsuit (17)24: Breaking News: Santa Claus arrested (accused of being a U.S. Person of some type) (6)19: As all #Americansabroad know, they do NOT receive the “equal concern and respect” of the US Government (4)07: May 20, 2020 Canadian FATCA Litigation Update — Canadians and International Supporters: Thank you for believing in our cause and paying off the $45,000 legal fees installment for our Canadian FATCA lawsuit appeal — Thank you for your support! (66)07: Revenue Neutrality and a Move to Revenue-Based Taxation: Open Letter to Democrats Abroad by J. Richardson, K. Alpert and L. Snyder (20)04: Facial Recognition: USA expats cannot be trusted, 1st it was #FATCA, now it is simply being outside the country (18)03: Article about the ADCS #FATCA lawsuit by US Tax Lawyer Unintentionally Explains Why #FATCA Lawsuit Is Important! (14)
November 2019
29: Media Contact Lists (Canada) (1)23: Good Points — But of More Benefit on Other Sites (6)15: Canadian Conservative Revenue Critic Pat Kelly Calls for Parliamentary Committee Hearings into FATCA Transfer of Canadian Banking Records to U.S. IRS — But does not advocate repeal of Canadian FATCA law (29)12: BMO FATCA Reporting (61)12: Canada Revenue Sent Info on 900,000 Financial Records From Canadian Residents to IRS for 2018 Tax Year (22)
October 2019
30: Recently Released Survey Report and Conference Paper Dispel Myth of the Wealthy American Expat (22)28: What do the residents of Campobello Island and US Citizens living in Canada have in common? (19)27: Ottawa Brock Lunch – Saturday 16 November (4)24: “FATCA: The 2010 ‘tax evasion law’ that’s now an ‘extra-territorial money sucking machine'” (34)04: Canada: Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer is a US citizen (100)01: THANKS for Saturday donations from first- and long-time supporters — $24,612 donated so far in this funding round, more donations needed to pay legal costs of Canadian FATCA lawsuit: With your help this lawsuit will be moving to trial (106)
September 2019
30: Appellants Gwen and Kazia Today (September 30, 2019) Filed Notice of Appeal of Mactavish Canadian Federal Court FATCA IGA Decision: Donations will be needed to pay for appeal (8)11: New #FATCA based lawsuit organized in the UK – momentum building (56)07: Is the IRS enticing a sub-group of deemed and former US Citizens to enter the system, including unstated potential consequences? (54)06: Only those who have lived under US #FATCA and @CitizenshipTax can understand the proposed Elizabeth Warren Wealth Tax! (21)
August 2019
31: Dutch banks ask: Do you remember where you were born or were you in fact born in the United States? (47)25: New novel – I Spy – by @ClaireKendal incorporates the OMG moment and risks of US citizenship if living outside the USA (26)16: Then and now: August 2019 is like August 2011 all over again. The National Post is still writing about #FBAR penalties (18)10: As goes the dependence on the US dollar, so goes the effectiveness of #FATCA and other sanctions (16)06: The problems of @citizenshiptax and #FATCA are greater than the problems of any one individual (37)05: PurpleExpat on Americans abroad: a case study of the dumbing down of American policymakers (45)04: The world is experiencing many US sanctions. Is US citizenship taxation, reinforced by FATCA, the most deadly stealth sanction? (17)
July 2019
22: July 22, 2019 Canadian Federal Court Justice MacTavish rules that American law and threats trump privacy of Canadian citizens (123)19: Brock Project – In search of a better translation: “Accidental Americans”: rejected in France, the association will seize Europe (13)19: Justice MacTavish Decision on Canadian FATCA IGA Legislation Lawsuit in Federal Court to be Released on July 22, 2019: —- And Very Sad News That France Court just ruled that FATCA OK for FRANCE (27)07: Brock Project: To file Form 3520 or not to file Form 3520 – which carries the greater risk? (28)02: Update on Monte Silver’s U.S. Lawsuit Against Transition Tax: IRS/Treasury Defendants file Motion to Dismiss on technical grounds — Monte Silver responds (July 15, 2019) to Motion to Dismiss — And we are still waiting for Federal Court Justice MacTavish ruling on Canadian FATCA IGA lawsuit (14)
June 2019
19: American Refugees : Turning to Canada for Freedom (14)18: Brock Project: Can you provide specific examples of taxes paid in your country of residence that cannot be used as foreign tax credits in the United States? (13)16: Brock Project: Could you share examples where lower income #Americansabroad would be required to pay U.S. taxes? (52)07: Lawsuits involving FATCA and aspects related to U.S. citizenship-based taxation (7)05: A Comment on Repetitious Commenting (0)02: Webinar: Issues in Citizenship-Based Taxation in the US & Beyond, Monday 3 June, with K. Alpert, J. Richardson, L. Stern, L. Tuber (8)
May 2019
31: READ Le [15 Mai 2019] rapport sur les impacts de la législation fiscale américaine à caractère extraterritorial sur les citoyens français dits “Américains accidentels” est désormais disponible sur le site de l’Assemblée nationale — AND COMMENT (8)18: More Recent Anti-U.S. FATCA/CBT Activity in France, Netherlands, and Canada by Government Officials (20)12: Debate: Citizenship & Worldwide Taxation: Is It Morally Justified or Unjustified, John Richardson vs. Edward Zelinsky, Friday 17 May (53)03: Disappointing May 2, 2019 Response From Pierre Moscovici, Member of European Commission, to FATCA Complaints of Sophie in’t Veld (37)
April 2019
29: US GAO Report: Foreign Asset Reporting: Actions Needed to Enhance Compliance Efforts, Eliminate Overlapping Requirements, and Mitigate Burdens on U.S. Persons Abroad (32)14: Brock Pub 04: Narrative Fallacy (1) (21)08: Brock Pub 0003: Preying on the weak (31)05: Brock Pub 0002: On fraud and regret (74)03: Brock Pub 0001 (25)02: Event: Congressman Holding, Proposed Changes for Taxation of Americans Abroad, London, UK, 24 April (6)01: Brock Project: April 2019 Report From GAO is evidence of how #FATCA and Foreign Asset Reporting is viewed in the Homeland (16)
March 2019
31: Announcement (32)28: European Bank in Trouble for not Answering to U.S. Law Enforcement (11)26: EmBee’s Thoughts on Brock (34)22: #PanamaPapers & #ICIJ are Hypocrite #Offshore-Funded #ShellCompanies (9)07: Young Adult Person Subjected to Intense “Grilling” at U.S. Consulate in Canada During Request to Renounce United States Citizenship — Appropriate or not? — December 19 2019 update with detailed account (145)01: UPDATE: Read and Contribute to John Richardson’s NEW MARCH 13 2019 POST in TaxConnections entitled “The United States Imposes A Separate And Much More Punitive Tax On U.S. Citizens Who Are Residents Of Other Countries” (9)
January 2019
29: Ottawa Brock Lunch – Saturday 9 February (4)23: THE 2019 JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 1 ADCS CANADIAN FATCA IGA TRIAL IN FEDERAL COURT (882)11: Supporters of @ADCSovereignty #FATCA lawsuit might be interested in @RunnymedeSoc Law and Freedom Conference – Jan. 12/19 (2)
December 2018
25: Merry Christmas! (10)20: Read Congressman Holding’s “Fair Taxation for Americans Abroad Act” Submitted to the U.S. House (146)18: Moderation at Brock (49)17: Read the Submissions to the Canadian Federal Court for the January 28 ADCS Trial (156)09: Brandeis: The right to be let alone, to have privacy, is the most comprehensive and valued right (62)
November 2018
29: Part 27 – While addressing some Sec. 965 @USTransitionTax concerns, there is NO EVIDENT CONCERN from @WaysandMeansGOP for the injustice inflicted on Americans abroad (70)24: Part 25 – Reflections on the “S Corporation” exemption to the Sec. 965 @USTransitionTax – Hat Tip to @SCorpAssn (Part C) (4)21: Part 25 – Reflections on the “S Corporation” exemption to the Sec. 965 @USTransitionTax – Hat Tip to @SCorpAssn (Part B) (0)21: What if Meghan Markle’s child is born a U.S. citizen? Would the child have any immediate tax and information reporting requirements to the IRS? (147)20: Part 25 – Reflections on the “S Corporation” exemption to the Sec. 965 @USTransitionTax – Hat Tip to @SCorpAssn (Part A) (1)14: The US wants to “raise funds” by imposing taxation on the undistributed earnings of Canadian Controlled Private Corporations. Lawyer Monte Silver needs to “raise funds” to stop them. You can help (46)
October 2018
30: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION THEREOF, are citizens of the United States…” (97)25: John Richardson and Karen Alpert Session in Brisbane Australia Oct 25, 2018 (4)22: Brock project: How would the absence of the “savings clause” in the Canada US tax treaty change the tax treatment of “US citizens” in Canada? (81)05: CANADIAN FATCA IGA LAWSUIT UPDATE: October 3, 2018 Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Argument Has Been Submitted to Canada’s Federal Court (147)03: Passport Revocation: The new weapon in the US war on Americans abroad (270)
September 2018
27: Interview with Solomon Yue & John Richardson in London UK Sept 2018 (25)27: Video from Toronto Meeting with Solomon Yue August 16, 2018 (2)27: Legislation to help American expats imminent, London audience told (26)19: Coalition Supports RBT – Letter to Ways & Means & Senate Finance Committee (101)14: AmChan RO & DA September 2018 London Paris Frankfurt (4)13: Call to Action – Repatriation Tax/ GILTI (7)10: Non-partisan discussion set for London on efforts to end U.S. citizen-based tax regime (120)09: The proper care and feeding of the Green Card – An interview with “long term resident” Gary @Clueit (13)08: Ways & Means Urged to Hold a Hearing on #FATCA (151)
August 2018
26: “Business is Going Great: My Customers are Good as Dead” Says Black Marketeer (13)26: German Foreign Minister Calls for an Independent EU “SWIFT” System (24)21: Why Is Bank of America Asking Clients About Their Citizenship? (10)20: Ending U.S. Citizenship-Based Taxation (128)19: Speculate on the percentage (85%? 5%?) of Canadian citizen-residents, deemed by U.S. to be U.S. citizens — who do not have, accept, or want, any meaningful relationship with the U.S.? (93)18: Former Hamilton school superintendent pleads guilty to forging documents to get his children U.S. citizenship (44)15: Brock project: Comparing the comments on the French version of the @LizT1 @USTransitionTax article to the comments on the English version (9)14: Live Interview with Solomon Yue – Tweet Your Questions, Ideas in Advance! (71)14: More about the @USTransitionTax issue from @LizT1: Finance Minister Morneau responds (sort of) (14)13: Another article by @LizT1 about the @USTransitionTax – Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse! (28)10: Reminder – Solomon Yue Visits Toronto (3)09: Identity Theft, and Social Security Numbers in a CRS and FATCA World (23)07: So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer – Part 4 – Conclusion (6)06: So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer – Part 3 (1)05: So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer – Part 2 (7)04: So, you have received bank letter asking about your tax residence for CRS or FATCA – A @taxresidency primer – Part 1 (3)02: Update on UK Accidental Americans (2)
July 2018
27: Two Programs with Solomon Yue in Toronto August 12 & August 16, 2018 (53)26: Any Expats from Louisiana? (0)26: FATCA Repeal Update: The action to take right now! (6)20: #FATCA Historical (R)evolution: The War On U.S. Criminals With Foreign Bank Accounts; A Subsidiary Of The Wars On Everything Else (i.e., Terror, Drugs, etc.) Part II (26)10: Legislative History Reveals FATCA Had Nothing To Do With Collecting Tax Revenue From U.S. Persons With Foreign Accounts Evading Taxes (Part I) (58)06: EU Lawmakers Vote to Kick-Start FATCA Talks With United States (27)05: Independence Day attempt in European Parliament–the Empire lives well (31)03: The Repatriation tax and the 962 Election for Americans with a U.K. corporation (12)01: U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and Netherlands form international tax enforcement group (43)
June 2018
30: The problem is not the petitions: The problem is lack of participation. Probably a good idea to target specific lawmakers (8)19: Brock project: Is there a parallel between renouncing Indian status in 1958 and #Americansabroad committing #citizide in 2018? (2)13: First a delay in payment – Is it possible that a legislative fix to the “transition tax” is in the works? (30)07: New Accidental American Groups (29)04: Interrupting our regularly scheduled programming: It appears that there is a delay to the June 15, 2018 @USTransitionTax payment (30)
May 2018
31: Brock project: Is the application of the U.S. Transition Tax to Canadian residents possible only because of the “savings clause”? (34)29: As the June 15, 2018 deadline for payment of the U.S. Transition Tax draws near (21)28: Brock project: How has awareness of @citizenshiptax AKA @nonresidenttax changed your attitude toward investing and retirement planning? (21)17: Chapter 2 – Brock project: Seeking stories from current or former “U.S. Citizens” who are/were destroyed by attempting to comply with U.S. @CitizenshipTax AKA @NonresidentTax (37)13: Brock project: Seeking stories from “Proud Americans” who are being destroyed by @NonResidentTax and @CitizenshipTax (80)09: Ottawa Brock Lunch – Saturday 26 May (6)07: 1,100 names in late-as-usual IRS list of certain ex-citizens (78)05: Brock project: Advice on how to explain the effects of the @USTransitionTax through a question in the House of Commons (46)
April 2018
28: Be on the Lookout! Bubblebustin to be on CBC The National- on the #TransitionTax (189)26: Outstanding new resource on FATCA, CBT, etc. by Andrew Grossman (136)23: If you Decide to Comply, DON’T choose a Homelander Tax Compliance Professional (73)20: Part 9-2: Responding to the Sec. 965 “transition tax”: From the “Pax Americana” to the “Tax Americana” (cont) (6)18: Part 9-1: Responding to the Sec. 965 “transition tax”: From the “Pax Americana” to the “Tax Americana” (7)14: Part 8: Responding to the Sec. 965 “transition tax”: This small business thought it was saving to invest in business expansion – Wrong, they were saving to be robbed by America! (19)13: How is the IRS levying taxes to renounce US citizenship different from the Berlin Wall? (96)11: Canadian FATCA IGA Litigation Update: Court has fixed Monday January 28, 2019 as trial date (30)05: Part 7: Responding to the Sec. 965 “transition tax”: Why the transition tax creates a fictional tax event that allows the U.S. to collect tax where it never could have before (118)02: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to review/reverse (denied) “standing” of plaintiffs in U.S. FATCA/FATCA IGA/FBAR lawsuit (43)
March 2018
30: If you want to be a Shareholder in our Canadian Business then you must Renounce U.S. Citizenship (18)22: March 22, 2018 Canadian FATCA IGA litigation in Federal Court update: New timetable (82)21: Part 5: Responding to the Sec. 965 “transition tax”: Shades of #OVDP! April 15/18 is your last, best chance to comply! (26)19: IRS Announces the end of #OVDP – Fascinating Reactions from the Tax Compliance Community (31)17: Part IV-Sec 965 Transition Tax – Comparing Treatment of Homeland Americans to the Treatment of Non-Residents (7)14: Part 3-Responding to the Sec 965 Transition Tax- They Hate you for Your Pensions! (18)07: FOI CHALLENGE – Calling all MODEL 1 IGA COUNTRIES! (27)06: Petition Against the Transition Tax (11)05: Part 2: The Transition Tax: Is “Resistance Futile”? The Possible use of the Canada U.S. Tax Treaty to Defeat the “Transition Tax” (17)02: FATCA, the Compliance Mafia, The Swamp & the Deep State in the League of Non- Aligned Nations (9)02: Part 1: Responding to The Section 965 “Transition Tax”: “Resistance is Futile” but “Compliance is Impossible” (42)02: Canadians’ Confidential Tax Info to be Shared with Police in Other Countries (4)
February 2018
23: Comment #2 on “Think You Can Leave the U.S. – Think Again (103)21: What is Tax Residency? – Episode 2 with John Richardson & Olivier Wagner (5)19: Comment on “Think You Can Leave U.S. – Think Again” (73)14: One More Time! TTFI Petition Seeks Signatures (61)12: What is Tax Residency? – Episode 1 with John Richardson & Olivier Wagner (95)08: Late, incomplete Federal Register expatriates list finally placed on public inspection (60)08: It’s Happening Again – Enough is Enough is Enough (103)03: Taxation of #AmericansAbroad in the 21st Century: “Country of birth” Taxation vs. “Country of Residence” Taxation- Part V (Final) (91)
January 2018
30: John Richardson Interviewed by IRS Medic (112)29: Looking for Stories of People Who Have Renounced (81)27: Meet the Proposed Commissioner of the IRS – A Welcome Change? (32)27: Taxation of #AmericansAbroad in the 21st Century: “Country of birth” Taxation vs. “Country of Residence” Taxation- Part IV (77)23: Taxation of #AmericansAbroad in the 21st Century: “Country of birth” Taxation vs. “Country of Residence” Taxation- Part III (31)20: Taxation of #AmericansAbroad in the 21st Century: “Country of birth” Taxation vs. “Country of Residence” Taxation- Part II (23)18: Taxation of #AmericansAbroad in the 21st Century: “Country of birth” Taxation vs. “Country of Residence” Taxation- Part I (28)11: Treasury Department Responds, so to speak, to Rep Bill Posey’s #FATCA letter (178)11: National Taxpayer Advocate sees titanic growth in “offshore” penalties, suggests Congress re-arrange deck chairs (13)08: January 8, 2018 Canadian FATCA IGA Legislation Litigation Update (33)08: Investing with One Hand Tied Behind Your Back – an Australian Perspective on United States Tax Rules for Non-Resident Citizens (13)
December 2017
29: ACA: TAX REFORM BILL AND AMERICANS ABROAD: WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT’S NEXT? (77)15: UN Human Rights Complaint Quadruples Its Signatures!!!! (31)08: Alliance for the Defeat of Citizenship Taxation (ADCT) seeks major donors to fund United States lawsuit in federal District Court (59)07: December 7, 2017 Canadian FATCA IGA Legislation Litigation Update (50)06: Estate Matters for Former US Citizens (101)03: UN Complaint Seeking Additional Signatures: Deadline December 12, 2017!! (31)
November 2017
29: Support the Paul Amendment to Repeal FATCA! (254)28: REPUBLICANS OVERSEAS SAYS (12/1/2017): “Republicans Overseas is very disappointed that TTFI will not be included in the current Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” (55)27: The Prince (Harry) and the “U.S. Person” (Meghan Markle) engagement – “I bet they have no idea” (109)23: November 24, 2017 ADCS/ADCT press release asking U.S. Congress not to harm Canadians (and by extension to the peoples of Australia, France, UK, etc.) with new tax reform legislation (87)21: Here is the full legislative text of the U.S. Senate Tax Reform bill that passed the SFC (48)19: Letter to Secretary Mnuchin re: #FATCA & RBT from Nigel Green & Jim Jatras (59)17: Another (Canadian) Tax Consultant says that the House/Senate tax bill is very bad news for “expats” owing small businesses — and suggests that they “should call their Congressmen and Senators to complain” (61)17: United Nations Human Rights Complaint: Seeking Advice and Additional Signatures (50)02: 11/16/2017 UPDATE: HOUSE TAX REFORM BILL PASSES FLOOR VOTE; SENATE TAX BILL PASSES SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE — Do not have final versions yet but strongly suspect that we are not helped in either bill (712)01: 1,376 published expatriates in Q3 2017 Federal Register list of people giving up US citizenship (93)
October 2017
30: Possible Good News About the Upcoming Congressional Decision (92)29: October 29, 2017 Canadian FATCA IGA Legislation Litigation Update: Government delay in obtaining their expert witnesses (20)25: US expats given hope of lower tax bills (461)24: October 24, 2017 Canadian and United States (RO) FATCA IGA/FATCA Litigation Update (8)22: Re-instating US Citizenship after Renunciation (59)22: Ottawa Brock Lunch – Saturday 18 November (15)11: TODAY (SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2017) AT NOON PST IS THE LAST CHANCE TO SEND TTFI PETITIONS TO CONGRESS — SHOULD YOU AGREE THAT “The US tax code abroad is quite capable of ruining your marriage, your business, your career and your retirement.” (123)10: Democrats Abroad Report Results of 2017 Non-Resident Taxation Research Project (58)06: Should people deemed “U.S. persons” having zero meaningful relationship with U.S. — and who do not want to be U.S. persons — be forced into “some” IRS compliance to be free? Tell ACA your thoughts on its “RBT Roadmap” to IRS compliance (66)06: Dual Filer Status- How to Live & Invest in Canada as a US dual filer -Courtenay BC Oct 12 (11)01: October 1 2017 Canadian FATCA IGA Legislation Litigation Update (24)01: The Value of Participation is not about the Result; it Paves the way to Awareness & Education which must come First (39)
September 2017
29: Congressman Bill Posey asks Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to deal with #FATCA (69)29: Tax Reform Hearing – Senate Finance Committee – Tuesday October 3 (16)26: TODAY — LAST DAY TO SEND LETTERS (110)24: Write your letter for #TaxReform. This Week. Before Sept 30. …. #FATCA (18)22: IRS CID Chief: “Significant” International Tax Investigations Under Way & The IRS Lost One Today (171)21: Expats: Want to Get Rid of FBAR, Dual Taxation, and #FATCA? (25)14: The majority of Homelanders have no savings (52)12: Canada’s tax on being American! Why not! (39)12: Call to Action from Republicans Overseas (129)06: Mr. Obama comes to Toronto (Sept 29) to teach Canadians about “global citizenship”— but Mr. George Orwell warns us that “We live in an age in which the autonomous individual is ceasing to exist.” (29)
August 2017
31: *Tax Reform* — ‘Republicans Overseas’ and ‘Democrats Abroad’ now agree — “…Residency Based Taxation, as a replacement for the current U.S. system of Citizenship Based Taxation” (38)30: Will There or Won’t There be Tax Reform by the End of 2017? (61)24: With sadness and gratitude, we announce that Ginny Hillis (Canadian Ginny) has withdrawn as a plaintiff (31)21: Dewees 3: Lessons about the “Oh My God Moment” and dealing with the problems of U.S. citizenship (79)21: Next Stop: the U.S. Supreme Court! (87)15: Dewees 2: Why did he participate in the 2009 #OVDP Horror Show? (35)14: Citizenship showdown coming: Has Australia ceded control of its sovereignty to foreign countries? (71)13: 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! (14)12: 13 Reasons Why I Committed #Citizide: (Inspired by the television series, 13 Reasons Why) (11)08: Does FATCA violate U.S. Constitution?: A student analysis (74)03: August 3, 2017 Canadian FATCA IGA Legislation Federal Court Lawsuit Update: Plaintiffs have complied with Court Order; Examination of Plaintiffs to begin (21)02: 1,759 published expatriates in Q2 2017 Federal Register list (71)02: Wisdom of “Three Monkeys” explain why: Although there is little support for “citizenship-based taxation” repeal is difficult (10)
July 2017
31: Let Washington Hear From You! (18)26: Why is the United States imposing full U.S. taxation on the Canadian incomes of Canadian citizens living in Canada? (33)24: Fabien Lehagre on France’s TV5 (28)24: Call to Action: Suggested Deadline August 30, 2017 (10)20: “No more dual citizenship”: What say you? (95)18: Australian Greens Senator @LarissaWaters resigns because of her CANADIAN place of birth-Too bad she was born in Canada (37)18: “Big Six” Letter-Writing Campaign: Suggested Deadline August 30 (13)14: Jackie Bugnion 2017 Residence Based Taxation: To Chairman Hatch’s request for tax reform proposals (100)12: THE TERM “ACCIDENTAL AMERICAN [Citizen]” SHOULD NOT BE USED BECAUSE THE TERM IS NOT ACCURATE (86)11: US Senate Finance Committee Chair Calls for Feedback on Tax Reform – Deadline 17 July (24)11: Refreshing: @SophieintVeld calls EU answer to plight of #AccidentalAmericans “bullshit” (84)10: Khadr apology and settlement about violation of Charter rights, Trudeau says (22)07: #Americansabroad: “Ask NOT what the Homeland can do for you! Ask what you can do for the Homeland! (4)06: Call for Information Regarding Lack of U.S. Reciprocity #FATCA (31)
June 2017
25: U.S. “culture of penalty” and inflation: First, inflation used to first increase the size of #FBAR penalty base and then increase the size of actual penalties (17)22: #FEARBar (“Foreign Email Account Report”) update – All indications lead to reporting #offshore email accounts (35)20: Morales-Santana: SCOTUS Makes it Harder for People Born Abroad to U.S. Citizens to Become U.S. Citizens (24)18: #FATCA and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (16)10: Let’s Unite to Defeat FATCA! (38)02: Seeking a Few Additional Witnesses Willing to File Affidavit for Canadian FATCA IGA Lawsuit (182)
May 2017
31: May 31 2017 Canadian FATCA IGA lawsuit update: Plaintiffs ordered by Federal Court to turn over more detailed financial records to Government (57)28: Transcript of Hearing April 26, 2017 House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform-Meadows (21)27: Hands Down this is the Worst Academic Piece About FATCA ever Written (61)24: We are thinking of Lynne (Blaze) (42)22: May 23, 2017- Vancouver -Solving U.S.Citizenship Problems (9)22: U.S. source-of-interest rules, part one: how the U.S. does residence-based taxation (very badly, with lots of traps) (19)18: Irony-“Because it’s the Law” – For once, not applied to non-willful expats but a Citizenship Lawyer (38)17: May 15 2017 Response of some Witnesses [Including those of FATCA supporter Elise Bean] to U.S. House Subcommittee with recommendations to “improve legal framework” of FATCA (174)13: May 13, 2017 Canadian Federal Court FATCA IGA lawsuit update: Motion for Summary Trial now submitted (55)12: Perils & Pitfalls of Being a Green Card Holder (43)09: 1,313 published expatriates in Q1 Federal Register honour roll; 1,484 renunciants added to NICS for same period (158)05: FATCA reciprocity watch: it doesn’t matter whether the Form 5472 filing requirement for single-foreign-member LLCs survives Trump’s regulatory review (20)
April 2017
30: Impressions of the @RepMarkMeadows April 26/17 #FATCA Hearing in Washington, DC – Opportunity to make case to end “taxation-based citizenship” (176)30: 99.999% of this country’s citizens didn’t renounce during Q1, proving that it’s nearly perfect (10)27: Reviewing the Unintended Consequences of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act: video and summary of hearing (229)22: Emigrant-hating Congressional Progressive Caucus accidentally proposes right of return for (some) ex-citizens (14)21: Those @Demsabroad reiterate their support of #FATCA! Tune in April 26/17 to see how! – Updated April 23/17 (170)17: ACA RBT Proposal – Feedback – Karen Alpert (171)15: FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT REPORTING AND TAX COMPLIANCE HEARING NOVEMBER 5, 2009 (6)13: Form 8621 and Form 5471 are required even if the tax return is NOT! (9)12: JACKIE BUGNION RECEIVES AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO AMERICANS ABROAD (29)06: Rep. Mark Meadows & Sen. Rand Paul – Important Letter to White House/Treasury Urging Action to Nullify FATCA (167)06: The Little Red #FATCA Book – Review, Identify & Report on U.S. Persons How #FATCA affects the non-US World (22)01: Shu Yi Oei: The Offshore Tax Enforcement Dragnet via Allison Christians (34)
March 2017
27: Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and a new Declaration of Tax Residence begins July 1, 2017 in Canada (85)26: Collective psychotherapy – U.S. citizens outside U.S. – Not what they take from you, it’s what they leave you with (47)23: Information Session – Solving U.S. Citizenship Problems with John Richardson (8)21: This is Fantastic! Don’t Think We Have Ever Had Support Like this! (320)17: Did Mr. #FBAR really pay a surprise visit to Canada? (75)17: U.S. State Department rejected two visa applications in 2016 based on Reed Amendment (23)16: The FATCA Master Plan Revealed (96)15: Eight Citizenships (3)14: U.S. consulate in Netherlands ignorant of 9 FAM 202.1-2 regarding visa issuance to person with possible claim to U.S. citizenship? (43)13: What Lessons Can Be Learned from the Sad Stories of “IRS Compliant” Australians Shaun and Mary? (35)09: March 9, 2017 UPDATE FOR FATCA IGA LEGISLATION LAWSUIT IN CANADA FEDERAL COURT: Plaintiffs respond to Government Motion to provide additional personal financial information (64)08: When Law Becomes a Substitute for Morality (37)08: This #FATCA post by Dan Mitchell of CATO deserves special attention (26)
February 2017
21: Is President Donald Trump leading to renunciations of United States citizenship? (92)20: What do you Think of the Penalties in These Three Cases of Unreported FBARs ? (31)18: In four years, about 1% of diaspora non-filers chose to come into compliance through Streamlined: IRS (81)17: Poll: Is it common for #Americansabroad to have a higher U.S. income tax bill than a comparably situated Homelander? (21)15: American Citizens Abroad wants your comments on its new February 7 2017 proposal, especially the “departure tax” provisions, to “replace” (?) U.S. citizenship-based taxation (81)13: FEBRUARY 13 2017 UPDATE ON CANADIAN FATCA IGA LEGISLATION LAWSUIT IN CANADA FEDERAL COURT: Government response to Plaintiffs’ request for details on FATCA accounts turned over to IRS and CRA (44)12: The Beyond the Border Action Plan & the U.S. National Defense Act-A Disaster Waiting to Happen? (47)11: CDN with @dualcitizenship spends $3000 per year to make retirement planning more difficult (10)08: 2,365 names of ex-U.S. citizens in latest published expatriates list (120)07: Nigel Green Launches Campaign to Repeal Obama-Era FATCA Law (48)07: Dear President Trump: Repeal #FATCA (36)06: If you can spare a few minutes to send an email — and feel that U.S. FATCA “agreements” with sovereign nations are harmful then email your thoughts BY FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10 to jscfatca@ttparliament.org (36)05: Part 2: Be careful what you “Fix For” – Mr. Kentera meets Mr. #FBAR in the “Twilight Zone” (564)05: Where are you Mainstream Media? (12)02: FATCA is NOT about PROTECTING America’s Tax Base (31)02: FEBRUARY 2 2017 UPDATE ON CANADIAN FATCA IGA LAWSUIT (7)
January 2017
30: Dear PM Trudeau: Renegotiate FATCA IGA Now (reposted from MapleSandbox) (20)29: Lynne Swanson at MapleSandbox re CBC / Elizabeth Thompson’s *Transfer of Records from CRA to IRS Doubled to 315,000* (65)29: The Wisdom of Countries that Welcome Diversity (35)26: Our Isaac Brock Society-Taking Stock of Where We’re at (39)25: Reminder: Solving US Citizenship Problems Toronto Sat. Jan 28 (0)19: Accidental Americans (And Others): Do Nothing! (410)18: Accidental American “I Live Hell. I Had to Give up my dual Nationality. (i.e., Renounce my U.S Citizenship)” (74)17: Seeking Canadian Witness for Canadian FATCA IGA Lawsuit Who Has Renounced and Paid U.S. “Exit Tax” (75)11: National Taxpayer Advocate criticises FATCA implementation, passport revocation, “enforcement-based regime” against international taxpayers (87)06: Review of Shadow Raider’s Paper Requested: Constitutionality of Citizenship-Based Taxation (18)06: Republicans Overseas “White Paper” on Territorial Taxation for Individuals (66)06: White Paper Republicans Overseas on #FATCA RBT (43)04: Contact US House Ways and Means Committee re Tax Reform NOW! (18)04: “All Roads Lead To Renunciation” – #FATCA Same Country Exemption Edition (85)
December 2016
30: December 22 2016 Update on Canadian FATCA IGA lawsuit — Moving closer to the Charter-Constitutional trial (55)25: Be careful what you “fix for”! A Holiday Gift: What to do about the unfiled #FBAR (30)20: Your Next New Year’s Resolution: Join Twitter to Help Highlight CBT Injustices (85)17: Tax residency vs. physical presence: The four questions you must ask before making a country your home (12)15: DECEMBER 15, 2016 UPDATE ON CANADIAN FATCA IGA LAWSUIT (43)15: Wives & Girlfriends as Sacred Vows OR How Your Marital Vows Could Deprive the Treasury Department Its Due (33)10: IRS “offshore trust” crusade finds thousands of average retirement plans (84)08: Living As a U.S. Citizen in a #FATCA and #FBAR World (34)05: 7000 U.S. Citizens located by the Kuwaiti government in Operation #FATCA (8)01: IRS budget shows ballooning cost of FATCA and slim revenue gains from international enforcement (69)
November 2016
30: Unintended Consequenses? #FATCA? — The Siege on Expats (24)30: “Solving U.S. Citizenship Problems” – Online January 9, 2017 (Australia) (38)17: The Hill, Contributer: Jim Jatras, November 16, 2016 — Dumping Obama’s faux foreign tax legislation should be high on Trump’s to-do list (90)09: Federal Register lists 1,379 people who didn’t want to wait for U.S. election results (80)09: Now’s the Time – Here’s What They Promised – Let’s Hold Them to It (259)09: The American People Have Spoken (54)05: November 2016 Status Report on ADCS-ADSC Canadian FATCA Lawsuit (101)04: US Intention to Pursue Enforcement in Spite of Foreign Laws (30)03: Solving U.S. Citizenship Problems-with special guest Andrew Grossman Montréal Monday December 5, 2016 (25)01: Dual Citizens of Sweden, France, Netherlands, Denmark & Canada take note! Your Country WILL NOT Collect for the U.S. (102)
October 2016
30: Reminder: Solving US Citizenship Problems Toronto Sat Nov 5, 2016 (3)26: International Investment recognizes the Isaac Brock Society as global info resource on US Expat issues (37)24: Ottawa Brock Lunch – Saturday 12 November (12)20: Ambassador Reaches Out to Swiss Banks (82)18: 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? (43)15: The “Exit Tax”: Dual US/Canada citizen from birth, no Canada citizenship today = no exemption to US “Exit Tax” (36)11: Good News from the French Commission (41)03: SIX different opinions (one the reader might find absurd) on whether “CLN-lacking” “Caroline” relinquished” U.S. (tax) citizenship in 1978 — How should a tax attorney, adhering to an ethical code of professional standard, advise Caroline? (132)
September 2016
30: #FATCA Came Last to EU, but Mandatory Fingerprinting was First (4)30: CREDIT UNION UPDATE: YNCU Grows to $1.5B CAD in Assets (13)29: Tell ACA what you think about its proposal to build a better FATCA: Same-Country-Exemption-with-mandatory-IRS-compliance (SCEWMIC) (83)27: The road ahead (& bumps in the road?) for OECD CRS and FATCA (32)25: FATCA Harm Finally Makes it to a Novel (47)24: Will U.S. expats gain back one of their Constitutional rights via litigation? #2ndamendment (17)23: #FATCA Q: What’s America’s yearly cost to Track its Expats? A: 6 Bucks a Head (17)19: Will a BusinessTrip to the United States of America Trigger a Chance Encounter with Mr. FBAR? (15)16: Republicans Overseas September 15, 2016 Appeal of U.S. FATCA/IGA/FBAR Lawsuit Dismissal (43)16: Vancouver Sun features our own Trish Moon (20)15: Witnesses Sought for U.S. Congressional Hearing on FATCA Repeal (110)13: The Israeli FATCA Decision (39)09: So, what’s going on with the Brazil-U.S. Social Security totalization agreement? (7)03: Relinquishing US citizenship: South African Apartheid, the Accidental Taxpayer and the exit tax (33)02: Q. Why can’t the USA tax Apple anyway? A.”What’s made outside the USA, stays outside the USA” (6)01: September 12, 2016: Israel Supreme Court quashes FATCA injunction — but the Israeli FATCA litigation fight will continue (58)01: Striking Contrast in the DNC vs RNC Rhetoric Directed @ U.S. Citizens Abroad (52)01: US Secretary Jack Lew: EU decision about Apple, means EU is “reaching into the US tax base” (12)
August 2016
30: The hypocrisy of Obama’s Treasury knows no bounds! Only the USA should be able to tax US companies!! (33)25: Let’s Fix the Australia/US Tax Treaty! (29)24: When it’s all said and done: All roads lead to renunciation (356)17: Bubblebustin passes along some information to help other Canadians searching for whether or not their banking information was sent to CRA for FATCA information reporting… (52)14: The Reed Amendment – Another one to Throw on the Pile (42)13: Message from Plaintiff Ginny (Canadian FATCA-IGA Lawsuit) (9)09: Is Hillary Clinton guilty of breaking USA federal laws? (137)06: Trolls, astroturfers and condors on social media (123)05: Petros Principles (12): Who is criminal? (21)03: Now That It’s Clear the U.S. Will Not ‘Reciprocate’ on FATCA, Will ‘Partner’ Countries Wise Up? (55)02: Reminder – Solving U.S. Citizenship Problems – LONDON UK Sunday, August 7, 2016 (0)02: Petros Principles (10): On lying (333)
July 2016
31: Petros Principles (11): On cynicism (23)30: Trump Claims America Should Never Have Given Canada Its Independence (158)30: Payback time! (8)28: More than two thousand renunciants added to NICS in Q2 2016, but only 509 names in Federal Register list (70)28: Petros Principles (9): Less is better (23)24: Why aren’t Democrats Abroad screaming “Patty Judge for Iowa” at the tops of their lungs? (20)24: Petros Principles (8): On the beast (9)23: Michael Moore’s take on the election-can you say President T***p? (90)23: The USA persecution of its own diaspora (3)23: Voter Schmoter (1)23: More of the usual hypocrisy from the U.S. Treasury (10)22: Petros Principles (7): On unjust laws (23)21: Petros Principles (6): What is home? (22)20: State Department employee ignorant of law, insults parents who want to get their 11-year-old a bank account (23)19: Petros Principles (4-5): Compliance condors harm (24)19: Republican 2016 platform for FATCA repeal and against extra-territorial personal taxation (CBT): (67)18: Petros Principles (3): Haste harms (6)17: Petros Principles (2): Fear can hurt (59)16: Petros Principles (1): What can’t hurt you (21)16: Why Boris Johnson must relinquish US citizenship on the occasion of his appointment as British Foreign Minister (48)13: Is the State Department Shutting Down Expatriation Appointments in Canada? (54)11: Forms required by #Americansabroad 101 – The Explanation (21)11: What Will Tax Lawyers Do When They Discover That Their Cognitively-Impaired Clients have a U.S. Taint? (36)11: Allison’s “Tina” Presentation and What do you think this guy means? (25)07: Is it Congress or Treasury that is responsible for “taxation-based citizenship”? Perhaps change is through regulation and not law! (19)06: Ottawa Brock Lunch – Saturday 23 July (5)06: Republicans Overseas July 5, 2016 Appeal of U.S. FATCA Lawsuit Dismissal (19)06: The Internal Revenue Code does NOT explicitly define “citizenship” or require “citizenship-based taxation” (10)03: #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay Analysis: The Fastest-Growing U.S. State Lies outside its Borders (56)02: Was ex-CIA agent Philip Agee the target of the 1994 “technical amendment” barring U.S. citizens from leaving the U.S. on non-U.S. passports? (12)01: Canada pushes back against one foreign country’s jus sanguinis claims (6)01: Is JT Wearing His FATCA Flip Flops For Canada Day? (30)01: Barack Obama’s Address to the House of Commons, June 29, 2016: an Alternative Look (30)
June 2016
29: What Canadian Witness Volunteers For Our FATCA IGA Lawsuit Tell Me (32)29: Has any Brock reader “affirmatively admitted” to U.S. DOS in writing on DS-4081 that they renounced U.S. citizenship in part for “tax-related” reasons? [The answer seems to be “no”.] (32)28: *Dominant and Effective Nationality* — another attempt to get clear answers / definitions from the US Department of State (27)27: Pushback to #FATCA in France, Italy, Holland & Israel (24)22: Canadian FATCA IGA Litigation Update: We have a new (third) plaintiff and still seek more Witnesses (53)21: Is U.S. Congress REALLY planning to have our Canadian homes FBAR’d or 8938’d? Could this be the “last straw” that finally pushes U.S.-tainted Canadian citizens wanting to enter a lifetime of IRS compliance into total resistance? (104)20: Reminder: Solving U.S. Citizenship Problems – Toronto, Saturday, June 25, 2016 (0)20: Someone on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee puts the tiniest bit of pressure on Treasury regarding FATCA (12)15: CANADIAN FATCA IGA LITIGATION: We are still seeking additional CANADIAN citizen witnesses (1109)09: Thanks to Bruce Schneier, IRS quietly retracts two grossly insecure FATCA XML encryption & processing recommendations (but doesn’t admit fault or give credit) (18)08: WHILE PARLIAMENT SLEEPS: TAX TREATY PRACTICE IN CANADA (94)08: ADCT Submission to Global Forum, “You Pay for What You Don’t Get” (11)08: JUNE 3, 2016 Canadian FATCA IGA Litigation Status Report Submitted to Case Management Judge (13)07: CANADA REVENUE “Answers” to Key Questions on What FATCA Turned Over to US IRS and What CRA Got in Return From IRS in 2015 (31)05: Muhammad Ali, draft resistors, loss of US citizenship, the “Rumble In The Jungle” and a trip down memory lane (19)02: “Parasitic” Costs of FATCA “Financial Bondage” (20)02: STOP! Enough Already!! The Reed Amendment is a MYTH!!! (81)
May 2016
31: The lack of Definition of “citizens” in the “Savings Clause” of U.S. Tax Treaties and why it is Important (8)27: What Canada Allows by Signing the ‘Savings Clause’ in the US-CDN Tax Treaty (27)27: Solving US Citizenship Problems – Ottawa ON, Thursday, June 2, 2016 (7)26: “Savings clause” in US Tax Treaties guarantees US right of taxation on residents and citizens of other nations (96)25: Posted: INTOLERABLE ACTS by the United States Government, imposed upon its Colonists , (13)23: Reminder: Why it is good to question what you are told by the tax compliance industry (31)22: What Canada & every other country should copy from the Philippines (34)22: Declaration and Resolves for the Establishment of the First non-Continental Congress of Americans (9)19: A Declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies outside the United States of America, Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity of Their Taking Up Litigation and Resistance (10)16: You Can’t HANDLE the Truth MythsteR. Stack (41)15: Australia: Dealing with Superannuation (70)14: Former US Ambassador Gordon Giffen in Ottawa – January 2016 – “Should be easy to move around the neighborhood” (16)13: September 30, 2016-Another Blow to Personal Privacy and Freedom of Movement (57)12: Green Card Holders and #Americansabroad: “Residence”, “Long Term Residence” and the S. 877A “Exit Tax” (16)11: Creepy perverted ex named Sam stalks Americans who moved to Canada for love (23)10: The Joy of Overzealous (5)09: Don’t these people remind you of yourself? OR Why the Panama Papers COULD work in our favour (19)09: Sounds a bit fishy to me………. (36)08: FinCEN director Jennifer Shasky Calvery resigns to work for HSBC (14)04: Federal Register undercounts people giving up U.S. citizenship again: 1,158 published expatriates for Q1 2016 (337)04: How will YOU respond to the 2016 Canadian Census? (97)02: Physical presence as a necessary condition for being a US “resident” under the Internal Revenue Code (42)
April 2016
28: Chasing the Whale (22)28: U.S. State Department releases FY2015 visa ineligibility statistics; zero Reed Amendment denials, nine draft-related denials (1)27: FATCA Response From Deputy Finance Critic Phil McColeman of Brantford-Brant (45)27: Judge Rose dismisses @FATCALawsuit: rules that “case is hereby TERMINATED” – Any harm NOT caused by USG but by foreign banks! (31)27: U.S. FATCA Lawsuit Dismissed by District Court (13)26: Reply from the Finance Minister, the Honourable Bill Morneau… (97)25: US tax lawyer, blogger and #FATCA researcher inducted into “Hall Of Fame” (22)24: Comments invited for Draft 2016 Democrats Abroad Platform (37)18: April 14, 2016 Canadian Parliament ETHI – Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy & Ethics (82)18: Tax Haven or Tax Heaven: Introduction – Were the “Panama Papers” about #offshore “tax evasion” or “tax avoidance”? (24)15: PMJT Enjoys Yoga – Makes Sense That He Enjoys Flip-Flops, Too… (12)15: Dear Valued Customer, Indicators Found: Your Place of Birth is the United States (94)14: Baby Elle’s FATCA Letter (Lynne Swanson’s good work)… (49)07: Almost no U.S. citizenship renunciation appointments left during 2016 in Dublin; other U.S. embassies also putting up various roadblocks (110)06: U.S. State Department tax reimbursement budget for U.S. citizen employees of international organisations up 56% in past decade (10)05: Fran Hendy and Barrie McKenna see “Panama Privacy Leak” as about more than #offshore witch hunt (39)03: Are Green Card holders resident outside the USA “US persons” under the #FATCA IGA? (79)02: Assets that will likely result in net taxes paid to US by US persons who have only Canadian source income (40)01: What is REALLY in the U.S.-Canada Tax Treaty (57)01: An Extraordinary Debate in the Canadian Senate Part II – The Consultation of the Privacy Commissioner-An Exercise in Futility? (14)01: President Announces new “Gross Taxable Product (GTP)” national economy statistic (8)
March 2016
31: Rich Renouncer Cites “Onerous U.S. Taxes” (7)31: So, in a #FATCA and #CookvTait world: How can any country allow “US Persons” to live in the country? (21)30: US Passport application links Citizenship @StateDept to Taxation @USTreasury to enforce “Taxation based Citizenship” (82)30: A Paper Detailing FATCA’s Costs to Canada (23)30: March 30, 2016: Toronto Star Publishes Today a Mr. Justin Trudeau Flip-Flop Article (22)29: March 29, 2016: Yet Another Article Comparing Pre- vs. Post-election Comments of Mr. Justin Trudeau (24)29: Why does the Canadian Minister of National Revenue keep a little pink flashcard so as always to have the same answer handy? (36)25: Translating G.A.O. FEIE-DoubleSpeak to Americans Abroad Caucus (144)23: Homeland Security enforced Reed Amendment twice in 14 years; banished two ex-citizens who mentioned tax motivations (27)23: Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (who we are suing in Federal Court) will be summoned to appear before a parliamentary committee to explain FATCA turnover of your private bank data to IRS (79)22: Elizabeth Thompson @ iPolitics, March 22, 2016 – Brison, Garneau endorse deal to share Canadian banking records with IRS (32)22: Obama Dares to Criticize Cuba for Human Rights Abuses – Seriously? (26)22: The US Treasury Loses Revenue with Citizenship Based Taxation (6)20: An Extraordinary Debate in the Canadian Senate Part I: The day before #FATCA IGA Received Royal Assent (26)19: Nine hundred thousand new FBAR filers since 2009, proving that FinCEN is grossly incompetent, can’t do basic math, and ignores comments from people who can (27)18: Send letter now to HEARING Tax Proposals Ways/Means Submissions IMMEDIATE CALL to Action (49)17: From Elizabeth Thompson a new post at iPolitics — Round Three : March 17, 2016 (evening edition) (12)17: Is the IRS blinking? (25)17: March 17, 2016 — Canada’s Minister of National Revenue (who we are suing) Defends FATCA Turnover of Bank Data — Reversing previous Liberal Party position and showing that Mr. Justin Trudeau misled Canadians with his pre-election statements (20)16: Another Fantastic Article from ipolitics- The Canada Revenue Agency is rotten to the core. Time to clean house. (2)16: John Richardson interviewed on CBC’s The Exchange (21)16: March 16 2016 Ipolitics.ca on Canadian Government and its FATCA Compliance Law: Lynne Swanson says “I’m furious. I feel totally betrayed” (66)15: Master of Arts Thesis in Sociology by James Eastman-Timmons, *Taxing Away Citizenship: Do American-Canadian dual citizens consider their status an inconvenience?* (27)14: Hillary Clinton Directly Enabled Tax Evasion in the Swiss Bank Debacle, I Kid You Not (31)14: Taxing Expats: Make it as difficult as possible (8)13: How much #tax can #America collect in #NewZealand? (26)12: America can achieve goal of eliminating non-US bank services for Americans? (38)11: #CBT #FATCA: #IRS is Losing Money Taxing U.S. #Expats? (21)11: Bloomberg reporter seeking Brocker Lambikins (9)10: March 9, 2016 Canadian Government Response to NDP Revenue Critic FATCA IGA Questions: Privacy Assessment actually done AFTER FATCA turnover and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aims to keep second class Canadian citizens — second class (152)08: The S. 877A “dual citizen” exemption – Born before 1947, Could I have been “born a Canadian citizen”? (9)08: CANADIANS AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORTERS: Thank you for $594,970 donated and overdue legal bill paid off — Next step is Federal Court Constitutional-Charter trial (2208)08: US Expats Evade Taxation? NOT. #Mythbusted : 92.5%% of expats live in high-tax regions, #Factcheck (33)07: #Revocation of #Passports in the FAST Act is #Unconstitutional (12)07: AICPA recommends that Treasury implement measures to reduce tax and reporting burdens associated with various cross-border deferred and tax-exempt savings accounts (24)07: The @USTreasury has the power to relax #FBAR requirements on #Americansabroad, but it will NOT (28)05: #Syrian Institution Searching for Syrians Born in U.S.A. — Aleppo branch is in Rebel Hands — other branches still holding on (22)03: President #Trump can Prevent you from Leaving America (24)
February 2016
29: Did the 1947 Canada Citizenship Act affirm citizenship or “strip” citizenship and create @LostCanadians? (10)29: The disillusionment of an American expat: Reflexions on the fifth anniversary of my relinquishment of United States Citizenship (33)29: Solving U.S. Citizenship Problems Sat, Mar 5, 2016 PARIS Fra (0)25: Even in “retirement” Jackie Bugnion writes the best arguments against citizenship taxation ever (41)24: Solving US Citizenship Problems – Munich DE- Thursday March 3, 2016 (0)24: Solving US Citizenship Problems-London UK Monday, February 29, 2016 (9)22: #SWeden: #America’s New #Taxhaven??? ….. Will the #FATCA #racists fulfill their destiny? (26)19: #Australia funds America’s #FATCA #Ethnic Identification System (11)19: Signup now for Sunday, February 21, Global Town Hall, at Noon eastern time (that’s 6pm in Europe) candidates Democrats Abroad Sanders Clinton (8)18: Brock project: Analyze the new 2016 U.S. Treasury Model Tax Treaty – What does it mean for your country? (59)18: A #FATCA- Related Suicide Part III – Litvinenko & #FATCA, Trails of Poison (25)17: New instructions to book Canada appointments to relinquish or renounce US citizenship (16)16: Why the S. 877A(g)(1)(B) “dual citizen exemption” encourages dual citizens from birth to remain US citizens and others (except @SenTedCruz) to renounce (29)14: Did #Obama’s #FATCA shake 8 EUR out of every #German pocket? (25)14: A Minnow’s Tale (33)13: A #FATCA Related Suicide-Part II This is not a Hoax (24)12: #FATCA The Loser: Costs the World $100 billion: Transparent Calculations (27)11: Listen up, Canadian Liberal Government — *The Truth About FATCA* — Jim Jatras (41)10: John Richardson on CTV “Power Play” with Don Martin today (46)06: Perhaps After Reading This You Could Suggest a Title for This Post: A FATCA Related Suicide Part I (295)05: Nearly $13 million in renunciation fees last year, and they can’t even compile a simple list of our names (34)04: Getting Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Right (27)04: Not Much to Hope for in Democrats’ Vision for Expats (58)03: Allegiance, Citizenship and a look back at John Richardson’s conversation with Andy Grossman (1)02: NDP Revenue Critic, Pierre-Luc Dusseault, Writes to Minister of Revenue (14)02: US case law establishes a (rebuttable) presumption of alienage in the case of a foreign birth (11)
January 2016
31: Anonymous Inc – 60 Minutes Exposes US Lawyers Advising How to Move Dirty Money to US & How They are Members of a “Privileged” Class (15)31: Discussion at @Canada2020 on Canada Foreign Policy of interest in @ADCSovereignty #FATCA lawsuit (7)31: On Twitter: Dear @BernieSanders Please–inform yourself of #FATCA’s harmful effects on ALL US expats. It’s major for us. (23)28: How the government will argue Charter S. 1 against the @ADCSovereignty Charter lawsuit (17)24: Songs for our Protest (29)24: “Notice to Readers: Irrelevant and Political or Anti-IRS Comments Will Not Be Approved” (48)22: Bravo MP Pierre-Luc Dusseault for keeping the pressure up on FATCA! (10)21: UPDATE for Solving US Citizenship Problems: Accidental Americans Sat Jan 23 2016 (10)20: @U.S. Senator Ted Cruz Sponsors “Expatriate Terrorism Act” : Threatens Certain US Citizens with Loss of Citizenship (26)19: Tune Into CBC “All in a Day” at 4:45 EST pm today – John Richardson interview (92)19: Uncle Sam Wants…Who? at UBC Law This Week – Allison Christians, McGill University, Faculty of Law (45)17: Calling Brock Writers and Researchers – Fact Check (6)16: UN: 300k US natives got out since 2010 (23)16: Born abroad to US citizen parents in a #CookvTait world? Are you a US citizen or do have a right to US citizenship? (13)16: Again, *Can the U.S. deem somebody to be a U.S. citizen or (in the FATCA, FBAR and CBT world) forcibly impose U.S. citizenship on a person born outside the USA?* (15)11: *The Irony of Renouncing Under Duress* (from Rachel’s Ruminations Blog) (28)11: In a #CookvTait world of “Taxation Based Citizenship”, should the right to vote depend ONLY on whether one files taxes? (31)09: Just for Laughs! (12)08: The #FATCA Retirement and other assorted #CookvTait short stories … (9)06: U.S. IRS National Taxpayer Advocate Reports – 2015 Annual Report to Congress and FY 2016 Objectives Report to Congress (34)05: Come and Take It! (55)04: American Families Abroad are now Including Renunciation Fees in the Monthly Budget! (13)03: Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their mind – RIP @Marciovp – @ADCSovereignty (7)
December 2015
31: As goes the history of taxation, so goes the history of civilizations and that’s a #FATCA (5)31: It’s NOT the Taxes, it’s the Effect on Real Lives, Stupid (29)31: Bopp FATCA Case Update: Plaintiff’s Opposition to Government’s Motion to Dismiss (6)31: The #FATCA is that: The Internal Revenue Code is the greatest weapon on the battlefield of class warfare (10)29: While some Homelanders have a private tax system – USA imposes FATCA and CookvTait on #Americansabroad (9)29: The comments of @submergingmkt James Henry appear to assume that the #CookvTait Principle of extra-territorial taxation is correct (7)24: #CookvTait principle has created problems for Apple and has created advantages for non-US persons and corporations (20)20: Passport Tort (77)15: Fatca Forum Exactly 3 Years Ago Today! How Far We Have Come!! (9)14: Received from CCLA today (16)14: We need Witnesses for Canadian Charter Trial willing to file affidavits and go public (19)13: About #CookvTait taxation without representation – do #Americansabroad participate in a democracy? (37)09: Emails sent to the new Liberal Government Attorney General need to be received by the Attorney General (25)09: From @YourVoiceatIRS Conference: @TaxPolBlog – Forget what the law says, this is what it means (31)05: Letter to my bank manager: What do Brockers think? (28)03: Linking of passport to taxation confirms “taxation-based citizenship” undermining #CookvTait (169)02: If your Canadian bank won’t tell you whether your private banking info was sent to CRA for turnover to U.S. IRS, please let me know. Do it today. (32)
November 2015
26: #CookvTait: Does the FEIE available to #Americansabroad discriminate against Homeland Americans? (65)24: Never Forget What Happened in 2011 (46)20: Allison Christian Interview – Lessening the hardship inflicted by FATCA (62)20: Alliance for the Defeat of Citizenship Taxation (ADCT) announces CBT lawsuit (102)18: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke out against CHATCA (25)17: Are Cross-Border Tax Professionals Really Bounty Hunters? (54)17: Do Homelanders justify #CookvTait on the basis that they don’t know #Americansabroad pay tax where they live? (26)13: Looking for Stories from Accidental Americans (22)13: Kanye West to leave the United States? (32)12: Plus ça change (2)11: Our Sociopathic Society VI: Strategies for coping with the sociopaths (43)11: More #CookvTait: Why do some Homelanders believe that US taxation of non-US residents is okay? (68)10: The Younger Trudeau tells off Prime Minister Harper in debate: Bravo! (10)10: God save our King! (7)09: Proud of My Tinfoil Hat (36)09: Plaintiffs’ Legal Team Ask Attorney General and Minister of National Revenue to Clarify Intentions Re: Defence of FATCA IGA Lawsuit by November 30, 2015. (10)09: Solving U.S. Citizenship Poblems – University of Guelph, Monday, November 16, 2015 (0)09: Our Sociopathic Society V: Government invasion of the castle (104)08: Madam Justice Dawson of Canada Federal Court of Appeal Grants Plaintiffs Permission to “Park” Appeal of Summary Trial Decision Until Charter Trial (7)08: Opposition to #CookvTait requires one to address the argument: All citizens are subjected to the same tax laws (63)06: Our Sociopathic Society IV: King Justin’s first sociopathic act (151)05: Thanks to FATCA, The Motherland Calls…From The Wall Of A Russian Bank (15)04: Information Session – Toronto, Sunday, November 8, 2015 – POSTPONED (0)02: US hypocrisy at its finest — Financial Secrecy Index, 2015 Results (15)
October 2015
30: Elizabeth May: Fixing What Harper Broke: a to-do list for the incoming government (8)30: International Conference on *Taxpayer Rights* – Washington, D.C., November 18 – 19, 2015 (42)30: Our Sociopathic Society III: A cure or a coping mechanism? (6)29: Our Sociopathic Society II: Narcissitic sociopathy is an American disease (25)25: How the #FATCA IGA has Made U.S. Citizenship a Disability in Canada and Highlighted the Issue of Law Firm Trust Accounts (32)25: ADCS-ADSC Asks Prime Minister Elect Trudeau to Protect Canadians, Resolve Lawsuit, and Repeal FATCA IGA (19)24: Liberal Party Position on U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) (30)24: Our Sociopathic Society I: On the price of a Certificate of Loss of Nationality (9)23: The less a citizenship is worth the more it costs to get rid of it (10)23: *Dear President Obama, I am a Canadian married to an Accidental American* — who is considered US because he was born a *border baby* across the Canadian /American border… (73)23: Astroturfing is real: Sharyl Attkisson (13)22: The US government hunts down Expats to pay taxes–meanwhile the Clintons are cashing in (15)21: Bernie Sanders: Demagogue of the Senate (63)20: Should a Canadian be forced to fill out W-8BEN to avoid losing her right to trade in her Canadian brokerage account? (42)19: Interview Opportunity — ABC News’ *Nightline* would like to interview an American living abroad who is in the process of renouncing his or her US citizenship… (41)18: October 19 is Election Day in Canada (162)16: Treasury Department Finally Begins Document Delivery to RepealFATCA.com on FOIA Request Concerning FATCA ‘Intergovernmental Agreements’! (8)15: Louise Arbour, “My children and I are caught in a useless bureaucratic nightmare” (32)14: Teaching of #CookvTait is that the US Government benefits #Americansabroad (17)13: Call for Letters to Our New Prime Minister (18)13: Letter of Nathan Cullen, NDP Critic for Finance, to Ministers of Finance and Revenue (5)11: Canadian expats out of country more than 5 years can still vote (24)10: Expatriation Date, Form 8854 & Certificate of Loss of Nationality (437)09: Assange: US Waging ‘Lawfare’ in Bid to Control the World (17)08: Article in WSJ by Colleen Graffy (8)08: Koskinen to Face Impeachment (12)06: U.S. now charging $2,350 not just for renunciation, but RELINQUISHMENT as well (103)04: Oh, the Irony-US Treasury/Robert Stack voices fears over corporate tax probes by Brussels (34)03: Submit a tip to the Canadian Press on an issue of national interest? (12)02: From the U.S. TIGTA: Planned Improvements Have Not Been Made to Manage and Track Correspondence With International Taxpayers (51)02: Last chance for the NDP to garner our votes… (6)01: Falciani’s Tax Bomb (11)01: The Roundup Begins (50)
September 2015
30: This last sentence leads us to believe that the case may be heard in the Supreme Court of Canada at a later date. (6)30: Plaintiffs Ginny and Gwen denied injunction: WE NOW BEGIN ROUND TWO OF A LONG FIGHT (78)30: Judge Rose denies plaintiffs application for injunction in the Bopp FATCALegalAction.com lawsuit (34)30: U.S. IRS and Mexican SAT begin sharing info on bank accounts (8)29: Canada Argues Delay Not Possible — and (maximum) number (155,000) of innocent Canadians to be turned over to IRS is disclosed — RO loses U.S. FATCA injunction decision (91)28: September 2015 Summary Trial Filings for “Stay” To Prevent Government From Turning Over 155,000 bank accounts on September 30: STILL WAITING FOR COURT DECISION (36)25: Whew —- A FATCA “Delay” of Sorts for Model 1 IGA Partners — Including United Arab Emirates September 25, 2015 (27)24: If we don’t ask (the Conservative government), we don’t get. Today, one Brocker got! (28)23: Letter from Nathan Cullen — Canadian NDP Finance Critic — to Canada’s Minister of National Revenue and the Finance Minister requesting delay in FATCA turnover (14)23: Important: NDP has stepped up to the plate with another letter to the Minister (updated)… (11)22: Letter from Elizabeth May — Green Party of Canada Leader — to Canada’s Prime Minister requesting delay in FATCA turnover (20)22: Until the government acknowledges it’s seen the light, please continue to make them feel the heat (3)21: Robert Wood: IRS And FBI Track Americans Who Renounce Citizenship. Why Is FBI List Longer? (38)21: September 21, 2015 Letter to Canada’s Minister of National Revenue Asking For Delay in Transfer of Private Account information to IRS (45)21: Reminder: Tax Connections Internet Summit – “Expat Day” Tomorrow, Monday, September 21, 2015 (25)19: The #StopFatca Press Release and Social Media Page – Information Turnover for Canada Will Not Occur Before September 29 (218)19: Time to begin IMMEDIATELY the Twitter and Facebook assault to prevent the Government from turning the info of Canadians over to the IRS (38)18: IRS extends FATCA Compliance Date for one year to September 30, 2016 (35)16: Part I: Justice Martineau provides @ADCSovereignty the only thing worse than a root canal (24)16: Back to the drawing board… (48)14: “How To Live Outside The United States In An FBAR And FATCA World” (50)09: Green Party Platform includes their pledge to repeal FATCA in Canada (66)08: The Woes of Prime Minister Stephen Harper or Why this Election is NOT a Single Issue Vote (91)07: The $2350 “relinquishment fee” does NOT mean that people should simply renounce citizenship (76)06: State Department extends US$2,350 citizenship renunciation fee to relinquishers (181)05: Ted Kennedy & Alan Simpson’s lies about the 1994 ban on U.S. citizens using non-U.S. passports to leave the U.S. (5)02: Was State Department right? FBI data shows 78% year-on-year growth in renunciations since fee hike (25)
August 2015
31: How will *US-deemed US Persons* in Canada vote on October 19th? There is now an ADCS-ADSC reply from the NDP Party to compare to the reply from the Liberal Party… (133)31: Parliamentary Question: Legality of intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) on FATCA (25)28: The ACCIDENTAL AMERICAN is now a subject of interest at Wikipedia… (43)27: We are now preparing for the 2016 FATCA IGA Charter trial in Canada Federal Court (2207)26: Condors (AKA #FormPeople) then and now – From 2011 to 2015 (17)26: Which will come first: A decision in the FATCA legal challenge or the first exchange of info? (36)25: Reminder: Toronto Info Session on Solving US Citizenship Problems-Aug 30, 2015 (5)25: An Interesting Analysis of an Analysis: John Richardson on Roy Berg on the Summary Trial (33)24: Our Tee-Shirts are Available! Great Work Native Canadian! (9)22: Privacy Commissioner’s information office says *don’t bug us* in disappointing response to questions about Canadian privacy rights… (43)21: August 20 2015 Bloomberg BNA Article: Canada Court Ruling Could Put Brakes on FATCA [Is a “Storm Ahead”?] (104)18: With such an amazing group, it’s simply NOT possible to NOT succeed! Thanks from @ADCSovereignty (56)18: Another Brock Warrior Down – In Memory of Marcio V Pinheiro (43)16: The U.S. doesn’t want other nations doing on U.S. turf what it does on theirs through F.A.T.C.A/C.B.T. (25)14: US Department of Justice blames Americans abroad for their own FATCA injuries (73)13: Canadian FATCA Trial — *Tweet by Tweet* account of proceedings for the U.S. Library of Congress (1)11: Closer scrutiny of international departures at ten U.S. airports; U.S. citizens trying to leave without U.S. passports may face questioning (103)10: More US Hypocrisy re Canadian RDSP (cont.) / Comments requested to be received September 15, 2015 (15)05: UPDATES — From @ADCSovereignty #FATCA lawsuit – thoughts on day 1, 2 and post-trial dates(and more)… (55)04: FBI NICS data disproves WSJ claim that U.S. citizenship renunciations are “leveling off” (17)04: Hillary Clinton’s UBS dealings raises serious questions (10)03: TAXCONNECTIONS INTERNET TAX SUMMIT – September 21- 25, 2015 (1)03: How U.S. Goes after Overseas Corruption (3)02: “FATCA Infested Countries”: Explaining the @ADCSovereignty #FATCA lawsuit to a “pure” Canadian – thoughts on Round 1 (27)02: A Challenge to Supporters of Democrats Abroad (21)01: Obama signs temporary highway bill: FBAR & 3520 due date changed, no passport revocation (for now) (39)
July 2015
30: Q2 Federal Register expatriates list shows 460 renunciants plus relinquishers; NICS added 1,471 renunciants (81)29: Fighting FATCA “Tyranny” – Our Blaze Does It Again! (12)29: Reminder – Solving US Citizenship Problems – Vancouver (12)27: Goat Rodeo Roundup (129)27: Same Country Exception & Social Security Number (65)27: Forcing #Americansabroad to renounce US citizenship is like #Civilforfeiture – Now “ain’t that America” (15)26: Help: Can the United States IMPOSE US citizenship on those born outside the US? (31)24: ACA CBT Proposal Book and CBT FAQ2 @ penflip.com (related: *A plea for stronger arguments against CBT*) (19)23: “Everyone and his brother”: If we can’t mobilize our own siblings, how can we expect the Congress to care? (107)22: Another Example of How Congressional Funding Logic Goes Awry (18)22: Enough small victories CAN add up to eventual changes — one persistent mosquito did make a difference … (6)22: IRS plays CYA on insecure IDES encryption for FATCA data uploads (48)21: Your Slot in the Spectrum? (11)20: Orwell: Educating Congress and engaging in the political process (57)18: “The Shot Heard Round The World” Live from ThatChannel.com (68)17: The term *Citizenship-Based Taxation* seems wrapped in the U.S. flag. Perhaps the term needs redefinition for better discussion with U.S. *Homelanders* (127)14: Finally the Bopp Suit has Arrived! (188)13: OPERATION MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN — U.S. Citizens to buzz U.S. Senate Finance Commitee Members (94)12: Statistics on U.S. green cards issued to people born in the U.S. (24)11: Tricia Moon, your comment at the *Jack Townsend blog* is heart-felt and brilliant – THANK YOU! (57)10: 2nd Circuit retroactively extends jus sanguinis citizenship to U.S. emigrant father’s out-of-wedlock kid (46)10: Major updates to Foreign Affairs Manual on U.S. citizenship renunciation procedures (39)10: Message in a bottle 3: “First past the post” – How to win a majority government with a minority of the votes (1)08: Citizenship Taxation Lawsuit Against U.S. Congress Confirmed (64)08: 82 page U.S. Senate International Tax Reform Report released… (155)08: Canadian Federal Election: It’s Time to Throw the People Who Betrayed Us Out of Office (14)07: Message in a bottle 2: Democracy, the Appointment of Judges and the Canadian Charter of Rights (8)06: Opportunity to Submit Questions for FOX News/Facebook Republican Presidential Candidate Debates (52)05: Message in a bottle (or from my basement): Why a Charter of Rights is necessary to protect freedom from democracy (28)01: Very Swiss Vacations for the Federal Counselors (32)
June 2015
28: The United States of America is a juggernaut (29)27: It’s 24 Hours Until FBARs are Due – Do You Know Where Your Children Are? (47)24: Rand Paul to sue US Treasury and IRS over IGA’s (241)24: Help Me Keep My April 5 Promise Revisited-We Will Never Forget the IGA Betrayal by the CONs (22)22: Re-naturalising after giving up U.S. citizenship (23)21: Some countries’ naturalisation laws don’t include absurd renunciation fees in definition of “difficulty abandoning foreign citizenship” (13)20: Homelanders Abroad are drawing lines in the sand (89)19: To RBT or Not To Be an American? (55)19: Taiwan proposes letting parents relinquish citizenship on behalf of adults without legal capacity (5)18: Shadow Raider on Homelanders and Patriotism (42)17: Homelanders Abroad at American Expatriates Facebook Group (257)13: House removes DATCA & passport revocation from trade bills (39)12: It’s official – second class citizenship goes into effect (50)12: Spritz the bowl — before you go — and no one else will ever know that your FBARs stink! (10)11: Holy Hypocri-See Batman! (7)11: UPDATED: Holy See acknowledges subservience of Catholic Church to US Government – signs #FATCA IGA (75)11: Let’s Get Republican Presidential Candidates On the Record for FATCA Repeal! (46)11: “I Don’t Think We’re in Canada Anymore, Toto” (17)10: Liechtenstein Court issues temporary order against implementation of FATCA “IGA” (50)10: IRS’ insecure FATCA encryption settings, illustrated (14)09: Equal protection: To protect the citizens from the government or the politicians from the voters (4)06: “We can envision little that is more anomalous, under modern standards, than the forcible imposition of citizenship against the majoritarian will.” [June 5, 2015, U.S. D.C Circuit Court of Appeals] (11)05: I did it for love (58)05: GATCA and DATCA alert: ACTION Now! (89)04: Two FATCA IGA Anniversaries: June 19th and July 1st – What Are You Doing? (13)02: Nigel Green: “presidential candidates need to set out their stance on FATCA” (29)02: From #FATCA to #FIFA – If you use the $USD you are subject to US jurisdiction – which is NOT good (11)02: Boris Johnson: proud double-taxpaying supporter of the Anglo-American imperium (50)01: OpenMedia: “Canada’s Privacy Plan” and its relationship with other Canadian Parliamentary Bills, including (for us) Omnibus Bill C-31 (2014) (29)
May 2015
31: Congress knew about diaspora’s “phantom gains” problem in 1986 & refused to fix it (29)29: The ISA, *exempt from FATCA Reporting* says UK Intergovernmental Agreement with the US… (18)29: Reality Bites for someone who Loved the USA (53)28: Opposition to stripping citizenship from draft evaders in the 1860s (14)27: An exile wants to give up U.S. citizenship and come home to South Korea (9)26: Reminder: “Solving US Citizenship Issues: Have You Received a FATCA Letter?” (10)24: Does the USA have a Personality Disorder? (63)24: Take a look at this! (7)22: Cook v Tait 26: Help! What does this 1924 @USSupremeCourt decision really say? (73)19: U.S. passport applicants without Social Security numbers (46)18: Grief and the UnSuspecting ‘US person’ (230)18: Anniversary of an oath of renunciation (8)17: SWAT – Special Writers and Theses — My SWEDISH kid held prisoner (9)16: How to banish a citizen: a two-step transaction (20)14: Orrin Hatch’s passport revocation bill passes Senate (76)13: Orrin Hatch revives passport-revocation proposal in new trade bill (36)10: Hey Steve….. (31)08: 26 U.S. Code §877A – The “Exit Tax” rules: Do you see them as applying “prospectively” or “retrospectively” or both? (45)08: Should proof of non-U.S. citizenship be an absolute condition for accepting public office in Canada? (33)07: Late & unreliable Federal Register expatriates list causes political dispute in Haiti (45)06: Overseas Americans ramp up bid for tax relief – Good to see (11)04: Obama nominates OVDI lawyer as Tax Court judge (24)04: U.S. citizenship taxation burdens Canada’s sovereignty by imposing U.S. taxes on Canadian residents (14)01: Congratulations to ALL Donors to the #FATCA Canada lawsuit – Looking forward to August 4/15 (12)01: Canadian FATCA IGA lawsuit: May 1, 2015 legal bill will be paid on time! / Poursuite canadienne contre la FATCA et le gouvernement canadien : nos frais légaux du 1er mai 2015 seront payés à temps ! (899)
April 2015
29: Senate Finance Committee posts submissions (and Shadow Raider reports to Brock) (440)29: Court approves #FBAR Penalty – Known Unknown issues addressed but still likely unknown (13)28: Americans Abroad Need Tax Justice Too! (15)28: April 29 2015 U.S. CONGRESSIONAL HEARING: BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: IS IT THE RIGHT POLICY FOR AMERICA? (12)23: FATCA fuels growing threats to personal data security (73)22: Global News “…the cost is not enough for them to not do it, because the relief they will get from having ceased to be a U.S. person is greater than the cost.” (10)22: 2015 Canadian Budget Introduces the “Common Reporting Standard” (45)16: We Delivered! Monumental Submission to Senate Finance Committee! #Fight CBT (134)15: Reminder: “2015: Solving U.S. Citizenship Problems: Have You Received a FATCA Letter?” London ON (4)14: Same Country Exemption, Safe Harbour Rule (36)14: Republicans Overseas submission: Overseas Americans’ Input on Individual Income Tax to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, especially how FATCA and CBT impact Americans residing abroad negatively (32)13: FATCA and Credit Unions (3)09: For the Senate Finance Committee’s attention and study — common sense suggestions for tax reform to remedy the FATCA discrimination of *US-defined US Persons Who Reside Abroad* (76)08: Americans at least three to five times as likely as Pakistanis to renounce citizenship (26)07: Video Portion of Senate Finance Committee Submission Ready! (42)06: WANTED – Ginny and Gwenny – Runaway Tax Slaves! (39)04: We are often admonished that we should pay *our fair share* in return for the promise of U.S. military coming to rescue us on the fateful day of such need… (63)02: Remind you of something more current? (12)02: Another contribution from *Just Me* — sharing New Zealand and US banks’ correspondence… (20)01: Renouncing US citizenship? How the S. 877A “Exit Tax” may apply to your Canadian assets – 15 Parts (58)
March 2015
31: Burning down barns is not wrong because it is illegal; it is illegal because it is wrong (37)29: FATCA and GATCA: Investing in Envy? (15)28: Myth is renewed (154)26: It’s Real -Amendment to Budget Resolution Sets Stage for Repeal of FATCA (40)25: Eritreans in UK fight back against diaspora tax (43)25: ADCS-ADSC Letters sent, requesting NDP, Liberal, Green and Conservative Party Policies on FATCA (5)24: American diaspora’s rate of compliance with Selective Service registration (14)23: Never thought it would come to this… (5)23: Congressional Research Service Jan 2015 report attributes anti-expat legislation and keeps the dastardly stuff alive (17)21: The Source of the Standard Offshore Lie (40)20: Reminder: “Have You Received a #FATCA Letter?” Hamilton ON March 26 (17)20: Timeless Wisdom: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same (16)18: The 1000 Letter Campaign to Washington D.C. by April 3, 2015 (10)16: “Safe Harbor Rule” suggested as a possible FATCA Reform (97)15: Important: New Effort to Seek Input on Bipartisan Tax Reform : Input needed (44)15: Drumming-up FATCA business in the Caymans (17)12: Harper government accepts national origin discrimination for US Persons, but not for meat (36)12: Agency capture in Mordor, the most corrupt capital in the world (26)11: First Plantiff in Bopp Case Named (46)10: The Real Risk (58)09: A Young #Americanabroad Has a Fantastic Reply to the Young Turks (37)08: MoveOn using partisanship to begin implementaion of Logan Act (20)07: Financial Post hits a new low in FATCA reporting (65)06: Green Card Holders and FATCA (21)06: John Richardson, Co-Chair and Legal Counsel of ADCS-ADSC, introduces Professor Daniel Shaviro by saying “It is encouraging to see that “citizenship taxation” is being considered in law school classes.” (4)05: State Department claims renunciants are still U.S. citizens until CLN approved (29)04: Reminder for Info Sessions in Innsbruck, Vienna & Budapest (11)04: FATCA Violates Americans Privacy Rights, Impacts US Economy – Senator Rand Paul (94)04: Terminating a Green Card (Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status) (34)04: Relinquishing your US citizenship in Germany: Renunciation fees in excess of one month’s gross wages deemed excessive and exhorbitant (46)04: Attn: Former U.S. Citizens: Are you STILL or Have you EVER BEEN a U.S. “Tax Citizen”? (3)03: ABA Section of Taxation Recommends Those who Relinquished under INA Prior to June 17, 2008 be Treated as Non-Citizens (36)02: ACA Global Foundation Video: 21st Century Taxation of Americans Abroad: CBT vs. RBT Toronto May 2, 2014 (64)
February 2015
28: @ADCSovereignty #FATCA IGA lawsuit continues to be newsworthy and provides education and leadership to the world (64)28: ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law: U.S. FATCA: American Legal Imperialism? (12)26: Four-tenths of Martians may owe U.S. taxes (16)25: Reminder for London UK Information Session – Monday, March 2, 2015 (3)25: The Caliphate can hardly wait (28)25: Barrie McKenna reports on Canadian Direct Financial’s milestone FATCA announcement (17)24: Social Security Totalization Agreements fail to cover more than half of Americans abroad (12)23: Vancouver area opportunity and welcome to attend Friday, February 27th *Citizenship Taxation* (Tax Law and Policy Workshop / Seminar Course) @ UBC (33)23: What U.S. Expats need to know about IRS Tax Forms — and afraid to ask — or don’t understand just why as they live and work in countries with Residence-Based Taxation laws… (9)22: RBC asks, “Do you file a U.S. tax return? Coming soon – PFIC Annual Information Statements” Any other Canadian “foreign financial institution*asking the same? (14)21: The Ripple Effect is Here (84)18: Why Are Americans Giving Up Citizenship? — CNBC International (62)17: ADCS-ADSC LITIGATION UPDATES: Key Actions, Milestones and Timeline Estimates (90)15: Failure to launch for Boris Johnson (17)15: Good for you, Boris Johnson, Mayor of London — for adding to the number who have or will renounce their US citizenship, *accidental* or otherwise! (12)15: Florida Bankers Assoc versus Treasury Department Deliberations begin (23)14: Let the Testimony Begin! (24)13: Volunteers required for research project on Canada – USA dual citizens (current and former) (32)13: Tim Fernholz invites Former US persons to email him (74)11: #Sweden Narc’s out its Own (accidental US citizens) to USA via #FATCA (23)11: More analysis on the U.S. proposal to provide relief for certain Accidental Dual Citizens (34)11: Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels, Ph.D. releases results of her University of Kent study / survey… (131)10: Ex-U.S. citizen actor visited California for holiday without issues (19)09: Survey to Abolish FATCA: To be Presented to Congress (49)07: What Is Mythster Stack’s Response for This? (12)06: Congratulations to @ADCSovereignty lawyer, Joe Arvay, on today’s Supreme Court of Canada Decision (64)06: IRS & State encourage ESL teachers abroad to join Streamlined? (13)04: Will Canada turn a blind eye to the IGA’s “faux reciprocity”? (79)03: Obama FY2016 budget proposes limited relief for accidental duals-at-birth who give up U.S. citizenship (454)03: “I relinquished 20 years ago, let them prove otherwise” (18)01: “Seize the Day” – An All-Day Event for All “U.S. Persons” – Info Session & Forum – February 14, 2015 (62)01: It Hurts My Heart: On Renouncing American Citizenship (41)
January 2015
30: WhiteKat Speaks From the Heart (77)30: Americans abroad & diversity jurisdiction of U.S. federal courts (13)29: Professor Allison Christians posts “Responses to Questions on Canada’s Adoption of FATCA IGA” (39)27: Are strata corporations the next target of Canadian banks’ FATCA zeal? (77)26: Keith Redmond on Fox Radio (20)26: Senate Finance Committee Forms Working Groups – #Americansabroad organize – Toronto, Feb. 14/15 (61)26: The 2nd Royal #FATCA t to be born in Stockholm this Summer! (13)25: If the February 5, 2014 FATCA Agreement signed by Canada with the U.S. is up for review as of December 31, 2016, then… (11)25: Canadian FATCA IGA lawsuit: February 1, 2015 legal bill will be paid on time! / Poursuite canadienne contre la FATCA et le gouvernement canadien : nos frais légaux du 1er février 2015 seront payés à temps ! (1167)25: Hatch of @GOPSenFinance Delivers Speech on Corporate Inversions at Brookings Institution – Endorses Territorial Taxation (24)22: Americans in Canada (47)22: Boris Johnson @MayorOfLondon acceptance of “U.S. jurisdiction” means he must now resign (91)20: “…no sort of discrimination should be tolerated. An Estonian citizen is an Estonian citizen.” (18)18: Bail In’s Enacted at the last G20 meeting: “Banks may take your money to cope with crisis” (34)17: The real reason that Roger Ver renounced US citizenship (23)16: Impossible! This is More Kafkaesque than you can Imagine! (50)16: Reed Amendment, Logan Act: why worry about unenforced & unenforceable laws? (42)15: Updated – 2015 “Solving US Citizenship Problems” – “Have You Received a FATCA Letter?” (13)14: US Taxpayer Advocate Service: National Taxpayer Advocate 2014 Annual Report to Congress (48)14: Privacy? Says who? (19)13: Resistance is not futile: Why not filling out forms for your bank thwarts world-wide FATCA compliance (106)10: EU Residents/Citizens: This is For You (30)10: #Sweden begins Discriminatory Profiling its Citizens by Country of Birth and by National Origin (11)10: More translated materials on the tax residence and legal status of Chinese emigrants (6)09: China Daily responds to New York Times on alleged Chinese citizenship-based tax (18)08: No, China does not have citizenship-based taxation (52)07: “Seize The Day 2” – Staff Report on Comprehensive Tax Report on 2015 and Beyond – Republican Staff U.S. Committee on Finance (58)03: Help Me Keep My April 5 Promise (24)02: Anti-FATCA/CBT “To Do” List for 2015 (50)
December 2014
31: It’s time to “Seize the day” – Don’t let FATCA Obscure the Need to Abolish U.S. Extra-Territorial Taxation (32)31: Is an American a Piece of U.S. Property? (47)29: Whistleblower Program is Another Proof Big Brother is Already Here (38)29: Twitter and Facebook Opportunities for input to the US Congress, via the Chamber of Commerce (5)28: Who are today’s “Guilty Men” of FATCA? (36)23: It’s 11:00 p.m. – Do you know what your child who you registered as #Americansabroad is doing? (40)22: Partial listing of October 2014 comments to United States Department of State re: renunciation fee increase: Moving from “complaints” to litigation will require money (33)22: From Shadow Raider on December 17, 2014: “Constitutionality of citizenship-based taxation” (63)22: Clearly India doesn’t know what a #FATCA IGA is – needs an Indian @ADCSovereignty (8)20: IRS Commissioners, past and present, agree that the US Tax Code is “really beyond the pale of making any sense” … (9)19: WSJ wants stories from Expats (30)18: Class Action Lawsuit Forming Against FATCA (92)17: Dear Santa: Show Ginny & Gwen “Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus. (35)17: Another Gem from EmBee (36)17: Holiday coupons from Greedy Giver for ADCS Fundraiser (14)16: *CATCA* or What could the Government of Canada do differently than *rolling over to the threat of US sanctions to their banks* and saying “Not ALL Canadians are protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? (7)16: Dear President of America … from nine-year old Janne … (4)16: FATCA will cost the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) $15.7-$15.8 Million (or $5.7-5.8). Q: Who funds the CRA? A: ALL Canadian Taxpayers (35)16: Robert Wood: “20 Really Stupid Things In The U.S. Tax Code” – “is there any way to go but up?” (24)14: France imposes American-style “saving clause” on Andorra (13)13: December 11, 2014: Senate Finance Committee Republican staff opinion paper says that “The United States needs to rethink its taxing rules for non-resident U.S. citizens.” (77)12: SSL – Will it protect you? (23)10: U.S. Treasury admits: people don’t emigrate to high-tax countries to avoid U.S. tax (46)10: Happy Birthday Isaac Brock Society! (124)09: From Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels regarding her NEW survey, “The United States and You – A Survey for US Citizens and Former US Citizens” — in depth responses can be provided by Isaac Brock Society readers / commenters! (43)09: Bipartisan attempts to exile former U.S. citizens, 2002–2008 (41)07: Does the U.S. really want to lose @JTepper2 as a citizen? Renunciation of U.S. citizenship – Jan. 2015 (82)07: Spreading the word: with Kijiji, Twitter, Facebook and other ways … (24)05: F.H. Buckley: Canada’s system of government is proving far superior to America’s (28)04: Dear Finance Minister Joe Oliver — in response to your latest form letter… (41)04: About @MayorOfLondon Boris Johnson by Laura Saunders @Saunderswsj features familiar names (25)04: Russia announces a new offshore amnesty program, the anti-FATCA (11)03: More U.S. Hypocrisy (9)03: My Scotia iTrade (not) FATCA letter (49)02: More from Robert Morris @Robbolaw on #FATCA and #Americansabroad (9)02: Nigel Green applauds Boris Johnson’s “noble and brave stance” against FATCA (26)01: Robert Stack is in Vancouver, BC! (17)01: From ACA — To the Editor of Tax Notes — a Thank You to Boris Johnson (62)
November 2014
30: 2015 “Solving US Citizenship Problems” – “Have You Received a FATCA Letter?” (11)29: Roger Conklin passes away – Tireless advocate for #Americansabroad and a decent human being (33)26: Reminder for Solving U.S. Citizenship Problems, Info Session, Toronto, Sunday November 30, 2014 (33)26: Form People (34)24: An American Thanksgiving Message from Withers LLP (27)24: New Article by a Group of Brockers Now Posted at Naomi Wolf’s “Cloudt” Facebook Page (20)22: Hong Kong bank tells U.S.-born customers to download & fill out a Certificate of Loss of Nationality (57)20: That @MayorOfLondon is a good man but he still suffers from the U.S. taint which is “very difficult to give up.” (369)20: Revisiting the Question: “What will YOUR foreign financial institution ask you?” and “What will they do if you do not provide YOUR Certificate of Loss of Nationality?” (41)18: The combination of renouncing U.S. citizenship and a vacation = Renunciation Tour (43)17: What should be the position of people living abroad with unwanted United States-deemed citizenship? (58)16: An invitation — Forbes’ Robert Wood will consider reprinting more such stories… (33)16: The American Public: SOLD on the Auction Block (6)15: Is The “Fourth” Branch of Government Reponsible for FATCA? (10)15: Half a million ex-immigrants who emigrated from the U.S. since 2005 did not properly cancel their green cards? (15)14: Bill to strip Social Security from ex-Nazis who fled the U.S. won’t affect other American emigrants (34)14: Citizenship, How Much Will it Cost? Is it Worth it? (5)14: Can anyone review documentation obtained by a law firm in their Freedom of Information (FOI) Request ? (40)14: Boris Johnson – revisited (82)12: Attempt to contact Commander Chris Hadfield (with U.S.-defined U.S. Personhood by “Snowbird Rules”) (50)12: America Attacks its own Citizens (7)11: Wanna Get Your Say? (8)10: Oh! Canada (91)10: “Quiet Disclosures” Creeping Their Way Back In? (42)10: Solving U.S. Citizenship Issues – Information Session Toronto, Sunday Nov. 30, 2014 (2)10: American Solipsism (i.e., American Exceptionalism) (14)09: Reminder – Solving U.S. Citizenship Problems – Info Session – Tues, Nov 11, 2014, Niagara Falls ON (2)07: FATCA and Extra-territorial Taxation (25)07: FATCA: An Introduction for Americans to the “Worst Law Nobody Has Ever Heard Of”: Part IV – Conclusion (22)07: From Japan T, new Brock “commenter” who is both pleased and horrified that he has something to add to this discussion… (88)06: FATCA: An Introduction for Americans to the “Worst Law Nobody Has Ever Heard Of”: Part III (16)06: War of 1812 Heroes Commemorated (12)06: Opportunity for #FATCA and #CBT Relief with the Senate and House in Control of the Republicans (164)05: The Need to Live “Form Free” (4)05: Why FATCA is a Threat to Canadians in 9 Minutes (65)05: FATCA: An Introduction for Americans to the “Worst Law Nobody Has Ever Heard Of”: Part II (14)05: What corruption lies below the surface when US politicians and bureaucrats openly cash in on favours? (10)04: My November 4, 2014 Conversation with Toronto Consul-General of US: New renunciation appointments (all “LOW-PRIORITY”) extended to September 2015 (40)04: FATCA: An Introduction for Americans to the “Worst Law Nobody Has Ever Heard Of”: Part I (64)02: Is the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) Walter White’s money laundering dream? (26)02: How Much More Money will have Exited USA due to FBAR, CBT, and #FATCA? (29)
October 2014
30: Our Tricia Moon on Canada AM (67)29: Approaching GATCA? “Foreigners” (and not just U.S. foreigners) in Israel finding themselves ensnared … (32)27: The Real Intent of #FATCA: You are not “Collateral Damage” — You are the Target (28)27: Cheryl’s claim for relinquishment based on INA 1952 350: The case of a dual citizen at birth (241)26: New York Times: Law Lets I.R.S. Seize Accounts on Suspicion, No Crime Required (34)26: Cooking the Books at the Federal Register: What Has the Executive Branch Been Feeding You? (48)25: Any Developments from Credit Unions in Canada? (21)24: #fatcainfo : Twitterers–tweet to Swedish radio whatever you think that SWeden (that tax haven) could use for FATCA reciprocity (0)24: From @WSJperfinance and @SaundersWSJ report renunciations continue at record pace (34)24: #Sweden one-up’s USA’s #FATCA & #FBAR: Assumes all of its #Expatriates to be Corrupt (2)23: USA Treasury Launches Global Citizen Tracking System, Code Names: #FATCA & #IGA (23)23: Interesting article by @RoyBerg1 on the Oct. 2014 IRS treatment of #RRSP and #RRIF (8)23: Canadian FATCA IGA lawsuit: November 1, 2014 legal bill will be paid on time! / Poursuite canadienne contre la FATCA et le gouvernement canadien : nos frais légaux du 1er novembre 2014 seront payés à temps ! (2221)22: The #FATCA Time Has Come to Surrender Myself. I AM A US PERSON. (18)22: Citizenship Showdown Coming Between Free People and the U.S. Government (20)21: IRS Commissioner Koskinen is BRAINDEAD!!! (21)21: FATCA has no Maximum, only Minimums–FATCA comes to Sweden (21)20: Vote all you want: The Government Won’t Change (8)20: #FATCA Global Implementation Costs Revealed (Cross Post, Guest post) (15)20: Canada wins a Round in Trade Battle with US (27)20: Important Personal Security Planning for US Citizens, US Green Card Holders, and their Families Located in Sensitive Regions, Regarding #FATCA and IGA’s (11)17: Rahab’s renunciation of citizenship–Was she a harlot, liar, traitor and tax cheat or a heroine of faith? (160)16: What will — and what should — [THE MAJORITY OF] Canadians do when the IRS comes calling? (196)16: Should we have the same privacy rights as do traffickers of contraband tobacco? (18)15: Interesting perceptions of @TaxPolBlog on “Global tax disorder” and the role of #FATCA (14)14: Planning ahead: difficult cases in expatriation of U.S. citizenship for those with diminished mental capacity. What if you or your family member would not qualify for expatriation? (26)14: The Raoul Weil Chronicles: Taxes, evasion, extradition and extradition for tax evasion in an #FBAR World (67)12: What are the benefits of the coming into U.S. tax compliance through the Streamlined program? (34)12: New @barriemckenna article on #FATCA suggests damage is STILL “collateral” – Really now! (6)11: “Similar to the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights, the U.S. TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS contains 10 provisions.” (6)10: Stephen Miller, former Acting IRS Commissioner, and Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate offer criticism of FATCA (18)10: #Americansabroad do NOT renounce U.S. citizenship because of taxes (31)08: A “Wake-up Call” for U.S. Tax Policy – John Richardson’s guest post on Forbes (37)07: Bulletin: IRS relaxes reporting requirements for RRSPs and RRIFs (42)07: #Americansabroad invade U.S. to pay tax on income and assets not associated with USA (40)07: Cautiously optimistic about the @SenMikeLee and Jim Bopp #FATCA Legal Action initiative (77)06: U.S. dollar FX Rates give and take – falling Canadian dollar a benefit for #Americansabroad renouncing (17)03: What introductory articles on FATCA do you recommend to your clueless friends? (16)01: From The Desk of John Richardson – Co-Chair ADCS-ADSC.ca (8)
September 2014
30: Social Media toolkit (9)28: Republicans Overseas #FATCA video: Explains the FATCALegalAction.com lawsuit (114)26: The New Berlin Wall (55)25: Have you made voiced your concerns re the U.S. Department of State Renunciation Fee Hikes @ http://www.regulations.gov? (67)25: The Guardian: “I was terrified we’d lose all our money” (23)24: If this is accurate… (28)24: How much should renunciation of United States citizenship cost? Not US $2350 but $550,000 (41)24: @SenMikeLee and Jim Bopp take anti-#FATCA message to Europe (17)23: From the Supreme Court of Canada, Should provincial law apply to banks OR does Canada’s Constitution give the federal government exclusive power to regulate banks? (7)23: If 1% of homelanders pay 46% of income taxes and no VAT, it’s no wonder U.S. has an Exit Tax (20)23: Solving US Citizenship Problems-Info Session-Niagara Falls ON-Tuesday Nov 11, 2014 (3)22: Please @PMHarper say it isn’t so – Canada is not really a world leader in #FATCA? (22)22: The widening gap for the cost of freedom from US citizenship and US tax compliance (63)21: John Richardson interviewed by Dave Popowich on CHQR’s “More Than Money” (26)21: Charles Adams “For Good And Evil” – The Impact of Taxes On The Course Of Civilization (7)19: Solving US Citizenship Problems Info Session – Paris – Enfin à Paris ! – Cancelled (8)19: Ottawa Brock Lunch – Saturday 4 October (12)19: Is TD Bank overzealously ferreting out US persons? (169)18: Coming into U.S. tax compliance – To “amnesty” or “not to amnesty” – that is the question (27)17: Just a Bit of News from Cyberspace (23)15: Democrats Abroad Publishes FATCA Research – “FATCA: Affecting Everyday Americans Every Day” (174)15: New Consul General in Vancouver (5)15: Milton Friedman explains why Congressmen and Compliance Condors make tax reform impossible (8)15: #FATCA: Where citizenships collide – Turning #Americansabroad over to the IRS and Foreign Governments (14)14: You keep your friends close and your enemies closer, that’s why I intend to join @Demsabroad (AKA The Stepford Wives) (61)13: US seeks additional Customs Pre-Clearance locations in the EU (15)11: Civil Forfeiture: The new #OVDP confiscation program for those in U.S. borders (37)11: Pop Quiz (29)10: “The Business of Life” (74)10: Robert Wood: “Canadians Attack U.S. Expat Rules, Decrying ‘Accidental Americans’ ” (12)09: Alex Newman reports on FATCA/CBT repeal efforts (13)08: “Ameri-Canadians” and the complexities of identity (21)06: American emigrants: Vote Scott Brown for Senate so he can revoke our unwanted U.S. citizenship for free and get us out of the State Department’s new $2,350 renunciation cash grab (28)05: Le site internet de ADCS-ADSC en français est maintenant en ligne ! ADCS-ADSC has a French website! (15)05: “Shall I Stay or Shall I Go?” — well, first, there are four kinds of *Americans Abroad* … (80)03: John Richardson interviewed by Dave Taylor on CHQR Calgary News Talk 770 (40)01: Top Three Quotations (47)01: Obvious moral principle: the number of dogs at the pound is not an excuse for a man to abuse the dog he already has (30)01: U.S. FATCA Legal Action site is now live and U.S. lawyer Jim Bopp’s Legal Opinion available (46)
August 2014
30: WSJ: More on U.S. Department of State Huge Jump in Fees for Renunciation (121)29: Why FATCA is bad for America — update from ACA (20)29: FATCA and USA Citizens in Canada: You are Screwed! (71)29: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): Those who oppose FATCA are going to burn in “HELL” (84)28: Concern from a Wild Rose Constituent re: FATCA/IGA (3)27: State Department to hike renunciation fees to US$2,350; says “no public benefit” in respecting human right to change nationality (338)26: US Govt no longer allowing some state drivers licenses as acceptable Federal ID (11)26: Obama-allied CNBC praises Canadian TFSA’s – too bad they’re unavailable to US Persons in Canada (7)26: American Samoans’ lawsuit against Washington over “U.S. national” status (19)25: Obama: Corporate Deserters! (44)25: Statistics on U.S. passport issuance abroad (18)24: Today is the 200th Anniversary of the Burning of the Whitehouse (34)24: China news: The USA is “a disgusting thief spying over his neighbor’s fence” (16)24: Latest Foreign Earned Income Exclusion statistics: in five years, IRS offshore crusades added a hundred thousand ordinary new filers who don’t owe any U.S. tax (18)23: Non-US Accounts Being Reviewed in UK at the Expense of Non-US Persons (28)22: ACA Update on RBT & Request for Testimonials (67)22: Jack Townsend says that Americans don’t admire me (95)22: Comparison of fees and procedures for renouncing citizenship in various countries (76)21: U.S. Consulate Appointments: Toronto is booked up — no problem; you can go somewhere else, ADDING TO YOUR EXPENSE for the whole U.S. expatriation experience (47)20: Want to Submit a Post to a Forbes Blog? (7)20: Conversations on RRSPs, renunciation of US citizenship, and civil disobedience with Jack Townsend (49)19: No More Renunciation Appointments Available in Toronto for 2014 (45)19: Solving U.S. Citizenship Problems – Montréal Québec – September 23, 2014 (6)18: Ron Paul warns “US Sanctions on Russia May Sink the Dollar” (18)18: Recommended Reading: Making the Modern American Fiscal State, Law, Politics, and the Rise of Progressive Taxation, 1877–1929 (4)17: Dear Mr. President, Why I’m Leaving America – Writer tried hard to be tax compliant #Americansabroad (33)16: ND Law Professor Michael Kirsch explains the rationale for U.S. taxation of #Americansabroad (94)16: Are You a Canada-U.S. Dual Citizen? @cbcallinaday is Following a New Law That Affects You (26)15: The IRS agents in our midst (22)14: Cards of support from grateful Canadians (11)14: Ginny and Gwen are Canadians: It’s not funny to make American jokes about them (13)14: Why don’t you just renounce? (133)13: Have the Tories already admitted the plaintiffs’ case in the lawsuit by Alliance for the Defence of the Sovereignty of Canada? (15)12: Statement of Claim to the Canadian Attorney General of Canada (38)10: Why did Canada not have a ‘drop-dead’ date in their IGA signed with the US for real reciprocity from the US as does, for just one of the smarter countries, South Africa? (39)10: For a change of pace — and, Would Stuart McLean consider a show about “Accidental Americans”? (3)09: US Federal Court of Appeals for DC opens door to prison inmate and registered sex offender renouncing citizenship under INA 1481(a)(6) (30)09: Why is security of financial privacy and security of person for those that FATCA identifies ignored by both the US and countries who have signed Treasury’s IGAs? (14)09: Robert Wood posts on renunciations, #FATCA, #Americansabroad (11)08: Premier of British Virgin Islands offers assistance to local accidentals affected by FATCA (4)08: My response to Jack Townsend’s moral musings on private property or rather the lack thereof (27)08: When it comes to trusts, “FATCA loves everyone” (0)08: “U.S. can’t deliver on FATCA promises” (7)07: CBC News article on Harper strategy of legal confrontation: important comment opportunity (13)07: Updates for Solving US Citizenship Problems Meetings- Belfast & Dublin August 2014 (4)07: China makes officials pledge to bring home overseas family members & give up foreign permanent residence or citizenship (7)06: Blending IRS overreach into other countries to target both Businesses and US Persons Abroad (4)06: James Jatras lays-out FATCA risk to Russia (3)06: A wealth of FATCA insights (7)06: American diaspora’s population-adjusted citizenship renunciation rate worse than Kyrgyzstan’s, but possibly not as bad as Ghana’s (yet) (78)05: Treasury prepares shiny new DATCA Trojan Horse (27)04: What can you buy for only $870 million? How about the death of the U.S. dollar? (15)02: Philippines’ Metrobank plays FATCA hardball with an ex-client (23)01: Must listen interview with @SenCarlLevin – Corporate inversions, renouncing citizenship (27)01: IRS claims that only 20,000 people are affected by U.S. Form 8891 for Canadian RRSPs (10)
July 2014
31: Russia’s plan to apply counter-sanctions will include a welcome ban of FATCA compliance industry (20)30: Barrie McKenna, “PwC suggests a check to see if you are an ‘accidental American'” (50)30: James Jatras debunks legality of FATCA IGAs (30)29: The Federal Register: timeliness, date of filing, and date of publication (43)28: Human Rights Complaint on behalf of ALL *U.S. Persons Abroad* has now been submitted. (419)28: UBS and the road to a global #GATCA. Regulatory pile on. How does it end? (17)27: Canadian(?) Banks Tally Their USA Tax Compliance Tab (40)25: Lynne Blaze Had a Great Fall: July 28 UPDATE (28)25: Financial American Terrorism Contra All: FATCA is an extension within the financial realm of US imperial policy (43)24: Vancouver Sun: Metro Vancouver Woman Joins Movement to Drop US Citizenship (33)24: Obama: Companies that avoid taxes are renouncing citizenship, MarketWatch (49)23: A reply from the Liberal Party, but still not from Justin Trudeau… (27)22: French shipyard workers blast Obama and David Cameron (10)22: Solving US Citizenship Problems, Toronto- Beaches, August 25, 2014 (7)21: French Translation VOLUNTEERS Needed asap! (14)21: P.C. M.P. Pierre Poilievre sees ‘no equivalency’ between USA and Eritrea (53)20: How USA OUTFOXED the UK for USD $ Dominance at Bretton Woods (11)19: “Accidental American” identified as a “US citizen” in world headlines… (82)19: Canadian Banks want to merge: I say hell NO!!! (3)18: Senator Bernie Sanders: Welcome to the Wall of Shame and Canadians lets boycott the State of Vermont (34)18: Canadians, their Privacy Rights and the Conservative Government (2)18: U.S. National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) Report to Congress, June 30, 2014 (16)18: DA hosts WebEx breakfast with Jimmy Carter to fundraise for his grandson (10)18: FATCA: “It’s the fiscal equivalent of the war on drugs” (12)17: Lynne Blaze Had a Great Fall (38)16: The Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty has made it onto Wikipedia! (12)16: A bank made of BRICS vs. a buck made of straw (60)16: FFI’s begin to complain about FATCA compliance burden (58)15: 817 Ghanaians renounced citizenship in 2013; Accra officials mysteriously fail to condemn them as traitors who should be exiled for life (11)14: US Senator’s daughter renounces her American citizenship!!! (12)14: The slippery slope of Bill C-24: “…disclosure of information to verify the citizenship status or identity of any person” to enforce any Canadian law “or law of another country” (19)14: Some IMF / FATCA numerology fun (8)14: FATCA Dutch treaty (9)13: CBC Radio Ottawa “All In A Day” July 4th interview with Allison Christians and Kathleen (16)12: WSJ, July 9, 2014, David Kuenzi: “American Expats’ Tax Nightmare” (15)12: British Virgin Islands Premier says FATCA is “universal law” (13)11: MUST READ for *US Persons* in their OMG Moment (cross-post from MapleSandbox.ca) (35)11: The dog ate my homework: Using IRS’ own strategies to file one’s tax returns (2)10: Angela Merkel has more cojones than Stephen Harper (30)09: IRS releases updated FFI list — poor countries falling behind (26)09: Stunning hypocrisy: Canada threatens closure of Eritrean consulate over diaspora tax (78)09: Hong Kong faces FATCA onslaught (19)08: Allan Sloan: Welcome to the IBS Wall of Shame (19)07: Unpatriotic U.S. Corporations ? (11)07: New Streamlined Program – Part 1 – the Canadian Snowbird Dilemma (Moodys GartnerTax) (28)06: Flying the American flag upside down to celebrate July 4th in London, ON (14)06: Canadian retirement plans of “U.S. persons” subject to double taxation (97)04: Theme Song for Expats the World Over (9)04: IRS Claims Statutory Authority for FATCA Agreements Where no Such Authority Exists (59)04: New Zealand Bank (ASB) Sends Out Its Pre 4th of July #FATCA Roundup Notices (16)04: Declaration of Independence: July 4, 2014 (17)04: National Post: U.S. driving #americansabroad to renounce (23)04: FATCA exposed on Independent Nation: John Richardson, Tricia Moon and Peter Dunn discuss the loss of democracy and sovereignty in Canada (8)03: @PMHarper gives @BarackObama #FATCA – the “Gift that keeps on giving”: Stephen Kish and Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty in Toronto Star (7)03: John Richardson on Global National TV: FATCA Arrives in Canada (25)03: Solving US Citizenship Problems – Toronto, Saturday, July 19 (3)02: A CLN (Certificate of Loss of Nationality) alone may not guarantee your data won’t be reported. (41)02: Nigel Green champions ADCS as he warns of FATCA “hammer blow for the US economy” (32)02: Looking back, the day after the demise of Sovereign Canada — “This is not the Canada I grew up in.” (13)02: August 8, 2014 UPDATE: Today Republican National Committee Unanimously Passed Resolution to Kill Citizenship-Based Taxation and Replace with Residence-Based Taxation (118)01: Globe & Mail – Group Plans Constitutional Challenge (47)
June 2014
30: ‘Twas the Night Before FATCA! (24)30: John Richardson on BNN & Independent Nation (22)30: July 4 Reflection: Meaning of “Being an American” vs. “Being one of those #Americansabroad” (36)28: Harper Government Cedes Our Sovereignty on Canada’s Birthday (33)27: China’s suspect FATCA agreement (18)27: Assuming the worst… (125)26: The Economist: America’s new law on tax compliance is heavy-handed, inequitable and hypocritical (50)26: @CROBMatthews Chris Mathews: Welcome to the Isaac Brock Society Wall of Shame (15)26: Two tier Canadian citizenship alleged to violate Charter (13)26: Please Provide in This Post Approaches Big Canadian Banks Will Use to Establish U.S. Personhood of Account Holders on July 2 2014: Remember— Information provided in casual conversations with account manager is now accepted bank practice in Canada (643)26: Steven J. Mopsick picks his “Streamlined Express” winners and losers (5)26: Solving US Citizenship Problems – Dublin/Belfast IRL – August 12/20, 2014 (0)25: Democrats Abroad: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (31)24: My Letter to the Editor at Beach Metro News (42)24: It’s BACK: Passport REVOCATION!!! (9)24: Vancouver Protest on Canada Day? (5)24: Patrick Cain, Global News, among Canadian journalists covering the *US Person in Canada* as second-class citizen, compliments of the stealth of Conservatives in omnibus Bill C-31 (4)24: Margaret Wente awakens from her three year slumber (7)23: Globe Editorial (8)23: United States citizens abroad have no constitutional protections (34)21: Reminder – Solving US Citizenship Problems Halifax & Fredericton – June 23 & 26 (0)20: Latest from Steven Mopsick (15)20: Time for Reflection (124)20: Implementation of the US FATCA IGA has been given Royal Assent by Canada’s Governor General, June 19, 2014. (22)20: Thanks to my renunciation, I will soon be down to only 150% potential FBAR fines and I am elated (21)19: Reid Whitten and Scott Maberry: Welcome to the IBS Wall of Shame (6)19: Canada’s position: Eritrea bad, America good (21)18: US Senate Tax Treaty Hearing- Thursday 6/19 (12)18: Is the IRS “FINALLY” doing the Right Thing? New simplified, SIMPLIFIED OVDP (210)17: Role, Responsibilities, Consequences of the RO, Responsible Officer for FATCA (7)17: Expatriate Americans Break Up With Uncle Sam to Escape Tax Rules (79)16: Update: Canada’s bill C-24 Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act (10)16: Hilary Clinton speaking live in Toronto now – watch it here (15)15: Reminder of Vancouver Session for Young Adults – Sunday, June 22 (9)14: FATCA is a nail in the coffin of the US dollar: Mike Maloney (14)13: For those who doubt that #FATCA is a declaration of war … Welcome to the #FATCASanction (10)13: House of Commons Votes to Help U.S. IRS Seize Bank Records of Canadians as Bill C-31 Passes – FATCA is Now the Law in Canada! (43)13: More Canadian media advertising for the #IRS and #FATCA (1)12: Nigel Green supports Jim Bopp’s FATCA lawsuit (16)12: The Looming FATCA Iceberg (60)11: The Heritage Foundation says “FATCA Hurts Law-Abiding Americans Living Abroad” (13)11: A left-wing Homelander who gets it on Operation Chokepoint. Maybe?? (8)11: Treat all Canadian citizens equally under the law: Globe and Mail (10)09: Are non-compete agreements akin to Citizenship Based Taxation? (9)09: Blaze Has a New Article in Tax News – FATCA “Sea Change” (17)09: Brock Warrior down: Don Whiteley (33)09: Breaking news: US Expats in Mexico left stranded in latest FATCA escalation (29)08: Barrie McKenna reports on IRS “Ray of Hope” (41)07: Senator Roger Wicker -R of Mississippi co-sponsors legislation to REPEAL FATCA (10)06: BREAKING NEWS: FATCA IGA Vote On C-31 Omnibus Bill Expected In House of Commons Monday June 9 (37)06: Canadians are invited to share their priorities for the 2015 Federal Budget (1)05: Elizabeth May Continues FATCA Fight in House of Commons (37)05: Lets have a Canada Day, “Letter to the Editor” Blitz! (35)05: Is #FBAR relief for #Greencard holders with #offshore accounts on the way? (56)04: Why is Stephen Harper paying for Canadian companies to move to the United States? (11)03: New Information Sessions: Solving US Citizenship Problems & Young Adults Programs (13)03: “6. Will my financial institution be asking me if I was born in the U.S.?” (from the CRA website — FAQs – FATCA) (37)03: The USA is the land of importunity (46)02: UK Government is taking the lead with instutionalized discrimination against US Citizens, the HMRC FATCA IGA (61)02: France chafes at US $10 billion “masterful slap” (30)01: Ottawa Brock Lunch – Saturday 7 June (1)
May 2014
31: Outside of mainland China, South Korea, and Taiwan, fewer than one in two thousand rich people want a U.S. EB-5 green card (9)30: “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.” Obi Wan Kenobi (121)29: OVDP accounts mostly located in immigrant source countries or places where Americans abroad live, not tax havens (14)28: Updated Video: Rand Paul discussing US Swiss Tax Treaty with Senate Democrats (41)28: U.S. Citizenship and Young Adults: Navigating The Special Rules Imposed On U.S. Citizens Abroad-Vancouver BC (12)28: #Americansabroad defend the homeland militarily and diplomatically (17)27: Update completed and comments on: Isaac Brock at 10,000,000 hits (45)27: Upgrades: Comments off, downtimes possible (2)26: More BS from the South China Morning Post on FATCA and China (9)26: Ralph Nader: Welcome to the IBS Wall of Shame (8)26: Toronto Star FATCA Story (48)26: It took 15 years for this child born in Mexico to Homeland parents to prove her U.S. citizenship (48)25: From MapleSandbox.ca: “Anyone getting the FATCA Call?” (43)23: Controversial US Tax Law Affects Many American Expats and How It May Compromise Canadian Sovereignty, This Sunday on Contact (90)23: Russia pushes back on FATCA (19)23: The American Government is a Huge Pain in the Rump (15)22: Report to Members and Committees of Congress / extra-territorial U.S. tax law and how it shall be enforced in other countries (12)22: Victoria is first up: AARO recap video of “Overseas Americans Week” (96)21: Dear Conservative MP: Can ALL Canadians travel to Cuba (or any other country) on their Canadian passport – even if they are deemed to be a ‘US Person’? (60)18: More re invasions of Canadians’ privacy, as reported in the Calgary Herald (32)18: Is lazy journalism the fault of the journalists or are they just giving us what we ask for? (33)18: How competent are FATCA compliance solutions firms? Just look at their map-making skills! (10)17: Frontline NSA documentary foreshadows our fate (46)16: When is it necessary to sacrifice oneself, for the good of many, and when is such self-sacrifice folly? (71)16: Don Cayo: Uncle Sam Makes Canadians An Offer We Can’t Refuse- DOH!!!! (32)15: Safety of US Nationals — or — “Death by FATCA” (38)15: President of Taiwan vows to resign if stung by FATCA Green Card sting (46)14: US$10,000 non-filing fines for committing ordinary personal finance, and the OECD’s “generally accepted taxation principles” (50)13: Bravo, Lynne. Here’s Lynne’s Opening Statement to the Finance Committee (cross-posted from MapleSandbox.ca) (125)13: U.S. Citizenship and Young Adults: Navigating The Special Rules Imposed On U.S. Citizens Abroad (26)12: Standing Committee on Finance Meeting 35 – May 14, 2014 (129)12: NDP Petition: “Protect Canadians from FATCA” (cross-posted from MapleSandbox) (44)12: 8 USC § 1185 bites again: Boris Johnson renewed his U.S. passport (53)12: NDP calling on Harper government: Remove FATCA from omnibus budget bill (55)11: PMSH: “You Won’t Recognize Canada When I’m Through With It” (8)09: Yes, Senator Wyden we “abandoned” America and are proud of it (77)08: Rand Paul re-iterates his intention to FILIBUSTER all tax treaties that may be used to implement FATCA (55)08: Notice of Meeting of Standing Committee on Finance #34 Tuesday May 13 (110)08: Cross post: Canadians, give your FATCA briefs to Finance Committee (63)07: Solving US Citizenship Problems – OTTAWA Information Session (20)07: Canadian Bankers Association appears before Senate National Finance Committee on FATCA (85)07: Maple Sandbox Invited to Finance Committee on #FATCA #IGA in #C31 (128)06: More on Republican Overseas Legal Challenge to FATCA (77)05: Is the IGA about protecting Canadian Banks “regular” operations or is it about protecting their casino/derivatives business? (17)05: Get FATCA Out of Budget Bill, NDP Urges (108)05: AP Writer Stephen Ohlemacher calls FATCA “an economic weapon” (32)04: Brockers comment at Forbes: even the Canadian Challenge is discussed… (16)03: Republicans Overseas Will Be Launching Legal Challenge to FATCA (70)03: MORE: Toronto, Friday – May 2nd, Forum / Debate on CBT (Citizenship-Based Taxation) vs. RBT (Residence-Based Taxation) (156)02: Harper Govt Stuffing More Garbage Legislation (7)02: Dear MPs: Foreign governments (like Canada’s) sign IGAs…there’s one born every minute.” (43)02: Toronto May 2 Citizenship Based Taxation Forum live comments (72)01: House Finance Committee Q&A today on Canada-US IGA (104)01: 1,001 names in latest Federal Register “name-and-shame” list (74)01: NDP: Conservatives must remove FATCA from budget bill (72)01: Middle East faces uncertain FATCA future (4)
April 2014
29: Latest from Carl Levin on Russia and FATCA (42)29: Quotes for ADCS/ADSC WEBSITE need from our international friends (10)29: Our new ADCS-ADSC Logo (29)29: Marc Garneau asks whether a treaty has been properly tabled, its implementation plan Bill C-31… (33)28: Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty (ADCS)/L’Alliance pour la défense de la souveraineté canadienne (ADSC) is established in Canada/est créée au Canada (36)28: Two Faces of American Emigration/Expatriation (66)25: Kevin Shoom testifies before Senate National Finance Committee on Tuesday on FATCA. Bankers come Wednesday (95)24: Associated Press, Adam Geller, interviews persons who don’t fit the stereotype… (53)22: Pro FATCA/CBT Young Turk “The Jerk” tells “middle class and poor” Americans to move “to Canada” WTF!!! (11)22: Another IMPORTANT submission on Omnibus Bill C-31 (which allows implementation in Canada of the FATCA IGA) – Senate Committee on National Finance (109)22: Encouraging the Fraser Institute to give priority to studying implementation of the U.S. imposed FATCA IGA allowed by almost-completed Canadian legislation in Omnibus Bill C-31 (22)21: Report on Alberta Information Session – Edmonton (19)21: Ne Exeat Republica — The Next IRS Tactic vs. Expats and Accidental Americans? (65)19: HMRC Plans to Share Tax Data with Private Firms (29)17: New Zealand’s capitulation to FATCA laid bare (147)15: IRS says it’s “OK” to own PFIC’s through a “US” tax deferred account (86)15: IRS stoops to a new low in confiscating generational debt? Not really, not compared to OVDP (18)14: U.S. Senate regrets passing discriminatory anti-expat laws (32)14: Dutch Board for the Protection of Human Rights rules against FATCA nationality discrimination (23)13: We Intend to Commence Litigation Challenging Canadian FATCA IGA Implementation Legislation on Behalf of All Persons in Canada and Those Impacted by FATCA in the Rest of the World (122)12: Will all banks provide a “comfortable experience” when you get a call: “We’d like to set up a meeting with you.” (127)12: Legal Opinion on Canadian Constitutionality of FATCA IGA Legislation Received Saturday April 12, 2014 (22)12: Solving Problems of U.S. Citizenship – Info Sessions ALBERTA (0)11: What We Leave Behind (5)11: 2014 IRS Survey for U.S. Persons Overseas: Non-filers, identified by comparing names on “IRS non-filer database” with passport data from U.S. Department of State, will be “invited” to participate in survey (64)11: How many formerly loyal voters will now abandon the Harper party? (95)10: Former Finance Minister Jim Flaherty Passes Away (30)10: How the U.S. pulled off the great Canadian privacy giveaway (43)10: Charlie Angus, Official Opposition Critic on Ethics, speaks out against FATCA in Parliament (32)09: Canadian Charter Challenge Fund is Officially Closed (75)08: Post Mortem of Vaudois League as to FATCA Referendum (7)08: The Dark Road: The Worst Tax Law You’ve Never Heard About (38)08: Overcoming overconfidence: Homelander certainty about military intervention in Ukraine is proportionate to ignorance (6)06: Proposed Amendment Idea Sent to NDP, Liberals on Finance Committee (62)06: @PMHarper: If You Won’t Stand up for Canada, Give Other MPs a Chance to Vote Against #FATCA (15)05: Reminder of Calgary Information Session, just 2 weeks from today (April 19): please pass the word on this important Southern Alberta opportunity. (33)04: How To Get Rid of your US citizenship (100)04: Monday, April 7: New Canadian Finance Minister addresses the Canadian Club of Toronto (42)04: Canada’s Parliament — MPs asking the right questions about FATCA (27)03: Peggy Nash NDP Calls for Debate of #FATCA in House of Commons (48)03: Consensus is: “This guy gets it!” (40)03: Updated Petition — Is it time to assist MPs in their efforts for Question Period in Canada’s Parliament with Updated Petition? (7)03: FBI did not add any renunciant records to NICS in March 2014 (31)02: Latest from New Zealand Privacy Commissioner on FATCA (30)02: Solving Problems of U.S. Citizenship – Info Session – EDMONTON Confirmed! (5)02: Synopsis: Solving U.S. Citizenship Problems with John Richardson (London, Ontario) (2)02: What should Jake do? (51)01: Parliamentary Finance Committee Chair and Conservative MP James Rajotte on #FATCA (21)
March 2014
31: More on “Feds bury FATCA law in Budget bill” (w/ no mention in press release) (51)31: Bank closures due to citizenship violate constitutional and legal protections for U.S. persons (16)31: U.S. may refuse to sign an agreement with Russia on FATCA (58)30: Overdue repost for old times sake: Obama FATCA Video (3)29: For discussion on possible advertisements… (148)29: The way forward. (55)29: Friday, May 2, 2014: ACA-Sponsored Toronto Forum/Debate on CBT vs. RBT (62)28: BREAKING NEWS: Tories Hide FATCA Law in Budget Act… (151)28: Why it matters to the U.S. if #Americansabroad renounce U.S. citizenship (40)28: New Finance Minister to back down on FATCA IGA, to bring back UNIRNASS (15)27: Will the REAL FATCA please stand up! (83)27: The Isaac Brock Leaker Society: The Movie (54)26: “Big Scandal”: Quebec politician had “offshore” bank account while not living in Canada (10)26: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, AGAIN! How the US has tried to annex Canada time and time again (28)26: Hong Kong government signs TIEA (not FATCA IGA) with U.S., proposes strengthening anti-discrimination laws (44)25: NDP asks how the Canadian Privacy Act will better protect privacy rights of Canadians affected by FATCA reporting requirements (17)24: An opportunity — President Obama Finally Asks for Thoughts on Personal Data Collection… (30)24: ‘SHEDDING CITIZENSHIP’ — the Canadian and UK experiences compared to the SHEDDING of an extraneous US citizenship (19)24: CRA Bootleg Draft “Guidance for Financial Institutions” (re Implementation of Canada’s IGA with the US) (32)23: Definitive EX-PATRIOT News & Information thread (33)23: Right now: CBC “Cross-Country Checkup” — CALL IN RE FLAHERTY: (0)23: FATCA not necessary if US expats would act as they should (55)23: Putin’s speech on Crimea – Very interesting speech and comments (44)23: Should Canadians use INTERAC instead of Mastercard or Visa? (20)22: A “Thank You” to all “Brockers & Sand Boxers” (34)21: James Jatras latest at “RepealFATCA” — the Approaching FATCA “Train Wreck” (59)21: Alberta: CALGARY Information Session on ‘Solving the Problem of US Citizenship’ – CONFIRMED (47)21: Elizabeth May: What’s up with FATCA? An issue that should concern more than those CANADIANS with ties to the US (31)20: Most Canadian Credit Unions a Safe Place? (125)20: Relinquishment of US Citizenship by Persons-Born-Dual or who Naturalised in a Foreign Country as a Minor (106)19: New Info Session – Burlington ON (6)19: Garth Turner says goodbye to ‘F’. (9)19: Final in the FATCA series by Alex Newman – Bypassing Congress with IGAs (15)19: Questions For My MP (50)19: Edward Snowden on giving up your rights, saying “If you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about.” (25)18: Levin and McCain ask for extradition of Swiss Bankers — Have they read the Swiss Federal Constitution? (38)18: Flaherty Resigns! (99)18: ‘DATCA Lite’ Could Destabilize Banks, Spark Economic Crisis (7)18: Domain Name News – U.S. Government to Transition Domain Name Functions (1)18: Jon McComb on World Today interviews Vincent Gogolek from the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, re: FATCA (7)17: Has the IRS opened an Israeli branch office to process audits? (25)17: Get your assets out of the United States before it is too late (37)16: #Americansabroad must pay the extra 3.8% #Obamacare surtax for this? (79)16: Gratitude as an antidote to the poison of FATCA and US citizenship-based taxation (47)15: Protesting at the US Consulates? (135)15: Dinner, Before CCLA Event, Toronto, Thursday March 20 (10)14: B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association Speaks Out Against FATCA IGA (39)13: Warning for ‘US Person’ families — why an RDSP will not have the same benefit for your family member with a disability as it will be for any other Canadian, no matter their ‘national origin’ (40)13: Free Vote, Party Vote or No Vote at All for Canadian MPs on the U.S. FATCA IGA? or What is it that really matters? (30)13: Shadow Raider explains the difference between US “nationality” and US “citizenship” (55)12: What If Angry Peoples World-Wide Began Challenging the Constitutional Legality of FATCA in Court? (36)11: “Traumatized by the IRS and US Reaching Into Canada” – Revisited (30)11: Would an independent Quebec sign an IGA? (20)10: Latest in Richardson/Kish Series: March 10, 2014 Submission to Department of Finance, Canada (28)10: Christians & Cockfield: Submission to Finance Dept on FATCA in Canada (36)10: Canada will have to apologize to Eritrea (83)10: Canada’s Conservative Government Party Line – “Not ALL Canadians shall have the same rights. We serve only the banks.” (52)10: Canadians take first steps to prevent Harper Government from implementing US FATCA law (33)08: You Can Send in Your Comments on the Legal Opinion and We Will Forward These to the Constitutional Lawyer (85)08: Brock Advertisement in Riding of Kerry Lynn Findlay: Minister of National Revenue (37)08: Tax-News covers RBT testimony to Senate Subcommittee by American Citizens Abroad (25)07: An interesting story of the penalties for National Origin Discrimination in America (13)07: In a time of crisis, Ukraine’s bankers focus on what REALLY matters (10)06: A Letter from John Weston Regarding the IGA – We Need to Educate the MP’s (98)06: CCCF: Step ONE Complete! (93)06: FANTASTIC NEWS! We Have Reached Our Goal! (22)05: Data releases on renunciation, relinquishment, and green card abandonment (14)05: Elizabeth May challenges IGA constitutionality during Question Period (64)05: Obama Administration asks Congress for FATCA reciprocity in latest Green Book (31)04: UPDATE: Listen Live: Jon McComb CKNW interview at 7:15 pm Eastern Time / 4:15 pm Pacific Time (34)04: March 10th Deadline for Submissions to Canadian Finance Department is Approaching! (49)04: An Historic day! Help Canada Stand Up to the American Bully: Donate NOW to the Canadian Charter Challenge Fund! (356)04: Solving the problems of U.S. citizenship – Information sessions! (659)04: “A man ought not be a slave”: On the natural right to expatriate (18)03: James Jatras in The Toronto Star: Enforce Canadian law, not FATCA (43)03: We are now living in Canada (4)03: Who renounces U.S. citizenship? South Korean apple farmers (0)03: Politico: Rand Paul in crosshairs of tax evasion war (108)02: Cathay Pacific to begin 30% FATCA withholding of American pilots’ wages (46)02: Chinese birth tourist’s baby pops out early in Mexico instead of LA, saved from lifelong IRS offshore investigations (8)01: IRS starts Criminal Investigations of Renunciants and Relinquishers (107)01: What FATCA really means for Mr. and/or Mrs. or Ms. Middle-Class Countryman, whatever their country… (14)
February 2014
28: Je ne parler pas american (32)28: FATCA in Canada-constitutional challenge mounting (18)27: Big Steps towards curbing overseas Tax Evasion. (57)27: New Form 1040-K9 (19)26: Aboriginals in Canada and the IRS (18)26: While the @SenCarlLevin inquisition is taking place, a bulletin from @RepDaveCamp (91)25: Calling Soloman Yue: John McCain SUPPORTS FATCA in contravention of RNC resolution. (44)25: Toronto Observer: Canadian warns U.S. citizens abroad of new tax collector (12)24: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is already effectively stripping some Canadians of their Canadian citizenship (11)24: In the FATCA Olympics, the US takes all the Gold (12)23: Solving US Citizenship Issues-The London Info Session- Updates, Comments, Notes (31)23: Finance Minister Flaherty has responded to CARP… (49)23: Possible Charter Challenge–Legal Opinion Needed (And Funds!) (205)22: #FATCA Final Regulations via newly released Temporary Regulations. (13)22: March 10, 2014, closing date for Your, My, Our opportunity to voice concerns / propose changes for the ‘signed’ IGA between Canada and the USA, to enforce US citizenship-based taxation law (19)21: Fidelity joins MacKenzie to make ownership of #PFIC mutual funds more tolerable for Canadians (14)21: What aspect of Canadian sovereignty will Stephen Harper give up now that Barack Obama owes him a case of beer? (12)20: @NPR gets the #FATCA impact story right. Why Overseas Americans are giving up U.S. Citizenship (59)20: ‘We had to exit Americans because of FATCA’: UTI International (9)19: Canada must resist temptation of America’s financial regulatory vice (1)19: Will Carl Levin Expand the Witch Hunt Beyond Switzerland Soon? (27)19: Changes in Voting for Ex-Cons? What About Ex-Pats? (9)19: New Information for the Vancouver Session on February 22 – UPDATED With Notes (20)19: What will FATCA mean for Canada? McGill podcast with Allison Christians (26)18: Canada – An Easy Mark (30)18: Canadian Association University Teachers strikes Blow for Human Rights! (16)18: The singing of “O Canada” is a formal declaration of allegiance to Canada (89)18: O Canada! Who stands on guard for thee? (6)15: Elizabeth May citizenship (57)15: My plea for clarification on the RDSP and other Canadian registered savings plans: must these now be for sale and holding ONLY to Canadians who are not US-defined ‘US Persons in Canada’? (10)14: OECD’s Plan for Global Tax Info Exchange: Could be Deja Vu All Over Again (25)14: Revealing and informative post about America today from @Mopsicktaxlaw – Confirms one world #FATCA (36)14: If you REALLY understood FATCA, you would NOT support it!! (87)14: FATCA and China: still no news, just opinions, fantasies, and bad analogies (25)14: Not “China FATCA”: foreign asset self-reporting under China’s new International Payments Statistical Declaration Regulations (1)13: Quick Request (7)13: URGENT: Educate Your MP about FATCA Now! (34)13: Backbench Conservative MP’s attack Jim Flaherty, Kevin Shoom, and Brian J Ernewein(kind of) (2)13: #GATCA is born at the #OECD, and #FATCA is the Proud Father (79)13: Citizenship-based taxation is a human rights abuse, and the United States is a serial human rights abuser (110)13: Finance Canada–244 Pages Access to Information (21)13: NDP MP Alex Atamanenko’s commentary on FATCA in BC ‘Boundary Sentinel’… (6)12: This Could Destroy the Lives of Millions: Gwen talks to International Man (59)12: IRS Would Like Citizens to Spy on Retailers Too (2)12: Government of Canada allows Washington DC to kidnap Canadian citizens (35)11: CARP weighs in on FATCA (41)11: What will be the criteria for your vote for Canadian Government representatives the next time you exercise your right to vote? (11)11: Liquid Lunch Brockers (26)11: New Theo Caldwell Article in Canada’s Financial Post Attacking CBT, FATCA, the IGA, and Asking For a Leader to STAND UP to the Bully (72)11: Should non-citizens be able to vote in 2014 Toronto municipal election? Independent Nation discusses citizenship with Brockers (8)10: The legal analysis starts: Roy Berg: Moodys Gartner Tax Law, with quote from Allison Christians (8)10: I want my son to be able to expatriate but ‘they won’t let me do so on his behalf’… (20)10: The potential hazard of the over-zealous bank inquisitor (70)10: @BCBusiness Gets the Canadian #FATCA Capitulation story right! By Don Whiteley (24)09: The Myth of Reciprocity (38)08: Allison Christians on New Canadian-US IGA (19)08: Prove you’re not American (51)08: FREE CCLA Symposium on Privacy with FATCA Session (20)08: 10 Things Ottawa Could Have Done Before Capitulating to the #FATCA IGA (23)08: Sun announces “New deal to keep your financial info protected” (30)08: Important Canadian IGA notes from Canada Revenue Agency and Department of Finance (45)08: Canadian Civil Liberties Association: Our Best Hope! (30)08: Windsor Star: Ottawa shouldn’t be in bed with the IRS (35)08: Fifth Amendment: Never speak to an investigator: This includes the IRS–and now your friendly Canadian bank (Updated) (8)07: Travel Down a New Road. Meet New Friends. (14)07: Now’s the time to call in some markers. (8)07: Corruption inside the IRS (10)07: Who protects the protector? An open letter to Prime Minister Harper (89)06: Violation of 26 USC § 6103 in latest Federal Register list (61)06: Republicans Overseas and RNC make note of Canada’s so called “Conservatives” (2)06: Is this what I think it is?! (31)06: Poisoning the well: incompetence in the Canadian media (28)06: PLEASE HELP US: Murray Rankin (19)06: In the shadow of the Sochi Olympics, another announcement? “Conservatives set to announce ‘comprehensive’ changes to Citizenship Act” (34)06: The use of tangible assets to structure finances (48)06: Red Flags (7)05: Is this still true — safe haven? (14)05: The Canada United States FATCA Intergovernmental Agreement (397)05: D-Day. Today? (44)04: Russia Today(RT) TV Network Calls American’s Abroad DRUG DEALERS and TERRORISTS (36)04: A template for submissions to the governments of every country: “Paying Tribute to America” by John Richardson (16)04: #FATCA News ‘Breakout’ in New Zealand. Is Stealth coming to an end? (45)04: A look at “The Power of Rights” — free to be treated fairly, regardless of race or religion or NATIONAL ORIGIN! (21)04: Risk.net: Credit unions wish Fatca ‘did not exist’ (3)03: Canada’s Complicity in the U.S. Surveillance State – Theo Caldwell, National Post (22)03: New Permanent Page – Links to Articles Open for Commenting (8)03: Abolish FATCA Petition from Republicans Overseas is now online. (24)02: Canadian investment firm claims it is an “IRS withholding agent” (22)02: Allison Christians was right, Mr. Mahany: The annual cost of filing U.S. taxes can be “astronomical.” CORRECT! (82)02: “The Journey” — steps we have gone through on our journey to rid ourselves of the now unfortunate taint of ‘US Personhood” (14)
January 2014
31: Joint Congressional Committee published report, 84-288-GPO-CPRT-JC-2-03-7-2, B. Aquisition and Loss of Citizenship (53)31: From the U.S. Dept of State, 7 Fam 080, the formal and OFFICIAL U.S. Position on Dual Citizenship: “PARAMOUNT Allegiance – PREDOMINANT Claim” (36)30: FATCA Tax Evasion Crackdown: DeVere CEO Backs Repeal (Q&A) (22)30: Public Tax Info Session for Canadians Considered to be US Persons, Castlegar, 11 Feb, Alex Atamanenko, MP (NDP) (20)30: Some unspecified time in the future, the world embraces CHATCA (15)29: Justin Trudeau says: Duals fall under USA authority! (144)29: Malcolm @Gladwell – The secret power of the underdog (he must mean “Form Nation”) (5)29: Thank you, Elizabeth May — Justin Trudeau, listen up! (51)28: CBC World at Six, James Fitz-Morris: FATCA and U.S. Reciprocity Hypocrisy (44)28: Is Ottawa stalling on FATCA tax crackdown because U.S. isn’t ready? (32)28: URGENT: Q121 – Ted Hsu Questions to Parliament has insufficient answers! (cross-post from Maple Sandbox) (24)28: The accusation of hatred towards the United States (5)27: Today’s “Must Read and Use Accordingly”: US Senate Finance Committee Submission by John Richardson*, Willard Yates**, Stephen Kish*** (63)27: For years, American banks have been rejecting American clients (15)27: The Stereotype of the Wealthy US Expat (23)27: Young Turks Attack Americans Abroad (25)27: #FATCA attack: Bank card blocked to force answer: Are you #Americansabroad?? (52)27: Ottawa to share info collected at border (4)27: Robert W. Wood Teeters On The Fence (27)27: Please Join Our New Meetup Group (13)26: Nigel Green supports RNC’s FATCA repeal resolution (4)26: A Plea for Submission against #FATCA IGA Enabling Legislation in New Zealand. (83)25: Excellent article by Jim Jatras worth forwarding to friends and family in the US (20)25: Important email from Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger (Ottawa-Vanier) (3)25: Big 5 Bank on US Tax (49)24: Reuters: Republican Party Backs FATCA Repeal Resolution (34)24: AFL-CIO front group Citizens for Tax Justice attacks expats (39)24: CBC Distorts FATCA Facts? (16)24: These are the Neanderthals that claim the right to tax you no matter where you live (46)23: Republican Party to vote for repeal of U.S. anti-tax dodging law (38)23: Ask #FATCA questions with upcoming State of the Union Speech #SOTU #NC09SOTU (15)23: Tweeting opportunity for those who tweet: Ask Edward Snowden about FATCA… (10)23: Liberal MPs Ted Hsu and Scott Brison, with Q121 and Q127 to Canada’s Parliament, understand FATCA. But does the Leader of the Liberal Party, Justin Trudeau? (26)23: California genocide and the Indian Tax Revolt of 1851 (4)22: @PykeA Alan Pyke, Welcome to the IBS Wall of Shame (46)22: NDP Press Release: Canadians Deserve Answers on FATCA (12)22: Rick Mercer Report: Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (21)21: Welcome to the Party Pal: Top IRS FATCAFanatic Jesse Eggert moves to France (16)21: Possible relinquishment route for CLN for some duals-at-birth in Canada (56)21: Globe and Mail Suggests that Canadian/US Relationship Heading for More Friction (35)21: “January 2014 FBAR/FACTA (sic) Tax Update for DA Members” (69)20: Could it be? Another #FATCA delay? Perhaps FATCA is nothing but a myth! (20)20: New U.S. Tax Regime (#FATCA)Trampling Rights in New Zealand and Beyond (12)20: @BarackObama view of equal treatment under the law – #Americansabroad should have a Geithner (5)19: #Americansabroad in Canada must warn @TOMayorFord of offer of U.S. citizenship – post warnings here! (14)18: @BarackObama Selectively Implements More Than Just #Obamacare, At Great Taxpayer Expense – #FATCA (17)17: Opportunity for Those in Alberta (11)17: Anybody interested in U.S. tax reform – #PeppTaxReform Tax Conference Today – @SoCalTaxProf Live Feed (3)17: US Citizenship-based taxation and FATCA are egregious violations of the Master Nationality Rule (67)16: Anti-FATCA Campaign Picking Up Visibility in U.S., Canada! By James Jatras (41)16: Globe editorial: You can’t be partly Canadian (9)16: More from Carol Tapanila, Canadian Citizen — my attempt at getting an attendee of today’s pre-budget consultation meeting in “my home town” to pose a question on my behalf as FATCA will be a cost to Canada and every Canadian taxpayer : (9)16: Obama’s view on circumstantial birth (5)16: Judge Rules U.S. Banks Must Report to Foreign Countries under FATCA Deals #DATCA (26)16: #Americansabroad will be interested in @ACAVoice submission to Senate Finance Committee (4)15: International Adviser Recent Articles re Nina Olson’s Report to Congress and IRS updates on FATCA and PFIC regulations (2)15: @HarvardIR article describes hardships of #Americansabroad suggests abolishing citizenship-based tax (8)14: Swiss Anti-FATCA Referendum Did not Obtain Enough Signatures: Disappointing, However not End of World, Let us Continue to Fight (10)14: More @CBCNews #FATCA report – @JLancasterCBC – Spineless @Cdnbankers think #FATCA like winter (24)13: U.S. #FATCA Overreach featured on CBC The National (13)13: Allison Christians – CBC Interview on FATCA and U.S. citizenship-based taxation (22)13: US Tax by default: Matt Galloway, CBC Radio Toronto (55)13: #FATCA facts: @cbcamber What Canadians need to know about new U.S. tax law – affects unsuspecting CANADIANS (30)13: CBC News re FATCA and Unsuspecting Canadians, “calgary411” interviewed (76)13: Bank OVDP has expanded to Israel (17)11: Updated Analysis and Comment on New Zealand’s Stealth #FATCA Enabling Legislation (36)10: ‘US persons’ living outside USA are ALL a bunch of Rich Tax Evaders, regardless what Nina says! (44)10: US Recognition of FATCA Problems: from Nina Olson, US IRS Taxpayer Advocate, as well as the US Chamber of Commerce (54)10: More than 3,100 Americans renounced citizenship last year – FBI (31)08: It’s Not Your Imagination. The US Really is Trying to Keep You Out. (41)07: Fascinating Robert Wood post on #Obamacare taxes – For a moment forget the confiscation of existing plans (30)07: Robert Morris on FATCA (50)07: Why Russia’s oligarchy supports FATCA (37)07: From FATCA to GATCA – Alex Newman hits another home run (19)05: How is it really, to voluntarily discard the US passport? (91)04: Kim Moody says Canada MUST Comply with FATCA (48)04: What’s wrong with Form Crime? Part 2 (12)03: What’s wrong with Form Crime? Part 1 (10)02: Objections to my arguments against the Ex Patriot Act (34)01: Robert W. Wood rings-in a not so happy New Year (31)01: Canada Witholding Taxes Stir American “Anger” (6)
December 2013
30: Excellent new FATCA article in The New American (33)30: IRS insider explains why the United States has never enforced the Reed Amendment’s banishment provision, and he thinks its funny (266)28: US residents avoid tax using trusts located in “Tax Haven USA” while #Americansabroad evade tax through #TFSA (33)26: Sangeeta Richard is proof of failed American reciprocity (26)25: Merry Christmas from the ACLU: The NSA is coming to town (10)24: Santa Clause arrested on Christmas Eve (from the archives) (17)24: A case study in FATCA capitulation (5)21: United States diplomacy requires a generous spritzing of PooPourri (13)20: FATCA Handouts Available for Printing (14)19: FATCA What’s-it? (Vaud League, Switzerland) (15)18: U.S. Hypocrisy? Will ‘rich tax dodgers’ continue in finding legal ways — now to avoid FATCA? (20)18: United States authorities stripped and cavity searched Indian diplomat (126)17: Mr. Finance Minister, Please Don’t Be an IRS Grinch: A FATCA Christmas Letter to Jim Flaherty (31)17: U.S. Citizenship Based Taxation: Unique or Outrageous (286)17: Jamaican Tax Lawyer CLAIMS Canada will introduce its own version FATCA, CATCA soon (12)15: Wondering — why has the world turned more upside down for some than other ‘US Persons Abroad’? Differences in personalities? (56)15: #Americansabroad in Switzerland should not enter #OVDP and join #FBAR Fundraiser (10)14: Most Swiss banks considering #OVDP should NOT consider #Wegelin in their decision (62)12: #Americansabroad connect through @IsaacBrockSoc – It’s the #FATCA of the matter (22)12: Amid #IRS Abuse, Record Number of Americans Give Up U.S. Citizenship – #FATCA (44)09: HUMAN RIGHTS DAY — December 10, 2013 (47)07: Required reading for countries considering a #FATCA IGA with the US – @PMHarper take note (48)07: Brockers question Diane Francis on FATCA (23)06: Conspiracy lawsuit against TD Bank IV (20)06: Sit tight! Even the IRS is not ready for FATCA boondoggle (32)06: Proposed RNC Resolution has been drafted titled — Resolution to Repeal #FATCA (94)05: Montreal Media Opportunity on Allison Christians’ Tax, Society & Culture blog… (2)05: Last Minute Toronto Protest Tomorrow? (52)05: Conspiracy lawsuit against TD Bank III (39)04: Conspiracy lawsuit against TD Bank II (51)03: Jim Flaherty Marks International Day of Persons With Disabilities (7)02: New! Anti-FATCA flyers and brochure printed! (17)02: Open questions for New Zealand Labour Leader @DavidCunliffeMP : 1st Reading of #FATCA IGA BILL (25)02: Conspiracy lawsuit against TD bank (101)02: Last minute Vancouver Protest Dec 2, 2013 POSTPONED! (44)02: Dec 25 2013 Response to TD Bank’s Refusal To Delete Offensive Sentence on Bank Website (52)01: Cayman Islands and Costa Rica sign #FATCA IGAs (12)
November 2013
30: How to best double-tax non-US economies (41)29: Cayman poll rejects FATCA compliance (12)29: Is U.S. Canada merger suggested by @DianeFrancis1 better than hostile #FATCA takeover of Canada? (34)29: Saccharine bullying (24)27: Canada leads the way! Tells USA ‘NO FATCA!’ (82)26: Tories bully Canadians into accepting Internet Surveillance bill (45)26: TD vows to make FATCA a “comfortable experience” for “impacted customers” (86)25: The best #FATCA video yet… American Empire and the Most Important Law You’ve Never Heard of… (90)25: November 25 2013 CBC Reports: “Canadian financial institutions [are] being deputized by the IRS to sniff out wayward U.S. taxpayers” (30)25: Do All Canadians have the Same Rights?: Letter to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, Issued Jointly by the Isaac Brock Society and Maple Sandbox (21)24: Stopping FATCA in Switzerland (179)22: @KiwiV and @Royberg1 explains how Cdn snowbirds can be subject to Cdn Departure Tax and #IRS taxes #FBAR AND #FATCA (27)22: 121 Questions to Ask Your Government About FATCA (31)22: Government of Canada: Ratification of the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (10)21: New Zealand Govt introduces FATCA IGA implementation to Parliament (70)21: Please Listen to November 19 2013 CBC Broadcast To Learn Why Our Recalcitrant Canadian Banks–Each One Deputized By The IRS–Will Capitulate to U.S. FATCA Demands (12)20: Critical Mass and FATCA (60)20: Petition against FATCA on AVAAZ.ORG (50)20: Thoughts on @TorontoCentre Nov. 18 #FATCA #TorCen All Candidates Debate (5)20: Request for further delay in implementation of FATCA (or besides financial institutions not being ready, how can the US hit “GO” with just 10 IGAs signed?) (30)19: US Senate Finance Committee requests comments on international tax rules addressing individuals — by January 17, 2014. (Today’s draft report addressed only corporations.) (49)18: New article in Macleans on Linda McQuaig, Chrystia Freeland, #FATCA and what it means to be Canadian (63)17: IBS’ old nemesis Linda Beale is BACK on the FATCA compliance bandwagon (9)17: All-Candidates Debate on FATCA – Toronto-Centre By-election -TONIGHT, 18 November! (14)15: #FATCA protest in Canada against @CdnBankers is the shot heard round the world! (19)15: Foreign Earned Income Exclusion on the chopping block again (69)15: Queen Noor is an IRS approved wealthy American tax evader (22)13: Toronto Centre Greens reply to Protest and CBA Letter emails (8)12: Relinquishment has same tax consequences as renunciation for new ex-U.S. citizen Tina Turner, contra Washington Post (38)12: Hear How #FATCA Impacts Ordinary Canadians on CBC Radio 1 (14)12: Official Press Release for Toronto Protest, November 13 & 14 (3)12: Federal Register published expatriates list: late and incomplete as usual (76)12: Letter to Canadian Bankers Association, Issued Jointly by Isaac Brock Society and Maple Sandbox, in Opposition to FATCA (97)11: All-Candidates Debate on FATCA Toronto Centre November 18 (9)10: MUST READ paper defending FATCA and Citizenship based taxation (120)10: #TorCen candidate @CAFreeland writes on global citizenship (29)09: Republican and Democrat Organizations for US Citizens Abroad Wakening Up to FATCA? (32)07: Senate Bill Aims to Simplify Income Taxes for People Working Abroad (27)07: As #Americansabroad know: Voting and taxation should be based on residence and not citizenship (17)06: Five Toronto Centre candidates invited to our November 13/14 protest (46)06: Torontonian Promises Three Times to His Canadian Conservative Party MP (Etobicoke-Lakeshore) How He Will Vote in Next Canadian Election if Minister Flaherty is FATCA-Complicit: The February 27 2014 Correspondence (46)05: RepealFATCA.com Roundup: News and Commentary on #FATCA’s Deepening Dysfunction (65)04: A Letter to America from the Son of an American – by AJ (45)03: USA FATCA laws in Sweden: Guaranteed to deliver Swedish data to the #NSA and #CIA (27)03: Stated in honor of FATCA: “You [Americans] disgust me.” (32)03: The #FATCA Responsible Officer’s (RO) Dilemma – Personal Liability (18)03: How much would the US reap by looking in their own backyard before invading other countries with FATCA? (11)02: Will Flaherty and Baird stand up for Canada as forthrightly as their Russian counterparts stand up for Russia? (29)02: Nov 13-14 Toronto Protest Against FATCA-Complicit Banks: Curb relegation makes protesters even more determined (412)02: FATCA: Struggling with Workplace Violence in Argentina (4)01: Financial Sense Newshour … Expatriate Roundtable: Has the Government Alienated Americans Living Abroad By Criminalizing the Innocent? (19)01: Petition to Canadian Government re FATCA in Canada — Print, Sign, Send to MP Ted Hsu ASAP — RIGHT AWAY! (71)01: #FATCA – The Video: You are a person of Interest… (6)
October 2013
31: International Tax Evasion Crackdown: Slow, Tricky, And Only First Step in FATCA Legal Reform (12)30: (Note: New Toronto FATCA Protest Planned) re: We will show you how to ‘navigate the hurdles preventing you from achieving compliance with FATCA’ (40)30: #FATCA natic Diane Francis explains why U.S. and Canada should merge (54)30: Orlan Calayag gave up U.S. citizenship, says official U.S. government notice from August 2013 (6)29: I WON’T BACK DOWN! (10)29: New FATCA written questions from Liberal MP Scott Brison (27)28: Ted Hsu, MP: Looking for Answers on FATCA (74)28: Peter Dunn tells CCTV that the United States is the greatest threat to his family in Canada (25)27: Going to Calgary for the Tory convention? Know anyone who is? (7)26: Canadian FATCA Fact Sheet (64)26: Liberal MP Ted Hsu, Question 121, Parliament of Canada, October 25, 2013: FATCA (72)26: Will Banks Over-Report Information Under FATCA (17)24: News from Toronto Centre NDP (14)24: Nomination to Isaac Brock Society Hall of Fame: Julie L. Kessler, Author and Attorney at Law (17)24: Calgary protest to FATCA outside the Canadian Conservative Convention, Calgary, AB (152)24: European Parliament opposes exchanging bank data with the US (25)23: Morality and Tax: legal “tax avoidance” is a violation of international human rights law? so FATCA is created which violates human rights of “US Persons Abroad” (5)23: An old classic destined to become a new #FATCA classic! @LynneBlaze – American Taxman Stay Away (16)23: 12 Years a Slave Movie – Interesting Canadian #Offshore Connection (3)22: Peter Mackay and Stephen Harper use Peter Hogg’s legal advice to justify SCOC appointment (4)21: The Coming FATCA Cock-up? (85)21: “We Are Not A Myth”: Put Your Photo on the Tumblr Portrait-Protest! (141)20: 9% of Homelanders have considered renouncing U.S. citizenship (22)20: «We have implemented global surveillance» (66)19: FATCA: Breaking through Fear with a Swiss Referendum (72)18: FATCA and Canadian Investment Advisors (43)18: Bye America, I feel so free! (15)18: Happy Anniversary Ambassador Jacobson – Thanks for introducing me to Canada Grandmas (39)17: New Zealand FATCA IGA update: IRD deems Kiwis with U.S. Connections as “US taxpayers habitually resident in New Zealand!” (30)17: It’s Time For A Second Canadian Anti-Fatca Protest ! UPDATE! Parliament Hill – Oct 16th! (390)16: French Finance Minister Moscovici STRONGLY endorses FATCA (14)16: Gary Wright: Welcome to the IBS Wall of Shame #FATCA (13)15: Nestmann – Why Have So Many Americans Considered #Expatriation? (14)14: U.S. tax law has some expatriates waiving the American flag (18)14: China Calls on the World to “deAmericanise” (26)14: Brother of CIBC Bank Board Member is an “Accidental American” (3)13: Another Chapter in the Canadian Snowbird Saga (12)12: Raise a Little Hell! (16)12: Bank-Run: A thought-provoking translation (32)12: IIAC Canada says FATCA is “Here to Stay” (19)11: Customer complaint to the Canadian Bankers Association (133)11: Jim Jatras files US Freedom of Information request on Canada/Switzerland/UK IGA negotiations with US Treasury (32)10: Press Release for Ottawa Protest October 16, 2013 (28)10: The Economist covers FATCA (19)10: “FATCA Reality Check,” The voices of Lynne Swanson and Victoria Ferauge, as published in Tax-News, Global Tax (33)10: U.S. corporate mergers end “US personhood” and #IRS discount – increase value (1)09: Eighth Amendment’s no excessive fines clause circumvented through plea bargaining (29)09: #FATCA – Making the world support US Homelanders (4)09: Expatriation Appointments at Vancouver – and in ONE Meeting! (158)08: Tax Lawyer: We Like FATCA because of the “Fear Mongering” (30)07: Time to protest #FATCA by protesting Canadian banks (28)07: Rising overseas adoptions rate for black American US persons (12)07: More from NDP… (26)06: DATCA – America is throwing the little fish out of its banks (25)06: Opportunity to question Harper cabinet minister Jason Kenny (1)05: Open Invitation to Linda “FATCA” McQuaig (30)05: How #FATCA will enslave the world in 2 easy steps (16)05: During the USG Shutdown, @YourVoiceAtIRS Nina Olson and the TAS sent home! (37)04: America shutdown its citizens abroad (10)04: NDP (52)04: FBI withholds monthly NICS citizenship renunciation statistics due to government shutdown (7)04: U.S. State Department: “We cannot make India look at you as an American” (unless there’s money in it for the U.S. government) (14)03: US creates growing market for #Offshore email and servers (11)02: Swiss REFERENDUM against #FATCA / Thursday October 3rd 2013 (44)02: Canada’s Shadow Revenue Minister Warns Government against Sellout on #FATCA! (12)02: Banks may charge US clients for US fines (8)02: BBC Article: Why I Gave Up US Citizenship (29)02: Why I will never file an FBAR (37)01: In Africa, #FATCA is mainly unheard of (11)01: #FATCA international law and the sovereignty of nations (2)01: Trust is required to lead and #FATCA undermines trust (14)01: #EdwardSnowden short-listed for top European rights prize (10)
September 2013
30: BBC World Service: What it feels like to give up your American citizenship (27)30: US Fatca banks law delayed – again (7)29: Renounce, relinquish, maybe not a good idea. (27)29: FATCA for “Homelanders” Seminar (6)29: Instead of a #FATCA IGA perhaps Canada should allow itself to become part of the US (31)29: Nicaragua: FATCA is over (2)28: We are not alone. (9)28: Immigrant Seeking Answer to an Account Question arising from the #IRS #OVDP Jackpot Fundraiser (2)27: National Post opines: American expats feeling less free as draconian tax law kicks in (30)27: “US monster law also applies to the industry” (11)26: Via @BBCNewsMagazine, Why are Americans Giving Up Their Citizenship? Simple Answer: #FATCA (36)26: The #FBAR Fundraiser and the Penalty Jackpot (9)25: Putin was wrong: The exceptionalism of the United States is alive and real (39)25: Hong Kong retirement plan administrators don’t expect FATCA IGA negotiations will bear fruit for industry (20)24: Quote of the Day (12)24: @ABAesq Program – Citizenship in the Global Era – Live Webcasts – Free (1)22: Hey Canadian Americans, Are You Attempting to Hide in a Crowd? (20)21: Has the NDP Brass sold out to the Obamacrats? (48)20: From US Treasury: Myth vs FATCA (282)19: From the Horse’s Mouth: The NDP has no position on FATCA. (18)19: Question: Has anyone had a bad experience when entering the US? (549)19: “After Stints Abroad, Re-Entry Can Be Hard” (6)19: Thomas Mulcair in Toronto-Danforth Tonight (63)17: Lynne Swanson’s op-ed in Financial Post today: “We are not tax cheats” (64)17: Dual Canadian-American citizens: We are not tax cheats via @LynneBlaze (50)17: New York Times on how Foreign Financial Institutions see FATCA (26)17: GOP and Dem Senators want to ban Russian Banks from the United States over Syria (7)17: Live Q & A with Justin Trudeau This Afternoon (26)17: #FATCA: A Tool of the Electronic Surveillance State (6)17: @RepealFATCA – #FATCA: a Tool of the Electronic Surveillance State (0)16: Our “foreign accounts” in the countries where we live: Banking Lockout — solution for the Banks; devastating for ‘Americans Abroad’ (18)16: #Americansabroad in Canada may soon be unable to receive payments from Government (72)16: Canada’s Political Parties Disrespect Privacy (3)16: FATCA’s heavy reliance on Ad Hominems (39)15: McQuaig wins NDP nomination in Toronto Centre (42)15: Why Do They Need FATCA When They Have SWIFT? (14)15: American expats are “offshore tax dodging” “trash” (14)14: Why people renounce citizenship: a view from London (18)13: Media Opportunity: Recruiting panelists for FSN Round Table (56)12: Fatca: The end of financial privacy (51)12: Media opportunity – Round table on FATCA and #americansabroad (5)12: Building a FATCA Fact Sheet (183)12: More on citizenship and identity: #FATCA and Citizenship Based Taxation is not the only way to live off the blood of other countries (3)12: Falling proportion of American emigrants requesting Consular Reports of Birth Abroad for children (64)12: America freely exports the privacy of US citizens to foreign entities (7)12: Catholic Online: Rather than pay ridiculous taxes, Americans renouncing citizenship (2)11: #FATCA: Losing Its Way by Victoria Ferauge and Lynne Swanson. (60)10: Brockers Protest and Raise Awareness of FATCA at Flaherty Press Conference (81)10: Why I renounced US citizenship (16)09: Investment blog gets the FATCA story right (11)09: American threats against innocent expats are increasing (35)09: FATCA IGA and Application Law Approved by Swiss Parliament (12)09: What can you buy from the IRS for $50,000? (5)08: National Post Offers Some Good Sense Advice to Snowbirds (12)08: Quote of the Day (16)08: Lynne Swanson, Nothing against the United States, until now : This Worth sending to representatives in Parliament (20)07: AFL-CIO backed Citizens for Tax Justice defends FATCA (38)07: Look at what ExpatForum.com says these days. Remember them censoring what we had to say? (40)06: G20 Nations Agree to Share Tax Info By 2015 (145)06: Representative @AlanGrayson #DontAttackSyria Please consider signing his Petition (18)06: Nature abhors a vacuum – and so does the FATCA advice industry (20)05: CBT versus RBT – a Counter Offer (81)04: 2011 Message for #americansabroad in Canada – how does it look two years later? (7)04: FBI reverses one denial of renunciant’s firearms purchasing privileges (12)02: Renouncing U.S. Citizenship – Second thoughts (87)02: Food fight breaks out over FATCA in British Virgin Islands(No Confidence Vote Threatened) (17)01: Finally, a reasonable newspaper article on why people renounce citizenship (14)01: How many immigrants renounce their prior citizenships after naturalising in the U.S.? (10)
August 2013
31: NPR Leak: The American people would rather renounce US citizenship than to pay taxes (37)31: New IRS FATCA videos threaten to bore FFI’s into submission (10)30: It’s Official: New #OVDP program designed for Swiss Banks (41)30: Non-American spouse of American abroad narrowly avoids becoming a U.S. person (20)30: “it’s [not] such a big problem if more Americans… are renouncing citizenship” (26)28: Where do we go from here? Is it time for an organization? (105)27: Citizenship, identity, mourning loss of identity and moving on … (25)26: Caymans win a free tax loophole in exchange for their FATCA signature (9)26: America’s growing need to banish expatriots (28)26: Britain condemned the diaspora tax (6)24: So, how are those China–U.S. FATCA negotiations going? (54)23: Honesty is the best policy when it comes to #offshore bank accounts – Compare Canada to #FBAR (21)23: The Democratic Party and It’s Line: Dianne Feinstein on Tax Evasion, “Tax Avoidance,” never to realize or acknowledge “More US Collateral Damage” (16)22: IRS makes useless paperwork less onerous for U.S. Persons in one country (31)22: The @SenTedCruz Chronicles 2: Possibly the first US President born in Canada – Updated! – A comparison of two politicians – David Alward and Ted Cruz (34)22: Ted Cruz article. “Nothing Against the United States, (Until Now)” by Lynne Swanson in the Hill’s Congress Blog. (13)21: The Cruz Chronicles 1: His Canadian citizenship is not in doubt. Is Senator Ted Cruz a US citizen? (84)20: Two South Koreans who gave up green cards in 2012 not in Federal Register (26)20: FATCA linked with US surveillance operations and broader anti-privacy offensive (30)19: USD, School of Law – Procopio International Tax — 2013 International Update: U.S., Mexico, Canada Cross-Border Tax Issues (33)19: Counting the Uncountable: Overseas Americans by Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels, University of Kent at Brussels Joe Costanzo, George Mason University (13)19: South Korean diaspora policy and the thirty-five thousand U.S. green card holders living in South Korea (12)16: More from Laura Saunders @WSJ – Overseas Americans: Time to Say ‘Bye’ to Uncle Sam? (93)16: Articles at globalnews.ca and occupy.com with contributions from the Isaac Brock Society (30)15: Will Europe pay the price for one-sided US #FATCA demands? (56)15: South Korean foreign ministry: 1,991 of our citizens gave up U.S. citizenship or green cards last year (20)14: Has your life been stolen from you by the IRS? Comment of the day (115)14: Globalnews.ca looking for Canadians who recently renounced US citizenship (105)14: Members of #FATCA Compliance Complex are the moral descendents of Boston’s tea smugglers (2)13: A congressional speech on the centennial of the Expatriation Act of 1868 (3)13: Edward Snowden can relinquish his United States Citizenship and thus avoid $450 renunciation fee (40)13: #FBAR and #FATCA The good news and the bad news (6)12: Son of ex-American abroad on father’s country: “It’s like watching a house on fire — we’re glad we’re not in danger” (32)11: Get in touch with NDP Toronto Centre Candidate (30)11: Five more Korean celebrities who gave up U.S. passports or green cards (none showed up in the Federal Register) (7)10: Laura Saunders @WSJ writes on increasing number of #americansabroad renouncing citizenship (105)09: Roger Conklin: A territorial tax system would help U.S. exports, jobs and prosperity. via @WSJ (13)09: Meet Liberty’s Exiles – The Loyalists in the Revolution (8)09: Lavabit shut-down justifies Isaac Brock Society’s decision to move to servers in Canada (14)08: Massive jump in people renouncing US citizenship (39)08: Sarah Stillman, “The Use and Abuse of Civil Forfeiture”, New Yorker 13 Aug 2013 (30)08: Huge jump in number of “published expatriates” in Federal Register — but the list still isn’t complete (121)07: Will the next US IRS Commissioner have expertise in US Citizenship-Based Taxation as it affects US Persons Abroad? Will he heed Nina Olson’s suggestions? (11)07: The #IRS has become one of America’s leading exports – #FATCA anyone? (14)06: What is an American? Forget the state and just be a child of the nation – but what does this mean? (82)06: FATCA Supporter Linda McQuaig announces run for NDP MP nomination in Toronto Centre #CDNPOLI (22)05: Conrad Black: America — never an empire (8)05: FBI: nearly twice as many renunciations in first seven months of 2013 as in same period last year (24)05: John Doe is DATCA (#FATCA IGA reciprocity) by another means? (14)03: «U.S. has forced terrorist groups to target Americans overseas» (18)02: Tax Reform Unlikely Before 2015 (23)02: Where is the US ambassador to Canada? (8)02: NSA Sings This Land Was Made For You And Me (16)01: “Conservative” National Post: U.S. police officers on Canadian soil must answer to our laws (27)01: From the land of the free to the @BarackObama #Orwellian #PRISM security state (36)01: @TD_Canada begins #FATCA Hunt and embraces role as #IRS deputy – #expatriation anyone? (63)
July 2013
31: US Wants Its Police in Canada and to Have Them Exempt from Canadian Law (31)31: Canadian Civil Liberties Association’s RIGHTS WATCH CONFERENCE in Toronto September 20-21, 2013 (1)31: Notes From the June 15th Meeting in Toronto -“Traumatized by the IRS & the US Reaching into Canada?” (12)30: Fareed Zakaria: US must stop cowering in fear (12)29: An urgent return from exile: UPDATE 2 (123)29: Traumatized by the IRS reaching into the World? London, July 28, 2-5 pm (UPDATE) (18)29: New Zealand IRD Prepares its Tax Agents and Financial Institutions for FATCA Compliance (18)28: #FATCA: A “Simple Premise” Gone Terribly Wrong @TheHill ‘s Congress blog. (110)28: Hong Kong Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 2013 does not permit automatic information exchange (9)27: Mopsick update on #OVDP, #FATCA and #americansabroad (19)25: James Jatras tells it like it is to iExpats (60)24: The USA is the foreign country we (US Persons Abroad) must turn our financial information over to? (16)23: American Citizens Abroad (@ACAvoice) Proposes “Interim” Comprehensive ‘Streamlined’ #IRS Compliance Program (50)23: Tax lawyer Virginia La Torre Jeker interviews former #IRS attorney Bill Yates (38)20: Heading to the US This Summer? (7)20: Foreign Banks And Brokers Are Refusing Overseas Accounts for American Customers (30)16: #FATCA – How to Lose Friends, Citizens and Influence (107)16: #FATCA Hunt, fluctuating exchange rates, #Americansabroad and the #Expatriation Game (10)15: Congratulations to Finance Minister James Flaherty as he continues as Canada’s Finance Minister (1)14: 5 strategies for weight reduction and a better life for #americansabroad – Lose your covered expat status (29)13: Canadian Citizenship: The Wealthy Global Family’s Safe and Tax-Efficient Alternative (16)13: #FATCA Delayed: Just Give us 6 More Months to Get it Right, Please! (98)12: Tax compliant #americansbroad with a principal residence or mutual funds should renounce before becoming a covered #expats (55)11: Taxpayer advocate continues criticism of IRS execution of voluntary disclosure programs (30)10: Abuse by the US Government Extends to ALL Citizens Who Are Politically Marginalized (15)10: The taxation of #americansabroad, Afroyim v Rusk, and the 14th amendment guarantees (75)09: Why did Charlie Chaplin «renounce the America which nurtured him, and made of him a world-famous person»? (12)09: Who voted for the Reed Amendment in 1995 and 1996? (15)08: Why Sir John Templeton may have renounced US citizenship – AKA why the US shot itself in the foot (4)08: Article assumes child born abroad to US citizen parent not automatically US citizen (13)08: Is Actor Johnny Revilla Stateless? (7)07: Before Sir John Marks Templeton, there was Cleveland Ferguson (6)07: US – Sri Lankans “Asked” to Register with their Banks — What if they don’t do so voluntarily? (31)07: Frustration abounds as answers are not received: “Accidental Americans” born abroad to US parent(s) and not registered with the US: Are they AUTOMATIC US citizens OR do they have THE OPTION to claim US citizenship when they can make that decision as an adult? (52)06: Three speeches on the Expatriation Act of 1868 (16)05: Residence Based Taxation for Americans Abroad (52)05: President Carter writes on US indifference to human rights (6)04: They’ll never give it up: one nation, under God, punitive for all… (56)04: State Department cuts estimate of Form DS-4079 filers by 25% since 2007 … but says you can submit it by mail or web (18)04: Happy Independence Day! (25)03: Breaking news — for your 4th of July (Independence!) celebrations… (99)03: As go taxes so goes the debt – Where did the money go? (12)02: Opinion: #FBAR penalties cannot be automatically assessed on an e-file (12)02: FBI: 413 renounced U.S. citizenship in June 2013 (30)02: Ottawa promises to make #FATCA IGA public after signed! (29)02: US corporate tax laws make it difficult for Dell to use its own cash (10)01: Its Budget Submission Time in Canada, AGAIN (18)01: Shifting the blame from gov to expat (18)01: FBAR’s no longer accepted by snail mail! (71)
June 2013
29: “Accidental Americans” born abroad to US parent(s) and not registered with the US: Are they AUTOMATIC US citizens OR do they have THE OPTION to claim US citizenship when they can make that decision as an adult? (181)28: Steve Pakin interviews outgoing Ambassador Jacobson (8)27: H.R. 2299 Calls for Withdrawal of FATCA IGA Reciprocity Tool (DATCA timeline update) (97)27: SIFMA and American Bankers call for FATCA to be delayed until 2015 (38)26: National Taxpayer Advocate Identifies Priority Issues for Upcoming Year: Offshore issues AGAIN called out. (27)26: Jack Reed tries again (53)26: It’s time – Competent Authority confirms Canandian #FATCA IGA to be signed summer of 2013 (98)25: Another response to a constituent from John Weston, MP for West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country (10)25: Comic Relief for Canadians about their Banking Sector from @Thedailyshow (8)25: Why a Friend is Deactivating Facebook (27)25: #Snowden – Has Snowden betrayed the US by telling the truth to its citizens? (16)25: #FATCA and residence based life control – The way forward (4)25: Secretary John Kerry: “So I think RECIPROCITY in the enforcement of the law is pretty important.” (11)24: It is official, IRS Trust almost restored. It only took 30 days. (4)24: GAO Report: Implications of Deleting the Birthplace in US Passports (12)24: One more American in Taiwan picks the green passport over the blue one (8)23: Has John #Templeton or the US government with #FATCA (and its other wars) done more to help mankind? (0)23: Confirmed case of former long-term green card holder not appearing in Federal Register (4)23: The more money your state gets in federal aid, the more likely you are to think Americans abroad are un-American (12)23: USAs to Move on US Persons in Canada (4)23: German Pirate Party opposes US Germany IGA and US “QI” Program: UPDATED with an authorized translation (5)22: The Protect American Investment Act by Senator Pat Roberts (14)21: The General Social Survey and Americans abroad: “true Americans live in America” (53)19: Switzerland voted against joining OVDI (Lex USA) (69)18: DOJ #FBAR lawsuit may test 8th amendment! It’s about time. (29)18: FATCA Reciprocity Will Now Target Delaware? Is That What G8 Communique Means? (23)17: Why Americans renounce citizenship: real stories of ordinary people who prefer to be citizens of other countries (14)16: An #IRS #OVDI ORDEAL with a Happy Ending. An ‘Opt Out’ Success Story as Told by “Not that Lisa” (71)16: Commenter John: A Traitor to Canada (6)16: Breaking story: U.S. immigration lawyer actually understands how and why people renounce U.S. citizenship (8)15: Traumatized by the IRS and US reaching into Canada? (UPDATE 3: London, England too) (184)15: Orrin Hatch (R-UT) hates emigrants too (3)14: Diane Francis attacks Stephen Harper for not being enthuasiastic enough about FATCA (12)14: UK Trades Union Council strongly endorses FATCA and citizenship taxation (7)14: #IRS hates quiet disclosures and “some” tax lawyers mean it (6)14: Puerto Rico Commerce Secretary: two dozen rich Homelanders have applied for new tax incentives (8)13: Kadet: Full-Inclusion Is Better Than Territorial System (6)13: Cameron continues to push Harper to signup to FATCA (10)13: IRS Refunds 4 Billion Dollars a Year to Illegal Immigrants (11)13: CLN = Permission to Be Hacked? (17)13: Congress resumes attacks on emigrants: the Ex-PATRIOT Act is back (107)12: #AmericansAbroad living in Canada face looming #IRS tax deadline (28)12: #PRISM data mining could undermine #FATCA IGA (82)11: More Orwell: From pig to man, and from man to pig again – Which is which? (18)11: Federal income tax quietly turns 100. What! No #IRS dance parties to celebrate? (7)10: FATCASpeak – Double Plus Good Thought (18)10: Canadians for Tax Fairness and Dennis Howlett attacks Harper for blocking G8 Tax GATCA (10)08: UK PM Cameron pushing hard against US Congress to break Delaware secrecy (14)07: It’s official – Renouncing US citizenship saved our home (95)07: Tax Justice Network attacks our friend Jim Jatras (20)06: Avaaz launches petition for Canada and PM Harper to sign onto Global GATCA (6)06: Grassroots Coalition Urges Support for #FATCA Repeal Bill (3)06: The Unintended Consequences of #FATCA Crack Down on Tax Dodgers in the Homeland via @TheAtlantic (76)04: Tis the season – The HR Block chronicles continue (7)04: IRS “systematically targeted overseas Americans” (31)04: FBI: 374 renounced citizenship in May 2013 (9)04: Accounting Today: Current articles re IRS: Acting IRS Chief Pledges Repairs & IRS Employee Interviews… (5)04: FEARBar – “Foreign Email Account Report” – #Offshore email reporting – coming to an information return near you! (23)03: Canadian snowbirds could join #americansabroad and face US tax servitude (33)03: USA threatens to smash Swiss banks with non-transparent demands (38)01: The Bigger Perspective on EU #FATCA Public Hearing, Policy Laundering, Reciprocity and the Consequences (93)01: Accidental US Citizenship — does it stay with you for life? (5)01: Soft/quiet disclosures are an IRS trap like OVDI? (53)
May 2013
31: We want to know once and for all, for sure: Is it true, legal policy, a CHOICE: the US cannot force anyone who is born outside of the US to acquire US citizenship? (73)31: Public Hearing on FATCA at the European Parliament in Brussels (75)29: Asking the right questions about #FATCA (9)29: Will Canada’s hard line on Eritrea’s ‘diaspora’ tax apply to the U.S.? Don Whiteley, Globe and Mail (28)29: Eritrean Ambassador to Canada is expelled!! (21)29: #IRS abuse of Americans Abroad – The greater the effort! The greater the punishment! (86)27: Canadian Banks make submission to US House Ways and Means on FATCA & PFIC (47)27: What would #FATCA reciprocity require of the US? (5)25: Obama’s nomination of Pritzker as commerce secretary demonstrates contempt for taxpayers (19)25: Reminder from ACA “Maintain RBT Momentum on the New Website for Tax Reform” (2)25: Republican Lawmakers Hear Complaints About Wider Abuses From #IRS @thehill (19)24: US Person in Canada, Diane Francis: Is this person 100% FBAR, 8938, 1040, etc. US Tax Compliant? (36)23: Tax Notes Today strongly editorializes in favor of FATCA (5)23: 2,000 Goal reached / New Goal is 3,000 … If you have not signed and agree that FATCA should be repealed, please help. (25)23: #IRS Reminds Those with Foreign Assets and Accounts of U.S. Tax Obligations – Beware! (39)23: EU Parliament Hearing on FATCA May 28th (77)23: Translation: “Fearing taxes, Americans are renouncing US citizenship” (4)22: A government of laws or a government of Levins? #standwithrand (21)22: US Media Continues to Prop Offshore Account Fallacies (15)21: How Does it Feel Mr. Shulman, How Does it Feel? (133)21: More from MEP Sophia In’t Veld today on FATCA (24)21: US Ambassador to Canada Jacobson to join BMO (40)21: Chairman Camp must add #IRS Reform to Tax Reform (2)20: Opportunity to draw public attention to #IRS #OVDP penalty abuse (45)20: 5,000 Japanese-Americans had their U.S. citizenship restored after renouncing it (15)19: AFL-CIO backed 501(c)(4) Citizens for Tax “Justice” attacks Rand Paul for calling for FATCA Repeal (13)19: Mike Kelly explains why investigation into IRS just beginning (37)19: Chinese author mirrors rethink on expatriate dream (0)18: FATCA: Toward a Multilateral Automatic Information Reporting Regime, by Joanna Heiberg* (7)17: Limiting Foreign Access To Your Bank Accounts (21)16: Americans abroad banned from TradeKing (4)16: Who Hides Money Outside The Country? (18)16: Overseas citizens encouraged to make monetary contributions to national defence (10)15: US Expatriates Should Not Be Cut Out of the Tax Debate (16)15: What is Your National Identity? (45)14: President should not even joke about abusing IRS power (48)13: Nina Olson, National Tax Advocate, under attack by Democrat Bob Kerrey in IRS / T-party targeting scandal (53)13: SnowBird Extension In US Immigration Bill (19)13: Real US persons don’t get to enjoy a “Foreign Earned Income Exclusion” (13)11: More bad news: FATCA Details Slowly Emerging (16)10: Story on IRS Voluntary Disclosures #OVDP Results to Air May 14th on @NPRs “All Things Considered” (59)10: Tax Guide for “US Persons” in Canada (30)10: Judicially-denaturalised ex-Americans are subject to exit tax but do not have names published in Federal Register (5)09: Bulletin from Shadow Raider – You will want to read this (115)09: The enduring mystery of US #offshore cash (5)09: “US Citizens are not reporting Canadian trusts.” (84)09: Again, Comments on Tax Reform are requested. Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees lauch TaxReform.gov. (19)08: U.S Credit Unions Endorse Sen Rand Paul’s Bill to Repeal Portions of FATCA: (50)07: Senator Rand Paul Introduces Bill to Repeal FATCA! (219)07: Q1 2013 Federal Register list of ex-citizens published; numerous names missing (81)07: FBI releases April 2013 NICS report; January through April renunciations up by 78% against same period last year (13)05: Bahrain: US Persons prohibited outdoors between 1am and 5am (30)05: Renouncing US Citizenship, for tax and political reasons (41)04: Aren’t those Canadian Snowbirds lucky to be able to extend their stay … or are they? (17)04: Blocked at U.S. border, expatriate lives out of his car in South Surrey (14)03: Fugitive Fortunes Tracked in Canada (1)03: China does not allow dual citizenship, so did Deng Xiaoping’s grandson Deng Zhuodi renounce his U.S. citizenship? (6)02: “Tax Evasion and the Use of Tax Havens” Report of the Standing Committee on Finance Released (5)02: Accounting Today reports on growing Rand Paul FATCA controversy (34)01: FATCA Response from Elizabeth May (83)01: More on Opting Out of OVDI and into the Streamlined Program — the Streamlined Program Changes Once Again (75)01: The history of the requirement that U.S. citizens only use U.S. passports to enter the U.S. (53)01: Tina Turner relinquishes U.S. Citizenship for Swiss naturalization (20)
April 2013
30: Translated news: “Americans Abroad are Furious” (21)30: CIBC and Wells Fargo Banks investigation by US Department of Justice through “John Doe” Summons (10)30: Jack Lew continues Timmy Geithner’s tradition: gross violations of 26 USC § 6039G (12)30: Americans living abroad say US tax laws punishing them (5)30: The Economic Times reports on India’s FATCA IGA (5)29: Technologist Lee Kai-fu goes public about 2011 renunciation of U.S. citizenship (20)29: Great embassy services! (14)28: Senator Paul stirs business ire over blocking of U.S. tax treaties (Businesses eager for treaties to win Senate approval) (73)27: GAO report reveals OVDP minnows paid penalties of as much as 129x tax owed (140)27: Horrible new “Tax Cheats Coming Clean” article by Associated Press via Huffington Post (43)26: #FBAR Story Ends – Judge frees Curran after she paid willful penalty (20)26: Cook v. Tait 8: Does citizenship-based taxation cross the boundaries of tax justice? (4)26: Adminstrative notice: Login pre-screen (2)25: @Bloombergnews Writes About #Americansabroad ‘Paying Up’ Wherever They Reside… (101)25: Email from Liberal MP (10)24: FATCA: Exposing the IGA Bait-and-Switch (19)24: Oppose H.R. 1554: Another attempt to add FATCA complexity before the ink is dry on the original. (13)24: “…most Canadians remain largely unaware of their privacy rights…” (33)23: Internet sales tax bill would allow states to tax out of state retailers (15)22: New questions from MEP Sophia In’t Veld on FATCA (54)22: Second opportunity to communicate with US Government on Tax Reform (10)20: For those of us paying attention to Just Me’s look into the future, this was discussed at the G-20 meeting on Friday: (20)20: State Department self-censors criticism of Eritrean diaspora tax in 2012 Human Rights Report (43)19: Banker Groups Sue Treasury, IRS Over Account Reporting Rule or (DATCA) (72)19: Roger Conklin: This battle is far from over. In fact it hasn’t really begun. (3)17: US banker proud to become Chinese national (15)17: Immigration reform bill would repeal INA provisions on renunciation of U.S. citizenship during wartime (19)17: Excellent submissions to the ways and means committee (255)17: On its 31st birthday Canadian Charter of Rights Defends Against FATCA (5)14: Canada’s offshore voluntary disclosure program not like #OVDP (21)12: American Expats Are Now Toxic Assets (63)12: US expatriates plead for relief from IRS. ACA efforts noticed by @TheHill (6)12: MUST WATCH VIDEO on Accidental Americans in Canada (including Mark Matthews) (19)11: Here comes “DATCA” (FATCA reciprocity) (34)11: So, this Bitcoin we’re hearing about and trying to understand — what does it mean for IRS, FATCA (as well as taxation within all countries)? (17)11: “Using a Sledgehammer to Crack a Nut: Why FATCA Will Not Stand” Frederic Alain Behrens, University of Wisconsin (0)10: The IRS and Your Email (11)10: Salim Lamrani hates us immigrants and wants us to suffer (7)09: FATCA and outsourcing of Canadian banks’ IT jobs — is there a connection? (30)09: Linda McQuaig: On FATCA–still clueless (10)08: #Americansabroad need a lobbyist for tax reform – it’s a matter of protection from Congress (15)08: For best service to his ‘US Person’ clients, this financial planning professional learned and passes on information… (3)08: IBS Movie Night: Amos and Andrew (1)08: Green Party not united on US Financial #FATCA #Drone Strikes (10)07: Canadian Snowbirds: Don’t be sitting ducks for the IRS (23)07: NYT Article “Overseas Finances Can Trip Up Americans Abroad” (SWAT) (4)06: Slightly Easier to Lose U.S. Citizenship if In Tokyo (4)05: Allison Christians, Itai Grinberg (US Treasury/IRS) and Lee Shepperd argue about FATCA and Canada (7)05: For public review and comment: DRAFT of the FATCA registration form for financial institutions (2)05: American Citizens Abroad blasts FATCA in comments to House Working Groups (42)04: MEP Sophia In’t Veld discusses FATCA in EU Parliament (12)04: It gets worse: US PIRG wants individual states to enact their own “FATCA” legislation (13)04: Leaks reveal secrets of the rich who hide cash offshore (33)04: US PIRG and Carl Levin demand immediate implementation of FATCA (21)04: Moodys Tax Advisors testify to IRS in Washington, DC re new US tax law which may hurt Canadian retirement plans (8)04: Canadian Senator’s husband’s offshore trusts exposed (55)04: FBI reports renunciations for Q1 2013 nearly doubled against Q1 2012 (5)04: Canadian bank accounts are just as secret as Liechtensteinian ones (1)04: FATCA: Number of Chinese becoming US citizens declines (3)03: Unbelievable hypocrisy: CRA says it can’t recover tax penalties in Lichtenstein due to OUR privacy laws (9)03: CBC reports that Goldman Sachs exec may be new US ambassador to Canada (9)03: Bahamian technicolor dreams of US financial support for FATCA implementation (4)02: Larry Lipsher speech on FATCA (citizenship-based tax) at Hong Kong FCC (31)02: Daniel J. Mitchell video interview on FATCA (March 21 2013) (3)02: No April Foolin’! “FATCA Is Far from a Done Deal” via @jonmatonis (4)01: IRS tinkers again with “final” FATCA regulations (8)01: Wealthy US dogs abroad don’t bark FBARs (2)
March 2013
31: Salvation lies in becoming a #whistleblower (12)31: America still hates citizenship-based taxation! (20)30: 9-Year-Old Philosopher Ponders the Meaning of Life and the Universe (3)29: Doug Horner to Jim Flaherty: See you in court (1)29: FATCA rules on non-U.S. retirement plans encourage national origin discrimination in employment (6)28: Thomas Jefferson Award 2012 via @ACAVoice #Americansabroad (22)28: #americansabroad should NOT be an executor of will (11)28: Top Credit Union Group Calls for FATCA Repeal! (30)27: Roughly four thousand people per year relinquished U.S. citizenship in the 1950s and 1960s (8)27: The Ponsonby Rule and how it affects a US Canada IGA (20)27: Don’t Forget the US Gift Tax Returns if You Gifted Last Year (20)26: What FATCA will do to Canada and Canadians who are not US persons (45)25: Question and Answer on FATCA in the European Parliament (15)24: Anti #FATCA BRIC nations building political clout and alliance (53)23: The $60,000 IRS Star Trek video (17)23: National Law Review article includes Canada in list of forthcoming FATCA IGA’s (18)22: Letting go and moving on – how to deal with the anger (54)22: When law becomes a substitute for morality (30)22: U.S. consulate claims CLN issuance “normally takes two to four weeks” (51)22: Obama Compares Israeli-Palestinian Conflict to Arguments Between U.S. and Canada (22)21: Body Language and FATCA Compliance Conferences (29)21: Canadian Budget mention of FATCA (16)21: ACA Calls for Support of Residency Based Taxation (RBT) in House Ways and Means Tax Reform Efforts (110)21: US Renunciations In Switzerland for 2012 (38)20: Swiss to Vote on Initiative to Return Gold Stored in the US to Switzerland, New Initiative Being Drafted to Protect Bank Secrecy (7)20: American Semites are being thrown out of American banks (10)20: Occasioned by the tenth anniversary of the Iraq war, A Letter to Paul Wolfowitz (11)20: A man who renounced U.S. citizenship in 2004 to protest the occupation of Iraq (6)20: Not all #americansabroad are tax cheats – lawyer says (11)19: From Moodys Tax Advisors Blog: “Is Divorcing Uncle Sam Right for You?” (80)19: Newest Mopsick post – your thoughts on the perspective from the homeland? (41)18: Jim Flaherty on #Cyprus #FATCA (22)18: UPDATED: Can Canada’s Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act (R.S.C.,1985, c.F-29) Fend Off FATCA? (36)18: Will We See a “#StandwithRand Paul Moment” in Ottawa? (9)17: Listen carefully to March 21/13 Canada Budget for Support for #FATCA IGA (23)17: China: the American Dream has become the American Nightmare (3)16: National Origin Discrimination is Prohibited by Many Constitutions, Charters, and Declarations Around the World (43)16: Silently stripped of UK citizenship, assassinated by US, yet no proof of guilt (7)15: Update: What the New Zealand IRD “working group” is thinking about FATCA IGA. Not encouraging (25)15: Swiss Social Democratic Party Demands Reciprocity (20)15: US may double-tax Canadian resident Canadian earned income when flying directly to UK (no FEIE) (9)15: How FATCA threatens to derail the American economy (4)14: House Ways and Means Committee Discussing Tax Reform at Full Speed Now (56)14: Belgian Cabinet Minister re-iterates strong support for FATCA IGA (4)14: America’s treasured National Origin Discrimination is illegal in Russia (21)14: The hilarious origins of the “China wants FATCA in order to fight domestic corruption” meme (6)14: Exclusive: U.S. plans to let spy agencies scour Americans’ finances (7)12: Constitutional expert Peter Hogg denounces FATCA IGA as violation of Canadian Charter Rights and Freedoms: The Best News We’ve Heard Since This Nightmare Began! (156)12: Emigrants from the United States should not take the advice of U.S. immigration lawyers (30)12: Response from Swiss State Secretariat for International Financial Matters, Swiss Parliamentary Vote on FATCA IGA to Take Place Next Summer, Proposed Swiss Federal Law to Apply FATCA (32)11: John Paulson, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Persons abroad (6)10: Ex-President of Novartis Daniel Vasella leaves Switzerland for the USA (6)10: Patriotism, disloyalty, renunciation and the relation among them (29)10: SWAT–Switzerland IGA: Still not enough information available in Switzerland. (37)08: Getting a U.S. residence visa after giving up citizenship (93)08: Carl Levin to Retire From Office (20)07: America’s treasured National Origin Discrimination has reached Thailand (10)07: Trapped US citizen born in Canada: What should he do? (46)07: And back on the OVDP front, just when you thought it was safe (109)06: Classic Mr Smith Goes to Washington filibuster against Drones and CIA nomination @SenRandPaul #StandwithRand (46)06: “US citizenship is a problem to be solved”, but how to do it in this case? (99)05: Michael Miller paper on the Exit Tax – Applies prospectively (28)05: Possible Canadian tax relief for US persons in Canada (18)04: Former Greek minister gets eight years and €500,000 fine for failing to declare an aggregate of €100,000 in assets (13)04: FBI statistics say 478 renounced U.S. citizenship in February 2013 (13)04: China rejects America’s treasured National Origin Discrimination (23)02: RAKBank is warning US persons and Citibank declined to comment (3)02: Americans renouncing citizenship to become British thanks to tax rise (41)02: Family planning for US citizens abroad and Green Card Holders resident in the US (28)02: Not just FEIE cuts: Homelanders propose more tax hikes on U.S. Persons abroad (31)01: Children of immigrants to America denounce children of immigrants to Canada as tax “loophole” abusers (32)01: The US has become the most disfunctional democracy in the world (7)
February 2013
28: Gold Vaults are now rejecting Americans too! (26)28: NDP Response to FATCA (61)28: Obamacare tax on unearned income cannot be offset by foreign tax credits! (39)28: While Canada considers FATCA IGA with US, it resists similar pressure from Europe – What gives? (2)27: Cisco CEO says Harper “Gets It” Obama: “Doesn’t Get It” (10)26: Shall We Join Overseas American Groups Uniting to Support HR 597? (57)26: EU Tax Chief Urges U.S. Support for Transactions Levy @BloombergNews (3)24: For those who think the Democrats hate only #americansabroad (16)23: Are you suggesting that citizenship is a disability? (15)22: Renunciant wins FOIA case over Trusted Traveler Program card denial (8)22: FATCA: the “Fear And Total Confusion Act” @repealfatca (7)22: President Carter believes in Human Rights and #Americansabroad (4)22: @Bloomberg: “Cost of Dropping Citizenship Keeps U.S. Earners From Exit” (26)22: Could China kill FATCA via @nigeljgreen (30)21: FATCA Overreach Sabotages American Global Competitiveness (8)20: Taxpayer advocate uses bully pulpit to blast IRS @politico by @laurennfrench (2)19: Grand Jury Probing Foreign Bank Accounts (10)19: Karzai’s Brother Renounces U.S. Citizenship To Enter Afghan Politics — Covered Expatriate or “Untouchable” (5)19: Foreign asset reporting before FBAR and FATCA: “loyalty questionnaires” for World War II Japanese American internees (11)18: The Myth of the Rich Who Flee From Taxes @nytimesglobal (17)18: The Underground Railway — 2013 Version (0)18: L’Amérique des Prédateurs (1)18: Renewing Your US Passport? BEWARE — State Department Turns Over Your Social Security Number & Location to the IRS (14)18: One Divorce You’ll Never Get @HuffingtonPost (15)18: America’s treasured National Origin Discrimination has found a home in the Emirates (10)17: Is America now the largest and most secret tax haven? (3)16: US government wants the power to shut off Internet traffic (7)16: Pre-1995 Relinquishers and the IRS: Three Recent Legal Opinions (57)16: Email blitz (116)16: Sharp uptick in names missing from Federal Register “published expatriates” list after 2006 (15)16: Public Briefing on FATCA (27)15: H.R. 597: To establish a commission to study how Federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living in foreign countries. (33)15: Devin Nunes R-CA named chair International Tax “Working Group” Good or Bad? (7)15: The world according to Florida – Inside not looking out! (8)15: Changes in law, follow changes in society: Cornell Law School introduces course on “Whistle Blowers” (2)14: Treasury, Switzerland Sign ‘so called” Bilateral Agreement (IGA) to Improve Tax Compliance, Combat International Tax Evasion and Implement FATCA (43)14: FATCA Overreach Will Sabotage American Global Competitiveness by Andrew Quinlan (7)14: Former Canadian Prime Minister Mulroney Explains How Free Trade Necessitated Tax Reform – Lesson for U.S.? (12)14: We are dead!! (34)14: Free Movement for U.S. Goods But Not for U.S. Citizens? (14)14: Too Big to Prosecute? The unfinished business of Wall Street prosecutions. The Untouchables. (16)13: CTV will be taping tommorow’s hearing on tax havens in Ottawa(Cockfield, Murphy, CBA, and others) (28)13: Canada considers revoking Canadian citizenship (6)13: Art Cockfield vs Dennis Howlett vs Richard Murphy vs Canadian Bankers Assocation (1)13: Thoughts on the 2013 State of The Union Address (8)13: Should You Renounce Your Citizenship? (25)13: FBI says three thousand renounced US citizenship last quarter, but IRS claims it was just 45 (88)13: Correspondence between Swedish Citizen and Political Secretary of a Controlling Party in Sweden (97)12: American Citizens Abroad (ACA) Visits Washington to Press for Residency-Based Taxation (30)12: Should Americans Emigrate or Defect? (8)12: Cayman Islands investment snags Jack Lew nomination (11)12: Victoria given green light to go to OECD meeting. (14)11: Harper Conservatives back down on E-Snooping. Is FATCA next? (9)11: Audio: Are you a Tax Criminal? How Expats Deal with U.S. Tax Laws (1)11: Canada and the US: Citizenship, terrorism and linking the two (8)11: Americans’ 90% tax rate (4)11: Financial Times: Brussels fights US data privacy push (5)11: Ex-Pentagon chief Gates OK with drone oversight (1)11: Pakistan hatches scheme to claw back tax (2)10: Time for a big push at the NDP! (and other parties) (4)10: Statistics on people giving up U.S. citizenship in 1994 and early 1995 (4)10: US tax rules sour life for Americans abroad: Expats (27)09: “What are you hiding? Just file it!” A Personal Account of a Norwegian Tax Seminar hosted by the U.S. Embassy. (61)09: CNN: Path to citizenship should be a long hike (20)09: FBI statistics say three thousand renounced U.S. citizenship in September and October 2012 (31)08: Little incentive for China to implement Fatca (12)08: You’ve been targeted for a United States drone assassination! (Shared by Wendy McElroy) (14)08: Strange new look? Actually we are doing maintenance (51)07: The heart of the debate: “What is a citizen”? (6)07: Jack Townsend: “Article for Canadians with Unreported Canadian Retirement Plans and Accounts” (2)07: Congressional Progressive Caucus also taking aim at Foreign Earned Income Exclusion again (33)07: Switzerland Did Not Respect International Judicial Assistance Rules with the USA (1)06: Interruption of service (10)05: Yet another attempt to kill the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion in the name of “territorial taxation” (29)04: Jamaican FATCA costs math quiz (23)04: The Task in Canada (2)04: Should Your Decision to Renounce Your Citizenship Boil Down to a Coin Toss? A Freakonomics Experiment. (19)02: FATCA Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) Exposed as Bad Deal for ‘Partner’ Countries: by James Jatras (64)02: Internal Revenue Code severely punishes countries which impose extraterritorial taxation (9)02: Geneva Lunch: To renounce, go underground or move back to the US… (0)01: Iceland catches and expulses FBI spys (34)01: Parliamentary Finance Committee discusses Tax Havens next Tuesday (21)01: Jack Townsend: Warnings on Continued Government Patience for Offshore Account Ostriches (1/31/13) (53)01: George Mason University seminar on FATCA with Jim Jatras and Jesse Eggert (7)
January 2013
31: Mister Taxman: Why Some Americans Working Abroad are Ditching Their Citizenships (29)30: IRS admits FATCA reciprocity is a joke (30)30: Thirty days after the end of Q4 2012, and still no list of ex-Americans in the Federal Register (23)29: Hong Kong retirement funds to be exempt from Fatca (4)29: Packing up, going home: one US citizen in Switzerland vents his anger (155)29: MR. FATBARDT=FATCA / FBAR / Double Taxation: Shall We Create an Anti-Mascot? (3)29: 30-year IRS Vet: Living With FATCA Uncertainty: What Should A Foreign Financial Institution Do Until A Bilateral Agreement Is Signed? (99)28: The perils of overseas tax disclosure: An immigrant’s story (64)28: Green Party of Canada Opposes FATCA (43)28: It is illegal for Americans to unlock their own smartphones (maybe) (21)25: Andrew Allentuck’s “Financial Fix” for Canadian Resident US Citizen and Spouse (20)25: “Section 6050W” is a new law and possible tax collection for Americans overseas (11)25: Financial Task Force: Four Questions for Jack Lew, Obama’s Pick for Treasury Secretary (7)25: Tina Turner ‘to become Swiss, give up US passport’ (125)24: Avoid the scrutiny of FATCA/FBAR/Form 8938 by putting your gold in an offshore safety deposit box (29)23: Theatre of the Absurd… (1)23: A Cold War emigrant from Romania reflects on exit taxes (18)22: 1979 Flashback: Americans Abroad Angry (70)22: The Democrats Abroad Paradox (69)22: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting – Davos, Switzerland 22-27 Jan 2013 (12)21: We are the Federal Government: We can do what we want when we want and there’s nothing you can do about it (19)21: FATCA may end the taxation of US Persons Abroad (13)21: UK FFI’s face compensation claims under FATCA (9)21: Inaugural Address quote of the day (3)21: Royal Bank of Canada: FATCA webpage (30)20: Our strongest card… The Canadian Civil Liberties Association. (44)20: IRS should NOT be able to license tax preparers (36)20: U.S. citizenship and a possible marriage penalty (55)19: Jim Jatras Radio Interview on NYC Radio Station tonight (21)19: Pepperdine #ObamaTaxAdvice Tweets and Conference (17)18: Tax Law Conference discusses FATCA (35)17: Treasury and IRS Issue Final Regulations to Combat Offshore Tax Evasion (93)17: American FATCA punishes law-abiding Canadians @ErichTheGreen (6)17: Who Says You Can Kill Americans, Mr. President? (1)17: “There really is a perfect storm gathering for Americans living outside the U.S.” @yahoonews (12)16: American Banker article claims that FATCA is in trouble (12)16: After hearing from @Demsabroad, Here is @BarackObama (4)15: @Demsabroad is out with a memo on FATCA (48)15: Barrie McKenna carries water for IRS AGAIN!!! (6)15: Phishing Alert. Trolling the Internet with FBAR Warnings for the Unsuspecting Americans Abroad (16)15: Canadian Government Should Not Be Complicit in Making Life Miserable for Any of it’s Law-Abiding Dual-Citizen Residents (32)15: Final FATCA rules to be issued within days, according to Bloomberg BNA (14)14: A tale of two taxpayers, evasion vs. avoidance? (6)14: Alaska EA says IRS stealing from taxpayers (19)14: Golombek: Quit Kissing up to Obama (1)14: Havoc Wreaked By FATCA Spreads – Anyone in the Homeland U.S. Media Paying Attention? (13)14: Who Decides Who is a U.S. Citizen? (18)13: Diane Francis Defends US Citizenship Taxation (26)12: Jamie Golombek of the Financial Post continues to carry Obama’s water (51)11: Article on FATCA in Les Echos (28)11: Cook v. Tait 7: Equality: Law prohibits both rich and poor from sleeping on park bench (10)11: Cook v. Tait 6: Taxation of Green Card holders who reside outside the U.S. (3)11: Cook v. Tait 5: Citizenship-based taxation was NEVER justified – League of Nations reports (1)10: Cook v. Tait 4: Taxation of #americansabroad based on US culture 150 years ago! Time warp or what! (15)10: American colonists on Mars will remain subject to U.S. tax (10)10: Cook v. Tait 3: Legal scholar agrees reasoning in Cook v. Tait weak, but offers new justification for citizenship-based taxation (18)10: Birthism: Who is a “non-status” Indian (0)09: Nina Olson releases the 2012 National Tax Advocate Report to Congress. (52)08: Interesting comment on Victoria’s Franco American Flophouse (15)08: Havens Are Turning Hellish For Tax Avoiders, says NPR… (15)07: The Affaire Depardieu (34)07: Globe article suggests Canada ready to surrender to FATCA (35)07: Racist anti-citizenship bill? Or common sense? (20)07: Press Release: FATCA, Stanley Fischer – complaint asks release of $250,000 seized of “US Person” by Israeli Bank HaPoalim (43)07: Breaking News on the DOJ and Swiss Banks- Wegelin (13)06: White House Petition to Replace Citizenship taxation with a Residency Based System (83)06: Diane Francis’s “Expensive Perch” (2)06: Are FATCA proponents the natural allies of beleaguered United States citizens abroad? (10)05: FATCA good or bad, you decide by Nigel Green (9)05: Cook v. Tait 2: The presumption of GOVERNMENT benefit (6)05: Gérard Depardieu desertion to Belgium… Nay Russia? Article on CNN with some comments about US tax issues. (2)04: FATCA Ends 2012 with a Whimper, Stumbles into 2013 (12)04: Cook v. Tait 1: Does Cook v. Tait really mean that citizenship-based taxation is constitutional in all cases? (41)03: Ways and Means Committee Highlighting International Aspects of Tax Reform (29)03: FATCA Report Site (7)03: Barbados Nation News links that country’s FATCA compliance plans to Canada (0)01: Canada, Russia and Adoptions (13)
December 2012
31: The need for moderation (51)31: FATCA Fact Finding Forum – Part 5 of 9 – Allison Christians – FATCA and International Tax Law (32)31: Really Bad Article in Salt Lake City News (11)31: News from Europe: Ueli Maurer to Share his Presidency on Facebook (2)31: News From Europe: French Constitutional Council Rejects 75% Tax on Rich (3)30: New Article by Barrie McKenna on FATCA (28)29: FATCA Fact Finding Forum – Part 7 of 9 – James Jatras – How FATCA Can Be Defeated (3)28: FATCA Fact Finding Forum – Part 3 of 9 – FATCA Privacy Rights Issues – Abby Deshman (14)28: FATCA Fact Finding Forum – Part 2 of 9 – Introduction to the Forum – John Richardson (0)28: Russia’s US citizen ban on adoptions getting press (6)28: #Americansabroad need to think carefully about the message (61)27: FATCA Fact Finding Forum – Part 8 of 9 – The Human Consequences of FATCA – Peter W. Dunn (56)27: Human rights trump money: Why We must say no to FATCA (13)27: FATCA Fact Finding Forum – Part 4 of 9 – Presentation of FATCA Principles Video – John Richardson (9)27: FATCA Fact Finding Forum – Part 1 of 9 – Opening Remarks – Sinclair Stevens (4)26: #FATCA – Freedom is only one generation away from extinction (2)24: U.S. Passport as Instrument of Control (25)24: FATCA Fact Finding Forum video link (110)22: Merry Christmas Brockers (29)21: FATCA and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (6)20: An important message from Jim Jatras – Spread the word! (61)19: Democrats Abroad are like The Stepford Wives (69)19: Only 11 Reasons Why FATCA Should be Repealed? (9)19: The Sun Life Betrayal Part 3 – Converting the non-willful into willful (4)18: Maclean’s Magazine: Belgium rejects France’s push to tax French citizens living in Belgium (17)18: Over a Year to Expatriate! What!!! (25)18: The Sun Life Betrayal Part 2 – The possible consequences of pension plans being PFICs (17)17: Sun Life prepares to turn clients over to IRS for processing – bitter end to a company with a proud history (18)17: 20 Ways to Catch a United States Person Living Abroad (6)17: Czech Republic IGA in works (2)16: FATCA Fact Finding Forum Report – Part III (58)15: FATCA Fact Finding Forum Report – Part II (6)15: FATCA Fact-Finding Forum Report – Part 1 (7)14: TOMORROW, SATURDAY DEC. 15! FATCA Fact Finding Forum – Should Canada be governed by Canadians or by the US? (4)14: UDC Parliamentary Deputy: “Switzerland has been too naive up to now”. (13)14: Finance Committee publishes budget recommendations (1)13: Why people renounce US citizenship: A most Noble perspective (27)13: Virginia tells lies to trick emigrants into thinking they owe Virginia state tax (17)13: Why Don’t they Care? (21)12: Happy Birthday Isaac Brock Society! (18)12: Future of #Americans abroad? Prognostications from Mr. Mopsick (34)11: Author seeks input on FBAR + employment experiences (12)10: Liberty is the true casualty of war – James Madison (3)09: France Taxes America: The Robin Hood Tax (43)09: Possible Group Project – Use Openparliament.ca – Prepare Report for Submission at FATCA Conference (4)08: Virginia Tax Review article attacks U.S. fiscal imperialism (28)08: Two Suggestions For The Government of Canada: Toward a #FATCA IGA (10)07: Ireland signs on to FATCA (10)07: FATCA: Facilitating Attacks by Terrorists on Citizens Abroad (58)06: Some Christmas Cheer – Deck the Halls with Macro Follies. (5)06: FEIE expansion proponent Jim DeMint (R-SC) stepping down from Senate seat (8)05: A Fact Finding Forum on US Tax Grab in Canada: Official Press Release (99)04: CCLA Registers Concerns on FATCA (43)04: IGA About to be Signed with Switzerland. Parliament and Swiss Sovereign People’s Approval Still Needed (50)04: FACT FINDING FORUM ON FACTA (9)03: Article by Conrad de Aenlle in NY Times (1)03: ACA Article About Threats to Overseas Voting in Arizona, Arizona v. Gonzalez goes to Supreme Court. (0)03: Accountants to Taiwan: “All the cool kids are snorting coke and jumping off bridges, why aren’t you?” (19)02: Truth in Advertising (30)
November 2012
30: Is Ms. Rice Compliant (21)30: FATCA: Obama’s New Year surprise against American expats (29)30: #FATCA is no longer about the US, It’s about other countries (5)29: Travelling to the US while renunciation is in progress (30)28: India and FATCA (3)28: China central bank official slams FATCA (6)28: Canadian banks wary of U.S. tax disclosure law (8)28: Miscellany: Fact Finding Forum in Toronto and American Citizens Abroad on Goldstein on Gelt (65)28: Another Victim of FATCA, retired Swiss/American woman living in (ex-Soviet) Georgia (4)28: Chinese central bank legal expert speaks out against FATCA (2)28: Are US renunciation figures being gamed? (30)28: FATCA: To trap a US person – only way to escape is OVDP (10)26: Mexico, US Sign FATCA Agreement (47)25: How the term “US person” will give the US “de FATCA” control over other nations (11)23: Effective Communication and Effective Leadership = Effective Change: Thanks, Sylvia D. Johnson (71)23: UBS asks “US persons” in Switzerland to Renounce Swiss Data Protection – Let the Outrage Begin! (61)23: Question: Are these FATCA IGAs considered a Tax treaty or not? (31)22: Ten reasons Canada MUST say NO TO FATCA! – updated (42)22: Ed and Ethan (of Saskatoon) discuss FATCA (5)21: Is Resistance to ‘FATCA’ Starting to Build? (51)20: The US abolition of all rights of inheritence (26)20: Coerced Foreign Tax Compliance Is Killing American Jobs (34)20: US and Denmark sign IGA (27)19: UK Explanatory Memorandam on FATCA IGA (17)19: American Citizens Abroad post the NTA’s 2013 Objectives Report to Congress (22)19: American Citizens Abroad welcomes small concession from Treasury (51)19: US and China could play “fiscal chicken” under FATCA (2)18: Column by Chris Hedges on”Liberal Class” (3)18: Homelanders propose raising taxes on US Persons abroad to pay for “territorial taxation” (65)17: Full Disclosure Needed: Just What is US Tax Compliance Requirement for American Workers Being Recruited for Alberta’s Oilsands? (48)15: Twenty ways the IRS can locate US expatriates (21)15: Ann Hollingshead doesn’t admire our “opprobrium” (14)15: Russia and US to share information on bank accounts (8)14: The Wolf and the Lamb revised for our times (8)13: STOP an Impending Massive Handover of Canadian Sovereignty to the United States! (236)13: Townsend Article about burden of proof in FBAR cases (23)13: Consequences of seceding from the US (24)12: When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat (20)11: Not a US person? Prove it! (27)10: Huff Post: American Expat Taxpayers Would Rather Ditch Citizenship Than Face New IRS Rules (47)09: We have to remind people of how FATCA will violate Canadian law!! (0)08: China is NOT on the US Treasury list of 47 countries negotiating over FATCA (33)08: Top Priority: Canada seeks input into FATCA negotiations with US (298)08: Letter from Flaherty (30)08: Anthony Parent: Why is the IRS sending collection notices to people who have paid their taxes in full? (21)08: US rules “won’t work” (5)07: Recommended post-election strategy for United States Expats: RUN! (27)07: HOUSE Election Results vs. Roster of Americans Abroad Caucus Members (9)07: No, journalists, Dick Harvey is not a neutral source (10)06: FATCA: The U.S. Flexes Its Waning Economic Muscle Abroad (9)06: Election Day: Get revenge, Vote (54)06: Update on George Mason University Event with James Jatras and Jesse Eggert et all (9)05: Daily Kos welcome to the IBS Hall of Shame (3)05: Switzerland, threatened by isolation, lifting veil on secret bank accounts (6)04: What are your rights as a US citizen? (37)04: Voting from Abroad (9)02: US Ambassador to Canada – David Jacobson – “We are not irresponsible” – Updated (106)02: Crass Infomercial? (1)01: New article on FATCA and Israel (38)01: From American Citizens Abroad October Newsletter: Focus for FATCA and FBAR? (22)01: 238 names in third quarter expatriation list, including Peter W. Dunn (69)
October 2012
31: The Latest from Yahoo News (6)31: The Tax Implications of a Life Lived Abroad (46)30: Geithner breaks tax laws again (27)30: The Influence of Expats on the Vote (4)29: NZ To Negotiate FATCA Agreement With US (7)29: Miscellany: IRS to Peter Dunn, “Never mind.” (92)29: TackleTaxHavens.CA and Canadians for Tax Fairness (8)29: David Macaray: Columnist at the Huffington Post gets a FATCA education. (31)28: Privacy Risks for Expats are Real (7)28: Fatca faces delay after bilateral disagreements (16)27: Moving to Canada? Better get a lawyer! (3)26: Americans are Undesirable as FATCA Closes More Doors (21)25: Thinking of voting? (3)25: David Selig says that the IRS is interested in your gold (11)24: Jim Jatras responds to Isaac Brock Society on FATCA (75)24: Americans Who Leave the Country To Avoid High Taxes? Huh? (4)23: Singapore bank to Uncle Sam: ‘Stick it where the sun don’t shine…’ (18)23: US Rep Dave Reichert of WA State posts FATCA Press Release on his website (18)23: 3rd Party Debates starting now (1)23: J. Richard Harvey, James Jatras, and Jesse Eggert(US Treasury) debate FATCA (25)23: Miscellany: Expats are a bunch of ungrateful whiners (10)22: Obama Does Not Support Simpson/Bowles (12)22: Tribune de Genève: Americans in Switzerland Tend to Support Barack Obama (27)21: The Disabled in America (5)21: Will the Federal Register Expatriation list be published before or after the election? (11)21: IRS Never Told Taxpayers They Could Get Penalty Relief (9)21: An Unusual Tax Situation for a Sovereign State With American Citizens (8)20: WSJ: Wary Swiss Banks Shun Yanks (108)19: Washington Rep. Reichert questions IRS regarding FATCA IGAs (8)18: Moodys Tax Advisors proposes legislation to allow Canadians to deduct professional fees paid in IRS’s voluntary disclosure programs (11)18: Wade Hicks on no-fly list (52)17: News Alert for Canadians… Up Coming Program on “Costs of Moving to Canada” (15)16: Why Are So Many Americans Simply Clueless About Global Events? (64)14: Regarding post-natal alterations of birth certificates of trans people (89)14: Someone Who Deserves a Big Hit (6)12: Arthur Cockfield on FATCA (7)12: Congratulations Sir Isaac Brock. Coin Issued In Your Honour (22)11: Are expats America’s laziest voters? (74)10: Financial planning WITHIN the USA for a Family Member with Special Needs (vs WITHIN CANADA) (23)09: The Better President for Canada (14)09: Canada tightens border in anticipation of illegal US immigration (29)08: Video of Mark Mathews of Caplin & Drysdale on CNBC (5)08: New article from Roy Berg on OVDI opt out vs new “minnow” procedure (17)08: FATCA is Denying US Kids Pocket Change Accounts (15)07: Latest Travel Reports from Finance Canada and CRA (3)06: Cautionary Information, especially for readers of Isaac Brock who live in British Columbia, Canada: (29)06: Long awaited article (64)06: Do Lucien Bouchard’s kids file their FBAR’s and US Tax Returns? (1)05: What do you think of America? Toronto National Post seeks your views (22)05: Why US citizens in Canada should NOT invest in TFSAs or any other “Foreign Trust” (RRSPs excepted) (61)05: Anita Greil, Managing Editor of the Wall Street Journal, is preparing an article on the effects of FATCA (2)05: New Greenback Survey Reveals US Expat Government Dissatisfaction (20)03: Getting FATCA covered on The Agenda with Steve Paikin on TVO(TV Ontario) (2)02: US Citizenship: The “Negative Marketing Option” Trap (32)02: Amb Jacobson: Most important thing US can do for Canada is improve economy of US (13)02: Interesting Mopsick Article: 5% Penalty and foreign real estate not attached if less than $10,000 in US-source income? (13)01: Mike Kaiser, “What taxes taught me about the power of the asterisk” (35)
September 2012
30: Korean Americans withdraw funds from South Korean banks for fear of FATCA, FBAR penalties (43)29: Is one of the “Real” Housewives of Vancouver a US Person? (0)29: Interesting Video from NYU Law on OVDI et all programs (12)29: The Parable of the Prodigal Uncle (14)28: An example of things to come? (20)28: US tax policies delay $2bn Chinese loan (9)28: European banks shut Americans out over U.S. FATCA tax rules (89)28: SwissRespect Obtains Letter from Federal Concil Authorizing Disclosure of Bank Employee Names (1)27: Last Day to make a FATCA submission to the Australian Govt (9)27: Rand Paul responds on FATCA (26)25: The Lives of Others – The true significance of Bradley Birkenfeld (6)25: Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak to become Australian (42)25: Betray? (17)24: FATCA and FBAR Reporting by Individuals: Enforcement Considerations from a Canadian Perspective, by Andrew Bonham (19)24: Canada Budget Submissions are UP (9)24: U.S. Senate complains about Europe’s extraterritorial “taxes” (11)24: US Treasury now negotiating with at least 40 countries for FATCA tax information-sharing pacts (20)23: Did Doug Ford file his FBAR for his Canadian Assets when he ran the Chicago/US branch of Deco Labels (18)22: Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks Traitors to Canada on FATCA (69)22: Canadian Financial Services Sector Comment on FATCA Draft Forms (2)22: Eritrea to Canada: Not so fast, We Have the Right to Tax our Citizens (28)21: NPR: The Downside Of Tax Havens? Paperwork. (18)20: Breaking News: Eritrea agrees to eliminate citizenship based taxation in Canada (26)20: Obligations of US citizenship include taxes and possible military service (3)20: Canada for President (6)19: Most countries encourage retirement planning – but American Exceptionalism = Twilight Zone (8)19: Timeline for renunciation of U.S. citizenship in South Korea (1)18: Manal Corwin of US Treasury visits Brussels, Paris, and Singapore this week to discuss FATCA (1)17: Nevada for Obama calls FATCA an Obama “Accomplishment” Take that DA (39)17: Changes to the IRS site (20)16: A Minnow (ij) ‘Opts Out’ of the IRS’s OVDI, and gets the correct result. A simple warning letter. (45)15: Russian banks may soon be subject to U.S. monitoring regulations (2)15: Speech by Jim Flaherty last fall to US SIFMA conference in NYC (12)14: Miscellany: QE infinity will destroy Form Nation (22)14: Moving without Moving, Legal but Illegal (6)14: UK signs Agreement with the US on FATCA (48)14: Update: Senator Tom Coburn of OK trying to make Passport revocation law stricter (16)13: BC Business Magazine looks at FATCA, credit unions (35)13: McGill Tax Policy Colloquium (1)13: Renunciation and Relinquishment: What are the differences? Is there a difference? (55)12: Shame Shame Shame on US Senator Bill Nelson of Florida (93)12: Financial advice — just how do US Persons Abroad now effectively plan and save for their retirement? (22)12: EUROzone Crisis (8)11: A Compliance Officer’s Biggest Headache – Privacy Regulation (9)11: Jailed UBS Banker Birkenfeld awarded $104 million as IRS whistleblower (50)11: Paris-area American journalist looking for renunciants and potential renunciants (6)10: How I Really Feel About Citizenship-Based Taxation (98)08: IRS “Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures” and Hong Kong: Shatin Families Calumniated & Plundered (20)07: The Americans in Switzerland Working Group – Report on abuses sent to Members of Congress, Obama Administration (9)07: Moodys LLP, Part 2: Do You Qualify for IRS’s New Streamlined Procedure to Bring US Tax Returns Current? (139)07: Biden opposes territorial taxation in convention speech – should make this an election issue! (16)07: The US Law that is Destroying the World Economy – FATCA (2)07: Queens’ law professor discusses matters of interest (11)07: Australia and FATCA (23)06: What am I? Born in the US but the US consulate told me in 1970s that I am not an American (121)05: Samsung Life Insurance warning high net-worth clients about FATCA, FBAR (5)04: Spotted at DNC Convention: Canadian MP Paul Dewar (14)04: RTS TTC Program on the Turmoil in the Swiss Banking Industry & Infrarouge debate on Wednesday (0)04: Form 3520, “foreign trusts”, and the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures (69)03: No Americans Abroad, Mormons or Muslims at the Obama Store (15)03: Breaking FATCA news from Hong Kong: banks and tax consultancy firms are still shills (4)03: US Air Force Deserter revealed after 28 Years (7)02: Diminishing Returns (23)01: Last Dance: New Filing Compliance Procedures for Non-Resident U.S. Taxpayers – Effective September 1, 2012 – A Preliminary Analysis (63)01: Criminal Complaint in Switzerland for Theft and Fencing Stolen Property (3)01: Andy Sundberg Passes Away (30)
August 2012
31: The IRS just broke almost all old links to their website (14)31: From Moodys LLP: Breaking news!! IRS releases details of new procedures for non-compliant taxpayers living abroad (34)31: Taiwan seeks help from other Pacific Rim governments on FATCA? (7)31: Brandon Raub released: His lawyer says 20,000+ per year disappear in Virginia alone, mainly veterans! (12)31: Swiss Federal Council adopts mandate for negotiations with United States on FATCA implementation (3)31: Zürcher Kantonalbank is now refusing to refinance the mortgages of Swiss citizens who live in the US (3)31: Definition of U.S. person: Any person or entity that will have an effect on American commerce (9)30: Passport confiscation? (1)30: Washing the Emperors’ Clothes: The 13th Amendment and the IRS (8)30: FATCA update (14)30: Capital Controls are now here: Border checks to leave the United States (28)29: It’s all Congress’ fault? (37)29: Is the Canadian government more productive than the US’s? (6)29: Some more possible activism to bring this issue to the attention of Washington (7)29: Need Power of Attorney to Purchase US Property? (17)28: IRC code 6677 title 26 (8)28: Introducing PATCA, the culinary equivalent of FATCA (8)28: Australian Government wants YOU to tell them what to do about FATCA (12)28: British want their own version of FATCA (6)28: Interviews on Swiss TV: Bank employees upset about their names being disclosed to the US. (4)28: 53% of Homelanders want to raise taxes to save Social Security. What do U.S. Persons abroad say? (73)27: HUD complaint on housing discrimination vanished into thin air and VA Home Loans won’t do jack (37)27: Miscellany: three survivors, four minnows, a whale, and a whale of a sovereign debt crisis (3)27: A commentary on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the light of the Ex Patriot Act and other abuses of the United States upon its diaspora (53)25: Welcome to the United States: When cross-border shopping in the USA, make sure you know which stores you will be visiting (23)25: Naomi Wolf talks about US Government scare tactics. (27)25: Some U.S. Persons abroad are more equal than others (1)24: Romney campaign: Expats can now select a country to go with the US State, US phone number and US zip code (41)23: Criminal Tango: Filing FBAR from Abroad (1)23: Triple Referendum Launched in Switzerland Against Tax Treaties With Three European Countries (2)22: Roy Berg: Did the IRS really concede that FBAR penalities are not collectible under the United States/Canada tax convention? (38)22: Front Row with Barack and Michele, Airfare and Hotel included, Americans abroad excluded (29)21: Fair tax, unfair tax: or When is it paying my fair share? (48)21: Asia: “If I have the choice, I just don’t want to deal with a US person’” (1)20: Federal Public Minister of Switzerland denies that Swiss banks did anything wrong by giving employees names to the USA authorities (6)20: How normal countries describe the question of dual nationality (29)20: Blaming minorities leads to economic growth? (22)19: Detention of former marine Brandon Raub for “terrorist” comments on Facebook page (19)19: Kuwait to add to U.S. State Department renunciation backlog? (22)18: Here we go again: examples of others making comparisons (13)18: The Whiskey Rebellion: or How does the United States enforce its tax laws? (10)17: Taiwan banks order government to sell dignity, sovereignty to Washington (17)17: Grover Norquist and Dan Mitchell argue for territorial taxation – “IRS Discount” associated with U.S. entities or persons (2)16: Why Canada Does Not Really Exist (5)16: Jon Corzine will not face charges (2)16: Come Play At Maple Sandbox (43)15: Drones on the Canadian border (39)14: Interesting article about the Constitutionality of the Exit Tax (6)14: United States Federal Agencies stockpiling ammunition (18)14: Chinese companies pulling out of U.S. stock markets amid accusations, complaints (5)14: Both our forefathers were slaves: When is a comparison correct and when isn’t it? (100)13: A Stupid — At Least Unfair — IRS OVDI/OVDP Trick; Denying Overpayment Credit for Barred Years (8)13: Former Canadian MP and head of the OECD says Daniel J. Mitchell is really bad guy (6)12: Interesting CDN Govt Travel Expense Reports for visits to IRS and OECD (4)12: Yet another list of employees turned over by HSBC, lawsuit filed against Swiss Federal Council (8)12: Tim Walberg’s inflation-indexing tax reform plan offers very limited relief to U.S. Persons abroad (33)12: Addition of Ryan to Republican ticket should be good for U.S. citizens abroad (37)11: Former oil exec hit with multiple FBAR fines (6)10: Why I Am a Marxist (6)10: My experience with trying to have a dialog with the Romney campaign on US citizen abroad issues (19)10: RTS Radio Interview (in French) with Swiss Respect: “Who still defends Swiss banks?”” (9)10: Analysis of 2010 Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and Foreign Housing Deduction usage (14)09: “Blind spots” are more than a topic for a driving lesson (42)09: When a government becomes criminal (10)09: Global Sheriff – Should American Law Rule the World? (BBC News) (11)08: Paternalism and how it works (8)08: NPR’s, “All Things Considered”, Finally Does a Story on Offshore Tax Evasion Crack Down (34)08: GOP Passes US Tax Reform Bill For 2013 – H.R. 6169 (26)08: 741 tax returns filed from single Florida address, IRS sent back over $1 million in refunds (11)08: President Obama closes DIALOGUE with U.S. citizens abroad – comes full circle (38)08: Lawyer warns Swiss bankers not to leave Switzerland (updated with translation) (17)07: Dotty, Potty, Naughty Expat Freedom Poetry (3)07: Adjustments in Life: Living as an over-stressed American in peaceful Northern Thailand (18)06: Here It Comes – IRS communicates with DHS (39)06: Children of Swiss asset manager detained for six hours for questioning by US officials (Updated with partial translation) (68)06: Forbes’ Robert W. Wood: Thumbnail Tax Guidance For U.S. Taxpayers Abroad (1)06: KPMG Article on June 21 Swiss IGA Announcement (5)05: Power and Freedom (38)05: Day One: Filing Previous Year Tax Returns (25)05: Voice of Art – The Tax Dodgers (6)04: Moderates, Extremists or those in between: A great line from the James Bond movie Thunderball and an old song (33)04: US citizens: Pay attention to this (10)04: The FATCA star: a design suggestion (111)04: Former U.S. Person to take charge of FATCA response in the Bahamas? (2)03: Interesting video about pleading in front of the Supreme Court of Canada (0)03: Tax Justice II: No FBAR Penalties For Otherwise Compliant Recent Immigrants To The United States (31)03: Me, I’m a Moderate (62)03: Obama Campaign Sues to Restrict Military Voting (4)02: New comments from CBA President Terry Campbell on FATCA (40)02: Israel to establish governmental committee on FATCA compliance (44)02: Reps. Maloney, Honda, Rangel introduce bill to create bipartisan commission on how U.S. government serves Americans living overseas (121)02: US Home: Primary, Second or Investment Property? (7)02: US Olympic Athletes at competitive disadvantage because of citizenship based taxation (25)01: “Tea Party” Senate Candidate from Texas with Calgary Connection (20)01: Most Foreign Banks Don’t Want U.S. Clients; How To Find One That Does (0)01: Vern Krishna – “Why we hate the tax collector” (2)01: Serving Overseas Voters – Doing It Right (5)
July 2012
31: Senators scrutinize FATCA (29)31: Isaac Brock Society reaches a milestone – This is the 1,000th post! (10)31: Why IRS conduct may contribute to establishing “Reasonable Cause” for failure to file Mr. FBAR (4)31: Presidential Commission Sought on U.S. Expatriates (14)31: 2,158 Koreans gave up U.S. green cards or citizenship in 2011, says South Korean government report (61)30: More FATCA Fallout: Miami’s international banking clients move money to protect financial privacy – DATCA impacts (47)30: US Bank Denying Americans Services for being “US Persons” (20)30: Korean Americans who gave up U.S. citizenship and joined the South Korean military (3)30: Evidence that the FEIE doesn’t protect middle class USPs in Switzerland (38)29: Moby Guest Post: Patriot Act s361b – The Missing Congressional Reports on IRS FBAR Compliance Efforts (26)29: When one passport isn’t enough — CNN article about dual nationality (11)28: John Baird vs Chuck Schumer (15)28: Denying US Persons banking services: “It’s All About Fairness” (11)28: Denial of CLN to would-be renunciant upheld by DC District Court (1)28: Retirement Plans Get Relief from Foreign Asset Reporting Law (16)27: Canada puts pressure on Eritrea – National Post – More from Stewart Bell (24)27: Germany may ditch Fatca if reciprocity agreement not honoured, experts warn (38)27: US Treasury Issues Model Intergovernmental FATCA Agreement (3)27: 189 names in Federal Register name-and-shame list for second quarter of 2012 (35)26: Financial Times: US and Europe in accord on tax evasion (8)26: Hunting U.S. citizens abroad – How the banks help the IRS – FATCA Training Videos (26)26: Romney Raising Funds from Expats – Tell him about FATCA Fallout (9)26: FATCA IGA Released (18)25: Coverage of UN Report on Toronto Eritreans forced to Pay Tax (17)25: IRS estimate for number of Form 8854 filers: eleven to twelve thousand per year (16)25: Evaluating U.S. Senate Races from Abroad (39)25: Reality Catching Up With Fiction? (1)24: Monty Pelerin: It’s the numbers, stupid (32)24: New Video about FATCA in Canada (33)24: My Big Fat Belizean, Singaporean Bank Account (19)23: The Isaac Brock Society is being censured from the Expat Forum (15)23: Is ‘never again’ now? (14)23: Shadow Raider is rewriting the United States Internal Revenue Code (578)23: Mark Shields: Welcome to the IBS Wall of Shame (9)23: Housing discrimination based on national origin is illegal by federal law (25)23: Williams case reversed – “willfulness” no longer means “willful” – Judges legalize IRS tyranny (43)23: FBAR Penalties Just Got Even Worse (22)23: The Dark Side of Anti-“Swiss Bank Account” Politics, by Matt Welch (3)22: Calling Jason Kenney: Eritrean Consulate up to no good AGAIN!! (4)22: Globe and Mail article for those who wish to comment (2)22: Series of Lawrence Solomon National Post articles on support for Obama – They are interesting (2)22: Raiffeisen announces (again) that it is getting rid of American clients. (57)22: Fidelity Investments refuses to provide services to U.S. Persons abroad? (49)22: U.S. Tax Havens (3)21: Becoming Canadian – Some Statistics (20)21: Must see – Dan Mitchell explains why U.S. needs to move to territorial taxation for companies (13)20: More correspondence from the office of John Weston MP. “IRS is a budget issue” for the government of Canada. Get your voice heard before the deadline for 2013’s budget submissions. (36)20: What do you need for travel? (6)20: The evolution of Barack Obama: First you take the high road, then you take the low road, then you take the ditch! (2)20: Australian Financial Services Council lobbies Washington for FATCA exemption (15)20: The Swiss TaxMan tougher than the IRS! (9)19: Scammers phishing using FBAR (9)19: The IRS spent $20 billion for crap like this? (24)19: An old one but still disturbing. (49)19: As an American abroad, What assurances do I want from the U.S. Candidate for President? (19)18: MUST READ: Old paper on conflict between Filipino citizenship based taxation and the Canadian Charter (46)18: George Clooney to raise money for Obama from rich American masochists in Switzerland (21)18: US Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin welcome to the IBS Wall of Shame (11)18: Renouncing American Patriots (24)18: ING France’s message to USA: “FATCA? Thanks but no thanks.” (17)18: Americans hit by FATCA; United Statesians, Usonians, Amreicans unaffected (15)17: Daily Reckoning and Expat Experiences: (4)17: ACA Caucus Member Janice Schakowsky: Total Sellout to American Citizen’s Abroad (5)17: Transcript of US Congress debate on “Son of FATCA” legislation (7)17: Jet Li: Hero of China (7)16: Brad Wall bashes Obama. Will he refuse to change Saskatchewan Privacy and Securities Law to Comply with FATCA? (2)16: William McGurn at WSJ, Joins Isaac Brock Hall of Fame.. (28)16: Canadian Bankers Association’s Maura Drew-Lytle responds to the Isaac Brock Society (128)16: Federal Government creates a stronger bank consumer complaints system (1)16: NDAA Blocked by Federal Court (10)16: Poll on Accounts Closed due to FATCA (10)16: Same-country exception for FATCA? (41)16: Copyright claim pit U.S. against British student – U.S. asserts jurisdiction based on .net domain name (23)16: John Duncan Jr. (R-TN) libels renunciants as “tax evaders” (26)16: Renunciation [poem] (7)15: Form 8938 – Where it came from, how it came about, what it means for U.S. citizens abroad (34)14: FATCA Form 8938: Demystifying the Complex Rules and Severe Consequences for Noncompliance, by Hale Sheppard (23)14: WNYC Following Up: Are Swiss Bank Accounts All That Bad? (20)13: William McGurn from WSJ looking for Testimonies on FATCA Impact (13)13: TD Bank Iranian Canadian Account closure discussed on CBC Power and Politics (4)13: IRS Technical Guidance: (3)13: I Don’t Think That They Know Yet? (6)13: Tax Justice For Americans Abroad, by Steven J. Mopsick (36)13: Disappointing Information on Canadian Bankers Association Site (40)13: Canadian Citizens with Dutch tax “problems” be forewarned the CRA WILL collect on YOU (5)13: Incredible unfairness in the US tax code – IRC: Confusing capital gains with income edition – The price of unfairness and the cost to society as a whole (2)13: Globe and Mail article – Canadians in U.S. on Bush tax cuts with interesting comment from U.S. citizen in Canada (6)13: New article about taxation of U.S. Persons abroad by Prerna Rao of Quinnipiac Law School (0)12: Is this the worst article ever written about citizenship renunciation? (13)12: FATCA Summit at NYU Videos (16)12: Why Americans Abroad Should Vote (46)11: Number of Expatriations per year from 1962 to 2011 (17)11: Humor Interlude: WILLIAM SHATNER SINGS O CANADA (4)11: U.S. officers have powers to make arrests in Canada (16)11: IRS Ruling on Relinquishment and Retroactivity from 1992. This is BIG (40)10: NBC Nightly News interviews Phil Hodgen, Chuck Schumer about Denise Rich (41)10: Dr. Nancy Snyderman and Donny Deutsch welcome to the IBS Wall of Shame (8)10: Us and Them (25)10: Are you the same person you were one year ago? How has the last year affected your life? (37)10: Mark Steyn (26)09: Here’s more: Democratic Gov. O’Malley (Md): Romney ‘bet against America’ with offshore holdings (15)09: Gibbs, Democrats hit Romney over offshore bank accounts (18)09: Breaking news: Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead. And Reuters just noticed Denise Rich’s 2011 renunciation. (58)09: While Obama uses drones to kill people in South Asia as example of U.S. power, Romney builds companies to feed people in South Asia as power of U.S. example (34)08: 8854 Encore! (6)08: Financial Post “An Unnecessary Overreaching of U.S. Tax Law into Canada” (3)07: The best thing Joe Green and Democrats Abroad could do is encourage all Democrats to vote for Romney (82)06: TD Bank and Iranian-Canadian Account Closures (15)04: What do you all think? Good news? (99)04: Break through: FATCA story finally hits the NPR radio waves in America! (57)02: Myth: EVERYONE is Eligible to Free File! (32)02: CBC radio speaks with Russ Hunt and Marie Cashion (11)02: Welcome to Pennsylvania: the horrific abuse of police power in the case of Robert Leone (59)01: Russ Hunt and Marie Cashion on CBC New Brunswick 7:15 tomorrow (July 2) (4)01: Steven J. Mopsick comments on IRS new filling procedure for Americans abroad: Too little but not too late (84)01: More insight from the National Post – Jamie Golombek and Vancouver Sun – Don Cayo (84)
June 2012
30: The “Property of the USA” tattoo (21)30: U.S. citizens abroad with Subpart F income, take note (7)30: Interesting summary of new taxes and new forms in Obamacare (1)30: Meet Accidental American Boris Johnson, Mayor of London (77)28: The FBAR Snail Mail Terrorist Treat (22)28: Yet another reason to renounce U.S. citizenship: Obamacare tax on unearned income – it’s a tax on tax (14)28: Obamacare Confirmed by Supreme Court (with some limitations) (25)28: IRS releases new FAQs for OVDI and rules for some non-filers – The perspective of the Accounting Industry (45)28: A Saudi lawyer advises Obama to end citizenship-based taxation (48)28: Taxpayers abroad can now use SNAP (a.k.a. food stamps) screening tool (12)28: Expat life in America (1)28: Taxpayer Advocate releases Fiscal Year Objectives 2013 (14)27: Flaherty happy with IRS: Barrie Mckenna (29)27: Something new (maybe) from the IRS for taxpayers residing outside the U.S. and who have NOT been filing tax returns and FBARs (26)27: The disease of citizenship-based taxation spreads (39)26: A response from John Weston MP on FATCA (21)26: IRS Announces Efforts to Help U. S. Citizens Overseas Including Dual Citizens and Those with Foreign Retirement Plans (87)26: FATCA ‘failure’ will cost the US (18)25: A Poke at American Exceptionalism (16)25: I think some of you will get a bang out of this (8)25: ACA’s Jackie Bugnion and J. Richard Harvey debate FATCA for two nights this week (67)24: Amy Webster a dual Swiss-US Citizen, tells her FATCA Fallout banking story. (37)24: Hurry, Hurry — Become a ‘US Person’ with Investment Property in Arizona, while the Getting is Good (5)24: Form Nation is stuck on stupid: IRS sends Petros a bill (48)24: Bounty Hunter (8)23: How Obama lost the left (and Americans Abroad) – Interesting analysis (11)23: Retroactivity and Carlton (1)22: Comments from Domestic US Financial industry on “DATCA” (Hint: they hate it) (23)22: Posted on ACA: More journalists would like to hear our stories (45)22: Son receives CLN (21)22: Roger Conklin: 1099 problems vs FATCA problems…. (18)22: Switzerland and Japan sell out to FATCA? (36)22: In the Middle (18)21: Finally It’s Here (43)21: Canada Day, War of 1812, and FATCA (3)21: The Best Investment in U.S. Defense is to Stop FATCA and Start respecting the sovereigny of other nations (4)20: June 18, 1812 – June 18, 2012: U.S. citizenship-based taxation, and other ways to wage war at a profit! (17)20: What is the real flow of immigration to the U.S. and what does it tell us? (9)20: Smoke ‘Em Out! (11)19: Please read this post if your actual expatriation date is before 2004 (Updated) (154)19: Waking up Canadian – Are you lucky? (2)18: A Swiss Brocker sneaks in to talk to Senator Guess Who: Introducing a new category (Reductio ad absurdum) (24)18: June 18, 1812: US Declares War On Canada (9)18: The list of atrocities keeps growing (20)17: June 15 has come and gone and IRS has failed to provide promised procedures – Does the IRS really want compliance? (26)17: U.S. citizens abroad are disabled from retirement planning, I think – Contribute to the knowledge (8)17: The US is not alone in alienating its citizens overseas (22)16: Expenses and Contributions as of June 16 (our first seven months) (4)16: U.S. Naricissism and it’s impact on the sovereignty of other nations – Introduction (43)16: Sauve Qui Peut (13)16: Foreign Buyers flocking to US Housing Market (18)15: Speaking of CARP, here is an item from their most recent online newsletter. (13)15: Did you hear the President today? (10)14: FATCA: The IRS’s Very Big Stick (64)14: “It’s not a battle financial institutions can wage” Shaun Rickerby of Rickerby Wealth Group, TD Waterhouse, makes a Canada call-to-arms regarding FATCA on June 12th. (30)14: US Court denies 5th Amendment regarding FBAR filing (21)14: Instructions for Form 8854 are clearly contradictory (26)14: The Social Security Benefits of the Expat and the “Windfall Elimination Provision” (17)13: Form 8854 (17)13: Honda Civic owners are more important than US persons living abroad (2)13: Yes we can!! – Change we can believe in – Organizing the community of U.S. citizens abroad – One community at a time! (78)13: Canada Liechtenstein Mystery (8)12: The Economist, live debate. With FATCA FBAR OVDI, Does Obama Deserve to be Re-elected? (45)12: How citizenship-based taxation steals from the treasury of other countries: PFIC Edition (57)12: The “Last in Time Rule” makes tax treaties with the United States essentially worthless (33)12: Need help from a Brocker in BC (16)12: Pain and desperation of U.S. citizen living outside the United States (16)12: Foreign Financial Institutions could recover some of their costs for implementing FATCA (26)12: The redirect of isaacbrocksociety.com is successful (7)11: Fareed Zakaria – Immigration lessons for the U.S. from around the world – Getting them in and keeping them in! (24)10: Tonight on CNN, Fareed Zacharia examines US immigration policies and highlights Canada (4)10: Japan Times has a great article (66)09: Not too far into the distant future-bypassing BANKS altogether! (4)09: Time is running out for you to file your 2011 U.S. 1040 tax return, if you haven’t already done so. (16)09: Huff Post: Expat Absentee Votes Are Going to Be Even More Important in 2012 (30)09: Subscribe to the FATCA News and Information List (35)09: FATCA and employment for U.S. citizens abroad (28)09: Michael Lewis: The Extra Cookie… (10)08: House Defeats Motion Supporting Levin’s Latest Misguided Attack on Tax Havens (15)08: Tax Advisory Panel member Jane Bruno has written another strongly-worded letter to the President about IRS policy on enforcement of the FBAR and “voluntary disclosure.” (9)07: Plea Bargaining, Even When You’re Innocent (8)07: Phil Hodgen – “Why people expatriate” – A Comment on his post – What about those who cannot certify 5 years of tax compliance? (39)07: Sweepstakes rules discriminate against expats (15)07: U.S. trade representative urges repeal of law requiring U.S. to impose sanctions on itself (7)07: How To Lose Your American Passport (10)06: The accidental Kenyan: What would happen if the African nation copied U.S. tax policy? by Don Whiteley (20)06: Phil Hodgen: Why people expatriate (27)05: isaacbrocksociety.com has moved to isaacbrocksociety.ca (update) (30)05: So where were the journalists at the May 15th FATCA public hearing? (81)04: How do you cope with anxiety? (70)04: President Obama opens dialogue with U.S. citizens abroad – Seize the day! Hope you wont’ get fooled again! – UPDATED (42)03: Old Press Release from former FM (and PM) Paul Martin over US Canada tax issues (5)03: IRS Soliciting Quotes for Shotguns (14)03: Canada Day Letter Blitz (74)03: The Isaac Brock Society is repatriating to Canada: I am beginning the process (88)03: Glossary Thread — Jargon of IBS, and groups that deal with common issues (20)03: Press Release Thread (2)02: Passport confiscation supporter Harry Reid “cautiously optimistic” about highway bill (21)01: US Citizens: Do Your Tax Duty (29)01: Anyone willing to engage one of the architects of FATCA? (18)01: 2011, not 1997, had the largest number of reported expatriates (7)
May 2012
31: Thank you from a Fellow Brocker — We’re all in this together! (47)31: Words to Avoid in Posting? (32)31: The conscience of a lawyer and “The FBAR Fundraiser” (16)30: Roger Conklin asks, “Is Romney an accidental Mexican Citizen as reported?” (28)30: Compliance counseling is like a box of chocolates – “You never know what your gonna get” – Circular 230 vs. the fiduciary duty to the client (19)30: Renunciation rates in Europe: five Swedes renounced citizenship in 2010 (70)29: TD Waterhouse FATCA Privacy Waiver Form (45)29: Out of the fry pan: on playing musical trading accounts (UPDATED) (19)29: Almost no U.S. Persons abroad properly report their foreign retirement accounts on Form 3520 (34)28: Don Whiteley at Vancouver Sun: The Accidental Kenyan (62)28: Ron Paul condemns Ex-PATRIOT Act: “will ensnare many ordinary middle-class Americans” (42)27: US Government Fundraising Event! (39)27: United Nations’ human rights complaint procedure (39)27: Notice to Swiss Authorities: Canada resists US extraterritorial tax policies, Switzerland must too (18)27: Isaac Brock Society search engine optimisation report (6)26: Canadian Billionaire Giving It All Away (1)26: Why is the Quiet Disclosure (QD) so controversial between Practitioners? (177)26: Chuck Schumer lashes out at Petros on Senate floor (38)25: Article 8 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United States (16)25: Anti-Americanism in Canada (43)24: Civil Forfeiture and Boiled Frogs (43)23: Canada’s Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP): Canada’s Finance Minister Flaherty responds regarding this, as well as the RESP and TFSA (68)23: Misunderstanding the Ex-Patriot Act (19)23: Schumer Casey bill removes all doubt about U.S. insanity – may accelerate pace of renunciations! (55)23: Niall Ferguson – law more important than democracy – how we keep our politicians under control is key (2)23: RCMP ‘to ease Canadians into the idea’ of U.S. agents in Canada (10)23: Comparing renunciation rates around the world (16)22: What Schumer Can Learn From George Washington (6)22: Economist with popular blog tells young people to get out (19)22: Ex-PATRIOT Act full text released: you too could be a “specified expatriate” (85)22: Guess when a Canadian TFSA is not really tax exempt? (13)21: Steve Mopsick – On the “coming into compliance dilemma” (100)21: Did Obama “keep his word” to U.S. citizens living abroad? – keepinghisword.com (29)21: No Civilized Country Would Ever Banish Eduardo Saverin (88)21: Of Memberships and Groups (25)20: What was Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D) doing meeting with renounced US Citizen Kristina Keneally in 2007 (11)20: Huffington Post: Rush Limbaugh and John Boehner / Saverin Legislation Con and Pro (15)20: Laura Saunders weighs in: Should you renounce your U.S. citizenship (64)20: Please help me develop my survey. (8)20: An aspect of the 2012 “Class Warfare” election debate – Compares the Democrats to … (14)19: National Narcissism and U.S. citizenship – Being a U.S. citizen is like having a narcissist for a parent (36)19: PRESS RELEASE THREAD (89)18: I don’t think Bruce Ackermann will be leaving the IBS Hall of Shame anytime soon (40)18: Must read – one of the best articles I have seen on a number of issues – Form Nation Regulation (10)18: Al Lewis — Welcome to the Isaac Brock Hall of Fame (39)18: The bipartisan fight against American demonisation of U.S. Persons abroad (21)17: Senators to Unveil the ‘Ex-Patriot Act’ to Respond to Facebook’s Saverin’s Tax ‘Scheme’ – ABC News (171)17: Those who spend too much will eventually be owned by those who are thrifty – A quizz – What does this mean for FATCA? (2)17: Business Insider says Eduardo Saverin could be banned from the United States (47)16: Info on Ontario Hunters and Anglers being stored in US subject to Patriot Act (7)16: The US trade deficit: Was it caused by greedy companies or greedy government? (14)16: Interesting blog post about MSNBC TV host Rachel Maddow and her very close Canadian ancestry. (10)16: U.S. seeks to impose FATCA on the rest of the world – will the world really comply? (38)16: Eduardo Saverin: Citizen of the World (64)16: Dual Citizenship Debate at NYT (13)16: TIN Validation (6)15: Bruce Ackermann of Yale University needs to join the Isaac Brock Society Hall of Shame (18)15: Remaining a dual citizen (2): we hold these truths (7)15: From the Soldiers’ Tower at the University of Toronto (11)15: The United States taxes foreigners via deficit spending (10)15: Swiss Constitutional Initiative on Popular Ratification of Treaties (8)14: Taxing the Rich Not the Better Way to Narrow the Income Gap? (28)14: Eduardo Saverin, American Hero (16)14: Feeding the Trolls at McClatchy (54)14: Sooner or later, if you have money, you must pay the U.S. – You can pay the Exit Tax now or the Estate Tax later (16)14: Let’s get the press involved more in our issues ! (28)13: A hypothetical tax scenario: what if Eduardo Saverin had gone to Harvard as a visa student? (31)13: Response to Matias Ramos: The One Percent Deports Itself (22)13: Foreign banks freezing out U.S. millionaires (25)12: Customer Satisfaction at all-time high, says IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman (56)12: Nicolas Santa still in federal custody (4)12: Question about Visa Waiver Program (ESTA) (21)12: Toronto Star’s Michael Lewis, Saverin article: It’s about “Benign Actors” (15)11: New WSJ article on FATCA (47)11: US Immigration to make an important, money-saving announcement (42)11: ABC News’ Enjoli Francis reports on the Eduardo Saverin Expatriation (8)11: Facebook co-founder renounces U.S. citizenship – Brilliant Dan Mitchell article (13)11: An International Tax on the Rich? (17)11: Technology entrepreneurs giving up U.S. citizenship? A U.S. tech startup webforum reacts to one case (60)10: Chinese Bank in America (7)10: Is Horizontal Equity Socialism? (2)10: Some thoughts for immigrants caught in the IRS Jihad – This is for you! (39)10: James George Jatras on FATCA: marketwatch.com article (22)10: Today's New York Times article re the very innocent and appropriately named "Accidental Americans" (28)10: Michelle Bachmann: (58)10: Going beyond blogging…. (13)10: Tax justice and tax compliance (14)10: American Citizenship: a Cost Benefit Analysis (85)10: Last Call: Prohibition in American (2)09: Spam messages linking to irsmedic.com (8)09: This from ACA today, changes to voter registration cause anger and frustration (24)09: Article in Toronto Star on FATCA (ACA needs to denounce Rep. Neal TODAY) (18)09: Non-relationship between taxes and renunciation – interesting comments (10)09: Barrie McKenna's new article on FATCA (13)09: Recent media coverage: one entry for the Hall of Fame, lots for the Hall of Shame (27)08: Last Date for 8854 filing is June 15, 2012 (20)08: Phil Hodgen meets with IRS to solve RRSP problems – Thank you Phil! (108)08: U.K.'s Association of Investment Companies suggests members not comply with FATCA (11)07: Treasure Islands (9)07: Taiwan banks having second thoughts about FATCA? (3)07: François Hollande defeats Nicolas Sarkozy in France (33)06: State Bar of California- Tax Section on FATCA (28)06: Russia will not enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the United States on the application of FATCA (28)06: Nordic banks push for Fatca reciprocity (2)06: A trip to the Center of the Universe….and shameless pimping on RRSPs (12)06: New Zealand Government position on FATCA (46)05: Are you too poor to file US income tax? Apparently my husband and I are. (20)05: For those who don't think we have enough tax information sharing between Canada and the US (8)05: Welcome to the United States: You now must pay your taxes to the USA (109)05: Al Lewis: Welcome to the Isaac Brock Hall of *Shame*/FAME (UPDATED) (60)05: ACA has just issued the April 2012 News Update. (18)05: The Pale King (1)04: New Zealand Bankers Association on FATCA (35)04: Over half-a-million hits and counting! (25)04: Go back to Canada, you hoser (17)04: US taxman's long Arm Threatens Costly Kiwi Headaches (1)04: Your U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: hard at work Enforcing Crime (5)03: One More Free (50)03: Obama brings Romney's offshore accounts into the campaign (18)03: Transcript of the one and only Congressional hearing ever held on FATCA (29)03: Thank you and congratulations to Mr. Steven Mopsick – He is now part of ACA Tax Advisory Panel (30)03: Democrats Abroad urgently requests “expat tax stories” for May 15th IRS hearing (31)02: Is citizenship-based taxation a violation of international law? (76)02: Dianne didn't know the United States still thought she was an American (112)02: FATCA Comments from Swedish Bankers Association (30)02: Canadian Bar Association on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (17)02: Is it really Wealthy Americans who are Queuing to Give Up Passports in the Swiss Capital? (27)02: It wouldn't make sense if you could see it anyway (2)01: John Weston MP invites former IRS Deputy Commissioner to Canada (9)01: U.S. Lectures China on Human Rights (2)01: Interesting FATCA comment letter (44)01: Brazilian Bankers Association on FATCA Proposed Rules (18)01: You've lost your house and job but your taxes are up, welcome to the American Nightmare (1)01: How did I miss notice about public hearings on FATCA? (45)01: Dutch Finance Secretary sidesteps hostile questions from lawmakers on FATCA (9)01: A Cautionary Tale (4)01: Bank Bailouts in Canada (2)01: Top EPA official resigns over "crucify" comment (4)
April 2012
30: Updated: World Council of Credit Unions on FATCA (33)30: OVDI video removed – thank God! (3)29: US Senator Rand Paul blocks US Treaty ratification (18)29: Canada Revenue Agency Competant Authority Services (4)29: Form 8854, FBAR and the Fifth Amendment (120)29: 460 people lost U.S. citizenship in Q1 2012, claims government; various names missing (14)28: Carl Levin, Roger Conklin, FATCA, hitchhikers, and the Trojan Horse (6)28: Attention: OVDI penalty may be collectable in Canada (9)28: What if FATCA is just too illegal and no FFI signs up for it? (8)28: Cut Off/Left Adrift (12)28: Guilty until proven innocent at the border (14)27: Canadian Charitable donations may be claimed on USA taxes (28)27: No one can serve two tax masters: How I zeroed out my 2010 US tax return using TaxAct (UPDATED) (34)27: Poll: will notorious tax cheat Timmy Geithner violate Internal Revenue Code 6039G(d) for the eighth time? (17)27: Breaking Ranks (13)27: MD Physician Services Funds (Canada) on FATCA (1)26: World Council of Credit Unions on FATCA (16)26: No one can serve two Tax Masters: A DIY investor's thoughts about compliance with Canadian and United States taxes (36)25: Technical Schmectnical – Ridiculous Border Issue (3)25: My 2011 taxes: TaxAct Free online preparation (22)25: Video about OVDI – Have a look at this and comment (62)25: 93-Year-Old Tennessee Woman Who Cleaned State Capitol For 30 Years Denied Voter ID (7)25: A celebrity's relinquishment report from Taipei, 2009 (3)24: Relinquishment Report from Hong Kong (15)24: How big is the US tax code? Not as big as the US tax rules. (9)24: Worthwhile Canadian Initiative and citizenship based taxation (0)24: FCPA as a profit center? Smells horribly like FATCA and FBAR. (4)24: Ireland joins FATCA talks (2)24: WSJ Column on US Citizenship Renouncement (28)24: Hiding money from your spouse can be a federal crime, if in a foreign account (26)24: Two small English-speaking countries with very different reactions to FATCA (12)23: Canadian Medical Association position on FATCA and FBAR(Must Read) (10)23: Letter from MP Denise Savoie to President Obama (37)23: Shulman's successor (14)23: South Korean finance minister sells his country's sovereignty to the IRS, surrenders to FATCA (8)23: "Pre-Crime Prevention" Technology at the US Border (18)22: Obama Responds to OVDI Concerns, or NOT! (78)22: The Peter Dunn (x2) interview uploaded (43)21: Mark Nestmann's story of a Mexican (20)21: Institute for Justice is suing the IRS (11)21: IRS FAQs on "Canadian and U.S. Tax Issues" (23)21: "Professional" Misinformation (4)20: Radio Interview with Pete the Planner (36)20: IRS OVDI: Holding the IRS to Proper Payment Application (35)20: Missing Comments (7)20: “Peaceful resistance” to FATCA will result in an alternative financial system (12)20: Taxpayer Advocate – @YourvoiceATIRS retweeted the following! (6)20: Senate Bill 1813 Passport Confiscation and “Stop Taxhaven Abuse” (32)20: Canada-US Travel Imbalance (8)19: Remaining a dual citizen (1) : passport renewal (99)19: My Thoughts on U.S. Citizenship for Young People (27)19: Who is the real Peter Dunn? (35)19: US bullies the EU into sharing passenger data (3)19: Countries compete for immigrants who are entrepreneurs – Join the discussion (9)19: When your customers fear complexity – FBAR, 5471, 8938, 8891, 3520, PFIC and more … (14)19: Message to financial planners: The rules are NOT the same for U.S. citizens living abroad (1)19: CNN Video on Tax-refund fraud (4)19: Atossa "Tax time pushes Americans" article generates more than 6000 comments on Yahoo Finance (7)19: Knocked flat by "horizontal equity" (20)19: Two Border Tales (3)18: More FATCA awareness, this time in Jamaica (9)18: Who is the other Peter Dunn: Survey (78)18: A Very Sad Case (19)18: This is the government of the United States. I have nervous attacks. I cry all the time. (7)18: No one can serve two tax masters (17)18: An update from Geneva (15)18: Thank you Mr. Steven Mopsick! (39)17: On Constitutional and fundamental rights, expatriation, extra-territorial taxation: Responses to Roger Conklin's knowledgable friend (13)17: DATCA is not Dead! It lives on… (149)17: Congress may give IRS power to revoke passports (Updated) (29)17: It's tax filing day in Form Nation – New HR Block blog offers tax tips for U.S. citizens abroad (6)17: Blame Canada : Who is next in the United States grab for power? (10)16: Why did they call it FATCA? Because you-know-what was already taken. (13)16: Accounting Today, Two new posts on FATCA (17)16: The Charter of Rights proves to be Canada’s gift to world – Happy 30th Birthday! (4)16: China unleashes the new yuan (6)16: My Certificate of Loss of Nationality (CLN) has arrived! (99)16: A plea for comments to David Jolly’s NYT’s story on IHT Rendezvous. (22)16: Reuter's article by Atossa Abrahamian (120)15: NYTs article – For Americans Abroad, Taxes Just Got More Complicated (6)15: Tax day: 1040 reasons you should know Nina Olson (28)15: My response on Jack Townsend’s Open Forum Comments to Congress and IRS Regarding Tax Administration for Offshore Accounts (OVDP) (18)13: NDP leader Mulcair's dual citizenship – will this become a problem? (8)13: Update from Democrats Abroad FBAR/FATCA task force (70)13: A Message to VP Joe: Global minimum tax (whatever that means) – Making it a reality (5)13: My Story (Em): The IRS thinks I am a "US person" but I know I am Canadian (141)13: Barclays Bank pays tribute to United States: Chairman's United States tax bill (2)12: Another expatriation driven by U.S. tax complexity and the time it takes – Expatriation is on the rise! (23)12: October to March: US government borrows 53 cents on every dollar in "budget" (3)12: News from 30-year IRS vet: IRS will track expats using Form 1099R (34)11: The U.S. government and the Constitution: Fifth amendment continued (5)11: My response on Jack Townsend's Open Forum Comments to Congress and IRS Regarding Tax Administration for Offshore Accounts (4/9/12) (13)11: Swiss Federal Administrative Court Seems to be on Our Side (8)11: U.S. Censorship (11)10: Senator Obama's Promises to Americans Abroad (33)10: My Certificate of Loss of Nationality is in the mail (52)10: Open Forum Comments to Congress and IRS Regarding Tax Administration for Offshore Accounts (10)10: Tough Canadian tax penalty raises fairness concerns – It's about non-disclosure (5)10: FBAR and the constitution: A Fifth Amendment Update (11)10: Bank of Israel wants to negotiate tax deal on U.S. citizens with Israeli accounts – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News (27)09: Democrats Abroad Canada Annual General Meeting reports on FBAR/FATCA task force (19)09: Citizenship-based tax proposed by Sarkozy (9)09: Google 2.4% Rate Shows How $60 Billion Lost to Tax Loopholes (3)08: Border Crossings — In the News (25)08: FATCA news from the Kingdom of Jordan (2)08: A Residence Based Tax Proposal – working paper issued by ACA (17)07: Unnecessary (1)07: Civic groups filling in where the IRS falls down on the job: educating immigrant taxpayers about FBAR and FATCA (5)06: Column by MP Jean Crowder (NDP) on FATCA (3)06: Shulman won't accept a 2nd term (Did anyone really ask him to stay?) (112)06: Civil disobedience in the face of desperate government: John Rubino video (28)06: 2012's Q1 has come to a close…What ARE those expatriation numbers? (29)05: Biden: Tax the world (16)05: Conversation between two ex-pats in Switzerland (17)05: IRS Letter: "If we don't hear from you, we may have to increase the tax you owe or reduce your refund" (26)05: US = Weak Data Protection! (5)04: Domestic literacy levels make "corr" audits difficult and spur TAS to launch a pilot program using a “virtual service delivery” as another option (9)04: World's Highest Corporate Tax Rate Hurts U.S. Economically (11)04: Russia forming government task force to look into FATCA deal (14)03: Take the Money and Run…for office. (15)03: Federal appeals court challenges Obama (2)03: A behind-the-scenes look at how a government might work at connecting an activist group with a terrorist one, by Chris Hedges (6)03: Financial Repression (4)03: Let the spin begin… (14)02: TD Bank Group is looking for a new FATCA Senior Manager (16)02: Obama Says Congress Will Vote on 'Buffett Rule' Millionaire Tax (1)02: Chicken soup for the immigrant soul – Getting a good night sleep for less than $10,000 (8)02: Global business groups warn India over new tax plan – How about a push back over FATCA? (2)02: Canada's Banks Under Fire (13)02: Disproportionate Effort to Chase a Few (174)02: Foreign Earned Income Exclusion-killing "Budget For All" defeated (11)01: Tax Lawyer to the Stars Sees Problems with International Tax Enforcement (7)01: FATCA freight train- It's taken two years but it seems its whistle is finally being heard. (19)01: UVic Professor from US denied permanent residence because autistic child deemed too expensive to Canadian health system (18)01: FATCA could send fund groups ‘back to the dark ages’ (2)
March 2012
31: Switzerland seeks arrest of German tax collectors (9)30: The real probability of a FrankenFATCA (16)30: To have been a fly on the wall during these conferences yesterday and today (5)30: An early April Fools Joke (1)30: U.S. Tax-Evasion Probes Said to Slow as Prosecutors Transfer (14)30: Ron Paul – "The border can be used to keep us in" – Politician or Prophet? (6)30: Update from Credit Union Central of Canada on Budget and #FATCA (41)30: Flaherty hikes border shopping limits (7)30: One-third of Americans Abroad Caucus supports passport-confiscation "highway" bill (16)29: Canada's official opposition party takes a stand on FATCA and issues that affect dual nationals (68)29: Attention In vitro Americans, you may not even be American! (11)29: Report on March 26 Ottawa Centre meeting on FBAR and FATCA (28)29: And, FATCA news from Lebanon too (1)29: FATCA News from Israel (18)28: Congratulations to France/Canada dual citizen Thomas Mulcair – What if he had been a Canada/U.S. dual citizen? (14)28: Land of the Fee-The cost of offshore tax compliance (to the IRS) (14)27: Can't Go Home: Americans In Canada Share Health Care Stories (13)27: Letter to Jim Flaherty and Letter from UK govt to US (23)27: Good Videos on FATCA and related issues (7)27: "There are alternative approaches to remedying past non-compliance" says KPMG (12)27: A Global #FATCA( or is #GATCA) in the future (140)27: Congressional Progressive Caucus "Budget For All" would end Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (79)26: The IRS and OVDI: Unintentional manslaughter or intentional murder? (29)26: Canadians have $100M stashed in Liechtenstein (3)26: The nature of the beast: feeding on EX-pats (25)26: "Organisation of Swiss Citizens Abroad" denounces discrimination by Swiss banks. (25)25: Travelling between the UK and Canada (14)25: FATCA Info Session, Ottawa, 26 March (65)25: U.S. citizenship "resignation" vs. U.S. citizenship "renunciation" (15)25: A real life story of a "US Person" chased out of the US (50)25: Video: Robert Wood speaks with Scott Drake on loss of U.S. citizenship (7)24: Consulate Report Directory (Brockers describe their Consulate Meetings) Part 1 of 2 (929)24: Zakaria: America needs a 2-page tax code (32)24: IRS Volunteer Opportunity — Where is the Representation for US Persons Living in Other Countries? (16)24: Head of Americans Abroad Caucus questions Geithner about banking issues (56)23: IRS May Draft Cops to Catch Tax Cheats, Official Tells Senate (6)23: FATCA Makes Banks Shut Out Americans (29)23: The Ever Increasing Police State (4)23: IRS audit rate jumps for multimillionaires (9)23: How the IRS treats foreigners in the US (4)22: I hope we are not confused with domestic tax protesters or the sovereign citizen movement (58)21: New letter from Flaherty about FATCA (49)21: US "Persons" in Israel and tax issues (9)21: No U.S. Tax Compliance, No U.S. Passport = Increased demand for a second passport (43)21: U.S. IRS forms 'SWAT team' for tax dodger crackdown (21)20: Life is full of firsts, including your first FBAR (12)20: House GOP budget plan to target taxes (4)19: CRA Replies Regarding FATCA (72)19: Consulate Visit Reports, Organised by Location (110)19: New Obama campaign video notes that Obama has changed the way people view the U.S. – Right On! (2)19: Toronto tempts bankers tense about Volcker rule – Even the banks want out of the U.S. (7)19: US Tax and Filing for Canadian Residents — a Presentation by Roy Berg, Moodys Tax Advisors (19)18: US Tax Policies = Margaret Thatcher's Poll Tax (12)18: Oh Canada! Our Home and Adopted Land (15)18: Ignorance is an excuse in the case of FBAR (23)17: Prominent US Tax Professor and blogger coming to McGill University (5)17: It's not 1980 anymore, it's 1984 (14)17: Dueling Editorials.. DATCA vs FATCA (13)17: Accounting Firm PromoInfo US/Canada (0)17: A story from OVDI hell or: How to exact tribute from a country without firing a shot (61)17: Ontario Legislature Proclaims October 13th General Isaac Brock Day (0)16: Busy Night at Isaac Brock Society: CRA Response on FBAR (46)16: Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney sends letter to Geithner on FATCA (10)16: Canada in the Crosshairs? (5)16: Bad Press for us in Financial Times (4)16: U.S. taxation of non-resident citizens places unfair burdens on our countries of residence (19)16: Ides of March (4)15: Dear Mr. Congressman (22)15: What the U.S. could learn from Switzerland (2)15: Senate passes passport-confiscation "highway bill" (S. 1813) (47)15: If you have a WordPress account, you must be logged in to comment (for some reason) (7)14: Relinquishment and Renunciation Data (as reported on Isaac Brock), Part 1 (1118)14: IRS lacks authority to impose tax on tax by regulating tax preparers – Lawsuit alleges (6)14: Government responded to NDP written question on FBAR (12)14: An Historical Primer for the War of 1812 (2)13: Former Premier of New South Wales Australia Kristina Keneally a renounced US citizen (34)13: Congress to introduce Foreign Washing Machine Compliance Act (FWMCA) to fight offshore abuse of Tide Detergent (13)13: Declaration of Independence read by Hollywood types (4)13: Why "Isaac Brock"? Reloaded (35)12: Change of tone by Canadian Bankers Association? (27)12: Check out the following page on HR Block site – suggests U.S. citizens must enter Voluntary Disclosure (58)12: Whatchamacallit (30)11: Getting Media Attention on Harmful US Citizenship Tax policy (68)11: To Minister Of Finance: Canadians Are Desperate! (71)11: Late Loyalist renounces (86)10: Two prominent members of European Parliament raise concern over FATCA five agreement (6)10: Help wanted: Forum administrator needed (27)10: The CBC offers a primer but a little knowledge is a dangerous thing (17)10: Moby "Opt Out" update (51)09: Canadians: Write to Privacy Commissioner and Politicians! (47)09: The cost of U.S. tax compliance, the costs of non-compliance and how to choose the right lawyer (18)09: Shulman and Flaherty Summit Ends: IRS and CRA to merge (12)09: ACA Writes Commissioner Shulman About Unfair IRS Treatment of Americans Overseas (14)09: Senators cram multiple anti-expat amendments into "Surface Transportation Bill" (S. 1813) (31)09: Your Citizenship Personality (73)08: Update: Son of FATCA proposal approved by Senate on voice vote (71)08: A different kind of disclosure path for expats? (37)08: Taxing your primary dwelling: Another reason that United States Expats must relinquish their American citizenship (71)07: A Destructive IRS Mandate (30)07: IRS Invents Chinese Billionaire (2)07: Canadian Federally Funded Media Carries IRS Water: CBC scaring Canadians (UPDATED) (84)07: The New US Trade "Task Force": Levelling the playing field or lashing out? (4)06: Interesting comments by Halifax MP Megan Leslie on FATCA (28)06: Americans in Sweden Suffer U.S. Tax Crackdown (34)06: Swiss Parliament, a Den of Traitors! (26)05: Reply From Canadian Bankers Association (Updated) (71)05: FATCA and Lebanon (5)04: War of 1812: Isaac Brock thought an American attack on Upper Canada was inevitable – Great read! (3)04: Avoid U.S. law and jurisdiction – Bye, bye AvoidUS.com – Hello AvoidUS.ca (5)04: Class action suits (124)04: Roseanne – Tax Day (7)04: When Bygones aren't Bygones (26)03: One-man village savings bank in Switzerland (2)03: Noli me tangere: An Open Letter to Honourable James Flaherty, Canadian Minister of Finance (24)03: Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman before Tax Council Policy Institute 15.02.2012 (28)03: Full Ostrich (33)02: Canadian House of Commons votes to legalize sports betting (1)02: United States "overcharging" the Russians: Why the United States needs its expats (7)01: Negative Option Marketing (35)01: Any males aged between 18-25 who have renounced? (14)01: Where is America headed? (23)01: Does FATCA officially mean the end of banking privacy? (3)01: Courage (3)
February 2012
29: Calvin Ayre, Fugitive from United States Justice (19)29: The State of the U.S. Congress (13)29: What Does Not Constitute Reasonable Cause (24)29: Playing With Numbers (40)28: How the US treats its citizens as "Chumps". The example of Emirates Airlines (44)28: Perceptions of an Overseas Voter – the Saga Continues (54)28: Playing the Corporate Audit Lottery… (21)27: Alberta launches skilled worker "recruitment" program to get US Workers to come to Canada (17)27: A Jell-O Shot from Phil…"Everyone is an American" Edition. (11)27: What Questions Are Asked to Get a US Tourist Visa? (9)27: New Calls for Total Tax Code Overhaul (8)27: Swiss-French TV article about WikiLeaks and US Intelligence company (3)27: Who is a US Citizen? (6)26: 1998 Treasury/IRS Report on US Citizens abroad and expatriation (13)26: Blimey! IRS Computers Dun British Lord for $13 Million (9)26: The Perceptions of an Overseas U.S. Voter (51)25: What are taxes? (21)25: Notable quotations about freedom and justice: Open Thread (39)25: Not OVDI, says Michael J. Miller, with regard to an offshore account scenario (25)25: Where's Steven? (19)25: Taiwan bankers urge government to surrender sovereignty to IRS on FATCA (47)24: Official Interpretations of U.S. Expatriation (1)24: Supreme court Decisions on Loss of Nationality: Appendix B of State Department Foreign Affairs Manual (4)24: 2012 Declaration of Independence (12)24: Occupy the SEC: Former Wall Street Workers Defend Volcker Rule Against Banks' Anti-Regulatory Push (10)23: Letter from Consulate General July 25, 1980 (53)23: Obama signs payroll tax agreement into law (doesn't help Minnows Abroad or Jack and Jill) — Foreign Income Exclusion Threatened — Start writing letters folks!! (33)22: Ambassador Jacobson's 70 Year Old Grandma (25)22: Weasel Words (4)22: Jack and Jill Make A Movie: War of 2012 (22)22: The IRS is bluffing–Bad faith in the OVDI (51)22: Ron Paul's letter to Timothy Geithner regarding FATCA (19)21: Coalition for Tax Competition Letter Seeks Withdrawal of Destructive IRS Interest-Reporting Regulation (23)21: OPT OUT OF YEAR 2012: Jack and Jill opt out and relinquish their US citizenship (48)21: Tax Analysts reports that IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman will simply ignore his statutory duty to respond to TAD (20)20: EU Parliament and FATCA (13)20: Canadian Parliamentary Delegation Visiting DC This Week (6)20: Response from the Honourable Bob Rae, Leader of Liberal Party of Canada (13)20: The mentality of Mordor : Montreal couple Jack and Jill belong to the UNITED STATES / Jack et Jill, un couple montréalais, appartiennent aux ETATS UNIS (149)20: Press Release by American Citizens Abroad (ACA) – New Residency Based Taxation Proposal (16)20: FATCA draft regulations: exemptions for pensions (14)20: From the Globe … (3)20: United States Consulate in Vancouver: Procedures for Renunciation of Citizenship (18)20: FATCA fever reaches Hong Kong (14)19: On the "Simple" Extension of the 2% Reduction in Payroll Taxes (53)19: It's more important that the guilty be punished than the innocent be free – what would John Adams say? (15)19: Three Recent News Items Translated from the Swiss Press (7)19: Tracking Foreign Tax legislation in Congress (27)18: FATCA Take II: Finding U.S.Tax Evaders Abroad Gets Easier (4)18: Isaac Brock Society is the Best PR for Canada Revenue Agency: Open Thread (3)18: Seeking Canadian Legal Opinion on FATCA (7)18: From the archive: Open Letter to the Executive Director of the Society of Biblical Literature (1)16: What is the Systemic Risk of Citizenship taxation to the World’s Economy…. (53)16: How would you challenge FATCA if you were a world leader? (15)16: FATCA means Americans will pay more for things like Toilet Paper (38)16: Are China, Russia, the EU and Switzerland poised to give in to FATCA? (27)16: The Case of Karl Jaspers (0)15: Canadians for Tax Fairness Summit March 29th and 30th (5)15: From the archives: Dialogue with brave Jim_in_Houston (5)15: American Presidents Speak About Canada (4)15: Looking for Mr. FBAR – In Search of FBAR Fullfilment and Consciousness (52)15: Notice to Swiss Authorities: Canada resists US extraterritorial tax policies, Switzerland must too (13)15: FBAR: On the impossibility of a fair trial for expats (51)15: Miranda Rights, FBAR, and the IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure (30)14: New Regulations Clarify How Non-US Banks Will Find And Report US Customers To The IRS: guest post (40)14: Who Won The War of 1812? (7)14: Interesting Globe and Mail Articles on Taxes in Canada (4)14: John Nolan on the possibility of a Constitutional challenge to FBAR (44)14: BBC Panorama – Poor America (23)14: How Charles Dickens viewed the US when he visited in 1842 (6)14: More Swiss News (6)14: U.S. Passport as Enforcement Tool (8)13: Canadian citizens still protected from IRS tax collection and penalties, in Canada (56)13: U.S. cranks up the pressure on banks in Switerland (7)13: Lessons for the U.S. Government: “The Space Shuttle and the Horse’s Rear End” (2)13: Feb 13, 2012 FATCA article (10)13: Germany has its own Fatca (20)12: What is the REAL Size of the U.S. Federal Tax Code (17)12: Is the US going to collapse by 2025? (39)12: Citizens as property of government – The tragic story of Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (64)12: The true meaning of U.S. reporting requirements – is privacy a value? (2)12: Yet another renunciant whose name isn't in the Federal Register. How many more are there? (14)12: After Five Decades of Abuse, Enough is Enough! (19)12: Extreme Measures (14)11: Steven Mopsick's blogspot and his latest post (110)11: Is a Certificate of Loss of Nationality really necessary? New FATCA regulations are in gobbledygook (68)11: Interesting historical source of US Canada tax information (1)10: Eritrea evil; USA good (17)10: Bring Back the Money…. (9)10: "IRS Commissioner Doesn't File Own Taxes: I Find The Tax Code Too Complex" – Interview with C-SPAN (19)10: Interesting Columns from Peter Clark (3)10: Chinese workers front line soldiers in China's new commercial empire (4)10: Fifth Amendment II: Two court cases of offshore account subpoenas (11)10: The US is Morphing Into East Berlin, by Monty Pelerin (27)10: Poll: What if you could sell or exchange US citizenship? (45)10: Citizenship and Hard Decisions (69)10: How Many U.S. Citizens in Canada? (8)10: And now, for something completely different! (8)09: Flaherty's original Sep 16 2011 Letter (11)09: Fifth Amendment: Belated FBAR filings are a substantial hazard (21)09: Re: OVDI Switcheroo: Canadian RRSP back in the penalty base (12)09: What does it mean for you? (14)09: Head of Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce to dual Swiss/US citizens: I advise you to renounce US citizenship (8)08: Latest article from our "friend" Barrie McKenna (26)08: U.S. Treasury says, "When taxpayers overseas avoid paying what they owe, other Americans have to bear a disproportionate share of the tax burden" (13)08: OVDI Switcheroo: Canadian RRSP back in the penalty base (54)08: Letters from IRS starting to come in (41)08: New FATCA comments from Flaherty (10)08: Treasury, IRS Issue Proposed Regulations for FATCA Implementation – DATCA (lite) (25)08: BREAKING NEWS: UK Government Statement on FATCA (23)08: Son of FATCA: Carl Levin’s "CUT Loopholes Act" (S.2075) will make normal business even harder for American expat entrepreneurs and all other Americans abroad (14)08: FATCA is not Queenston Heights, says 30-year IRS veteran (40)07: For those of you in Brazil interesting letter related to FATCA (29)07: Cover Story in Canadian Lawyer Magazine (0)07: I breathed a sigh of relief that Reuters didn't mention people who renounce their citizenship (4)07: US tax and filing for Canadian residents – Upcoming Free Public Presentations in Alberta — Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton (7)07: Life, liberty and property: Why is a person's principle dwelling part of the OVDP? (20)07: Dear Mr. Flaherty: A 2011 voluntary disclosure story from a late loyalist (15)07: What facts will NOT support reasonable cause arguments for FBAR? (102)07: Politicians all around the world discuss FATCA (27)07: Ratio for FBAR Noncompliance (7)06: ET, the new alien scaring global markets (ExtraTerritoriality) (10)06: Letter from the IRS (69)06: New Debate on Swiss TV (13)06: Sweeter than Honey II: The purpose of man according to the law (0)06: Ex (25)05: American Citizens Abroad (ACA) recommendations for fundamental tax reform has been posted. (36)05: Re: 30 Year IRS Lawyer and 2012 OVDI – What about the December 2011 FS? (17)05: How many Americans naturalise in European Union countries each year? (28)04: The 30-yr IRS Vet on the 2012 Overseas Voluntary Disclosure program (38)04: ‘Just Me’: A View From Inside the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (146)04: Three Anecdotes (31)03: Sweeter than honey I: Introduction (4)03: Give the Taxpayer Advocate Service a piece of your mind. (49)03: Citizenship renunciations soar under Obama – Renouncing U.S. citizenship as an act of self-defense (46)03: A Day in the Life of an American Emigrant (33)02: The rationale behind FATCA: 30-year IRS vet (31)02: 1,781 Americans renounced citizenship in 2011, according to the Federal Register (33)02: Tagline changed: removal of "in Canada and" (8)01: Keeping Tabs – More Banks "Firing" US Clients (4)01: Comment from a 30-year IRS vet (47)01: DFAIT Info Section on Dual Nationality (13)01: Financial Post: Canada-U.S. trade relationship drifting apart (8)01: Scotia Bank: December 31 Letter to Clients from Scotiabank, for review (38)01: The Great Escape – the Future of the American Diaspora (32)01: Swiss People's Party Editorial on Swiss Gov't Policy, Banking, Sharing of Information (3)
January 2012
31: Appreciated Conversation with Honourable Mike Sullivan (NDP), fellow US Person in Canada … Reasonable Cause, Certificates of Loss of Nationality, etc. (40)31: Freedom of Emigration in East-West Trade, USC Title 19 § 2432 (15)31: FBAR penalties for "reasonable cause". The Unknown unknowns. (40)31: Welcome to the United States: Lesson I. Watch what you tweet (18)30: Access to Basic Banking Services (Canada) (17)30: Isaac Brock and Facebook (5)30: Only the U.S. may tax its citizens living abroad – U.S. condemns use of Diaspora tax for other countries (87)30: FATCA, Place of Birth in Passports & Second Class Citizenship (37)30: Only U.S. citizens abroad have issues – that must be why the IRS is hunting U.S. citizens abroad (3)30: IRS hunts U.S. citizens residing outside the U.S., while many U.S. residents pay no income tax (37)29: The Long View (4)29: Ways & Means considers territorial-based taxation for corporations (17)29: Tax Treaty in conflict with Canada's Human Rights Act (25)29: And the IRS was silent … (9)29: AllGov calls renunciants "tax cheats": My response (15)29: Penalty for having any American Association – The Citizenship Discrimination (19)29: The tail wags the cow: Roger Conklin on past lobbying efforts (5)29: Internet Censorship on the Horizon: ACTA, Twitter and the FBI (4)29: Phil Hodgen nods (2)28: How Many Extraterritorial U.S. Citizens? (8)28: Fox News Video: Increasing numbers of U.S. citizens renouncing (86)28: CanuckDoc responds to Finance Minister, Hon. Jim Flaherty's letter (8)28: US Treasury Aims To Lower FATCA Burdens (6)28: Estate Planing — as US Persons living abroad, what should the instructions be (for us still connected in any way to the US)? (16)28: The OVDP Drudgery for Minnows (575)27: Debt Limit raised: Open Thread (7)27: My letter to the IRS (17)27: Reply letter from Minister of Finance, Hon. Jim Flaherty (15)27: Collateral Damage? (8)27: IRS News Room – Do You See Anything Wrong Here? (47)27: An Open Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper From A Loyal Canadian (6)27: US tax policy, FATCA, FBAR criticized on a Swiss website: the embarrassment of the United States — English translation of the open letter (11)27: U.S. passport renewal information to be reported to the IRS – January 26, 2012 (13)27: Quick Post – IRS tightening reporting obligations (3)27: US tax policy, FATCA, FBAR criticized on a Swiss website: the embarrassment of the United States (27)27: Dark Web? (15)26: Dual citizen from Brazil trying to do the right thing (89)26: Dual citizenship and forced marriages, by Alison Symington (6)26: Yet another expat goes to Halifax (6)26: My further correspondence with one of our Canadian NDP Members of Parliament (12)26: Draft Fatca regulations will include reciprocity, experts say – Risk.net (36)26: In the meantime, response due from Douglas Shulman, today. (20)26: Why You Should Care About FATCA (6)25: U.S. Passport specifically informs citizens about tax requirements but is silent about FBAR (20)25: An Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) Minnow "Opt Out" Success by Moby (69)25: Detailed Legal View on U.S. Citizenship Loss and Taxation (16)25: Paperjam.lu says, "Fatca, c'est Kafka" (14)25: The State of the Union from an expat's perspective (13)25: Who is responsible for building awareness of tax and reporting regulations? (35)25: Tax Evaders Renounce U.S. Citizenship (18)24: IRS Commissioner Shulman to Deliver Keynote Speech at Tax Council Policy Institute Annual Symposium, February (4)24: Visit to Halifax Consulate (43)24: Karcan's Story (3)24: Uncertainty (1)24: We get a nod from ACA (9)23: FATCA: The need-to-know basis is not satisfied (88)23: Attorney, CPA, EA or Registered Tax Preparer – Your choice of dance partner – Tax compliance (58)23: The FATCA of file sharing. For now, it's going in that direction. (2)23: EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (16)22: Russ Hunt's FBAR / FACTA information sheet (17)22: Just Me writes on the question: Has the IRS stolen my life? (55)22: FBAR consciousness moving closer to Canadian border (15)22: U.S. citizenship has been priced out of the market (7)22: The IRS is the biggest obstacle to tax compliance for U.S. citizens living outside the United States (2)22: Partisan Politics in Canada (13)21: What would happen if Indonesia reclaimed its most famous former citizenship? (33)21: Finance Canada says we have the opportunity to have our say (4)21: Lawbreakers making rules: Charles B. Rangel, D (NY) (34)21: Has your life been stolen from you by the IRS? (88)21: Myths about Americans Abroad (48)20: How it feels to be totally renounced – from Toronto (52)20: Queen's University Professor available to talk about IRS going after 1 million 'US persons' in Canada (10)20: Watchdog slams IRS for alienating expats, Barrie McKenna (25)20: Why Hiding is No Longer a Viable Option (26)19: Roger Conklin writes about why he left Brazil in 1977 (10)19: Washington Post: You FATCATS have no place to hide from FATCA (20)19: ANYONE in New Zealand: The US can have you EXTRADITED! (21)19: Should Mitt Romney release his FBARs along with his tax returns? (36)19: Keystone Aftermath Arrives: Canada Pledges To Sell Oil To Asia, As US Becomes Source Of "Uncertainty" Zero Hedge (5)19: Focus (5)18: People Aren't Listening – Remember this Poll? (22)18: A message of hope for all humanity (1)18: Accounting Today Talks about Renunciations (9)18: Halifax Meeting with MP Megan Leslie (Updated) (30)18: TD's bid for BankUnited falls through (2)18: How to "get back" at the IRS (5)18: Why does citizenship really matter (other than creating a mechanism to be taxed) (26)18: US Citizens in Australia: The IRS can have you extradited! (23)18: I finally found something: IRS extradites Americans abroad! (38)18: A Word about Politicians (4)17: A second response to Barrie McKenna (11)17: The Isaac Brock Society becomes Brock's Army: Open Thread (9)17: The clock is ticking on filing with the IRS by Barrie McKenna (17)17: The two big obstacles to compliance with IRS tax and reporting requirements (7)17: Obama Burdens the Banks: Weekly Standard (7)17: What One French Bank Has to Say about FATCA (15)16: The Watercooler is now open, for less public conversations (15)16: On comments (UPDATE: comments no longer nested) (8)16: Interesting Barrie McKenna article on "economic mobility" – citizenship-based taxation impedes economic mobility (4)16: Impact on U.S. Spouses of Foreign Nationals (21)15: Status Report : Growing pains at 30,000 views (15)15: Deer in the headlights (9)15: A workman is worthy of his hire (29)15: Ten Reasons the United States is no longer the land of the Free: Washington Post (22)15: Why I Think Peter Spiro is Right about Renunciations (24)14: A Censored Forum is an Oxymoron: Why the Expat Forum is not a safe place for conversation and what we can learn from our experience there (51)14: The Expat Forum has banned me (70)14: Out of the Mouth of a Frenchling (10)13: Taxpayer Advocate Services Report to Congress also addressed Taxpayer Rights, questionable we have all of these… (15)13: Citizenship-based taxation, the U.S. trade deficit and the destruction of U.S. capital (1)13: Know Your Client: US Banks closing investment accounts of non-resident citizens (25)13: Overzealous spam filter: apologies (0)13: Free Seminar: Roy A. Berg JD LLM (7)13: FATCA Discussion Thread (Ask your questions) Part One (1012)13: Renunciation and Relinquishment of United States Citizenship: Discussion thread (Ask your questions) (1795)13: US expat tax and FBAR: Discussion thread (Ask your questions) Part One (578)13: Fiscal Alternatives to Managing Human-Capital Flows (17)12: Expat Tax Forum Hijacked (Updated) (49)12: U.S. citizenship-based taxation harms U.S. economy (43)12: The French mini-FATCA (9)12: Canadian RRSPs and the OVDI penalty base (11)12: Canadian RRSPs may receive special treatment in OVDP (6)12: DOJ Nabs Non-US Citizen Resident (8)12: New Reuters Article: IRS Bait and Switch (6)12: Let's Remind People That This is an Election Year (31)11: More Innocent Spouses Qualify for Relief Under New IRS Guidelines (6)11: Taxpayer Advocate Service — 2011 Annual Report to Congress (10)11: The Antidote from Just Me: Open Thread (20)11: Staple a "Green Card" to every PhD – Don't fall for this! Don't immigrate to the U.S. (10)11: Citizenship Without Consent in a Globalized Era (11)10: A Canadian article carries Shulman's water (35)10: IRS and Shulman have not acted sensibly or in a humane way (4)10: Taxes, Elizabeth Warren, and the Limiting Principle (4)10: Sokol says "For Tax Purposes, We are All Americans Now" (24)10: Links and quotes from Just Me (0)10: More on Services – You Want Compliance? I Want Help. (7)10: Press Release: Isaac Brock Society (101)09: IRS reopens the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and promises new procedures for U.S. citizens living outside the United States (3)09: Would Americans care if they knew where their taxes were going? (5)09: IRS New Tax "Amnesty" Program says Commissioner Doug Shulman (34)09: Dominant nationality protects individuals from state overreach (26)09: The American In Canada – Transition Financial (0)09: Taxpayer Advocate vs. The IRS – It’s a question of trust (38)09: The War of 1812 is Canada's Fourth of July (1)09: Scotiabank and FATCA (22)09: A Loyalty Test? (17)09: Two new articles on FATCA (3)08: New Goal for REPEAL FATCA Petition (6)08: Status Report at the milestone of 15,000 views (15)08: Jimmy Carter Redux: The presidential pardon as the constitutional solution to the FBAR madness (25)08: You Want Taxes? I Want Services… (23)07: Further to Just Me's "Will Your Offshore Accounts Land You in Jail?" maybe all that is needed* is this translation: (23)07: We shall fight on the beaches: Open thread (3)07: Dominant nationality and why it matters (81)07: Dual Citizenship and National Laws (13)06: The Canada Party's nomination for POTUS (5)06: New evidence media is waking up to FATCA story, Washington Times, Forbes, Fitch (4)06: Patriotism and Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship – Should a U.S. Patriot Renounce? (9)06: Will your Offshore Accounts Land you in Jail? Response from Just Me (1)06: Hard Times for the American Diaspora (15)05: Why I will not renounce (36)05: Shouldn't disabled Canadians who happen to be "US Persons" receive, as other disabled Canadians, full benefit of the Registered Disability Savings Plan? (4)05: Ambassador Jacobson's words as bad faith negotiation (updated with comments from Roy A. Berg) (12)05: The taxpayer, the IRS and the "cross border professionals" – where to go from here (22)05: Financial Post covers the Volcker Rule (9)04: U.S.-born Campbell River senior fears Uncle Sam’s tax wrath (6)04: Reasons to remain a U.S. citizen (16)04: Civil Disobedience, FBAR and Forms 8854 and 8938 (17)03: Wall Street Journal: Washington's Assault on American Expats (Updated with a comment) (4)03: A law requiring the fair and equitable treatment of United States Citizens Living Outside the United States (3)03: Do United States persons abroad differ substantially from residents of Washington D.C.? (34)03: Another article by James Fallows (0)02: On whether Isaac Brock should be our name: My e-mails to James Fallows (0)02: Breaking news: The FATCA Menance by James Fallows (5)02: Getting harder for American expats to open bank accounts (3)01: James Fallows article in the Atlantic (7)01: Approaching the media: Honey works better than vinegar (13)01: A progressive gets it (3)01: Banking Sanctions on Iran (1)
December 2011
31: Moodys LLP Seminars for CA, CMA, CGA and Legal Professionals (getting ready for US business) (11)31: U.S. citizen employees and the FBAR requirement (12)31: OVDI futility, Sally's free but what about the others (Updated) (2)30: Important information for Canadians who have adopted a child from the USA or who intend to do so …. (13)30: Why the US Doesn’t Want You to Renounce (17)30: Obama unites the world against the U.S. (0)30: Republicans are turning against Ron Paul (9)30: My story (foxyladyhawk) (3)29: FATCA — It will adversely affect Snowbird and other Canadian investment in Florida, Arizona and similar USA winter retreats. (10)28: In the United States: Too much of the tax burden falls upon the wealthy (13)28: Eroding Financial Privacy: PIPEDA & FATCA (0)28: Double taxation, the tax treaty, and why GST/HST doesn't count (9)28: Links and reflexions (8)27: Outline for a book project: A proposal (14)27: This Year's Big Events That Will Tax You… (1)27: Dumping on Newt? Hardly (3)27: Stop Citizenship-Based Taxation – Repeal FATCA (3)26: U.S. citizens may have trouble finding qualified tax preparers (8)25: Fear Fatca….the Book…not the show.. (6)24: Breaking News: Santa Claus arrested (18)24: FATCA's impact on publicly traded trusts (3)23: Liberty's Exiles – Loyalists in the American Revolution (0)23: Study on expats – Small way to help get the word out (1)23: The stalker: divorce from the United States is a messy process (6)22: Canadian RDSP (Registered Disability Savings Plan) (10)22: FBAR-FATCA-Form 8938 filing requirements circumvent the 4th Amendment and are thus equal to the issuing of a General Warrant (12)21: Sir Isaac Brock to get his own stamp! (0)21: I've only been a Canadian since 28 February and our banks are already relinquishing our sovereignty to the United States (2)21: Canadian Bankers Association Declares War On U.S. and Dual Canada U.S. Citizens – Suggest Accounts To Be Closed (11)21: The Bank Secrecy Act and the basis of FBAR (8)19: Getting the Message Out…. (6)19: Forget about form 8854: US law establishes a right to unilateral expatriation (21)19: Introducing KFOR–solving the US Federal deficit one foreign kitten at a time (6)19: The term "aggregate" in IRS-speak is fraud commited against US persons (55)18: Update on possible IRS FBAR relief to Canadians – IRS says no additional relief for Canadians (0)17: Financial Post Article: Questions for Jamie Golombek (11)16: The Tax Advocate features Amy Feldman's article (2)16: From the archive: Did you relinquish? Here are some proofs that the State Department uses (19)16: Big News! FATCA to be less onerous for certain U.S. citizens living outside the United States (13)16: Did you relinquish before February 6, 1995? Then you did not have to inform the State Department (289)16: Poll: Would you solve your problems – By moving back to the U.S.A.? (4)15: FBAR spawns new industries and historical events (5)14: No ex post facto law (4)14: My Story – calgary411 (77)14: Why the Patriot Act Means That Patriots Must Act (1)14: About the Isaac Brock Society (460)13: Is it taxation without representation if you can vote? Damn right! (10)13: The Best Investment in U.S. Defense: Join The World! Play Nicely! Repeal FATCA! (0)13: The Canadian press is clueless, but this commenter gets it (5)13: Is the taxation of US persons abroad constitutional? (44)13: IRS Fact Sheet – What you need to do – remaining issue is how to do it (0)12: Singapore fund manager recommends pulling investments out of the United States (5)12: How to join (209)12: Relinquish don’t renounce, if you can (531)12: We can't trust the IRS – But can we trust the accountants and lawyers? (15)12: If Obama is a global citizen doesn’t that make him the President of the world? (0)11: FATCA: A ticking time bomb for the economy (93)11: We shall fight on the beaches: Open thread (3)10: When government turns predator (54)
From my perspective, that is brilliant!! Very easy now to scroll down past titles to find what you are looking for without having to keep advancing through multiple pages. I am all Thumbs Up for this. Let’s see if you get other feedback positive or negative. But, personally, I love it!
I’ve also now installed a collapsing archive on the side bar. Let me know if you like it.
I like it, because it gives you both options. A list to scroll down, and a synopsis on the left side to page through if you want.
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How best to find research papers … like those written by Allison Christians ? Am I just not seeing properly ?
Re: Form 8854 (initial and Annual Expatriation Statement – IRS). The form asks for the “market value” of “pensions from services performed outside the United States”. If a person is retired and receiving a pension from their previous employer, plus CPP and OAS, how are the values of these calculated? It would be extremely costly to have an actuary calculate this. What has been the experience of others in filing this form? Can this box be left blank? I have contacted a number of cross border tax consultants and lawyers, and no one has an answer for this. Please help.
@ Tom North
Please pose your question here (a more active thread) to increase your chances of a response.
http://isaacbrocksociety.ca/renunciation/
@Tom North,
I found this comment that I made in 2015, which may help:
The archive captures critical moments in citizenship discussions, thanks for sharing. How has the society’s advocacy impacted policies over the years?
The Isaac Brock Society is an on-line group, not a formal organization. So, it has not undertaken formal action on policy change, but provides info and encourages support of groups which are undertaking actions, such as the Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty, which unfortunately did not succeed at the Federal Court Of Appeal, the ongoing FATCA lawsuit in the UK, lobby groups such as l’Association des Américans accidentels, and Stop Extraterritorial American Taxation.