Media and Blog Articles – 2015

Articles on FATCA, CBT, Citizenship matters that have come to our attention during 2015.

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2015.12.29
For the Wealthiest, a Private Tax System That Saves Them Billions, Noam Scheiber and Patricia Cohen, New York Times, US.
IRS Stirs Up New Crisis With Non-Profits Over Social Security Numbers, Eric Pianin, The Fiscal Times.
DNC Must Heed Warning Bells From 2000, Bennet Kelley, Huffington Post, US.
2015.12.28
IRS Creates “International Practice Units” for their IRS Revenue Agents in International Tax Matters, Patrick Martin, Tax-Expatriation, US.
MF investors: Les than a4th comply with US tax law, Jayshree P. Upadhyay & Ashley Coutinho, Business Standard, India.
IRS service should improve after some saw their ‘worst tax season,” advocate says, Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch, US.
2015.12.27
6,000 Kuwaitis ‘Face’ Sanctions, Arab Times, Kuwait.
The Illusion of Freedom, Chris Hedges, TruthDig.
2015.12.26
Financial information of dual nationals being shared with US, Kashmir Monitor, India.
2015.12.24
Pakistan-US decide to share financial intelligence on dual nationals, Pakistan Today, Pakistan.
2015.12.23
Petition to Israel Supreme Court (re FATCA) filed today, Republicans Overseas, Facebook.
The Ugly Face of FATCA: Why Life for American Expats Is Getting Harder, Michael Michelini, Newsmax.
Taxes, An Impetus for ‘Aha” Moments, Alison Bethel McKenzie, South Florida Times, US.
2015.12.22
FATCA Picture Context, Banc de l’Astéroide B612, Asteroid B612.
What Giving Up US Citizenship Really Costs, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US.
America Jumps The Shark, David Martin, Huffington Post, US.
2015.12.21
Two Little Known Tax Treaties Will Lead to Substantially More Identity Theft, Crime, Industrial Espionage, and Suppression of Political Dissidents, David R. Burton, Heritage, US.
Streamlined Program Will Expire! Larry Stolberg, Tax Connections.
US based NRIs: Don’t sell your Indian immovable properties fearing FATCA, S. Muridharan, First Post, India.
Treasury’s Latest Inversion Failure, Wall Street Journal, US.
Et Tu, Brute? (How Empires Die), Jeff Thomas, International Man.
2015.12.20
US expats told to comply with tax law changes, Derek Baldwin, Gulf News. UAE.
2015.12.19
Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Absolutely Right (And Wrong) On U.S. Corporate Tax Policy.
Todd Ganos, Forbes, US.
Cash is what keeps India’s parallel economy afloat, Sanjoy Narayan, Hindustan Times, India.
US guard with guns to patrol British airports for the first time under controversial new plans being discussed by London and Washington, MailOnline, UK.
2015.12.18
Equality? Competition? Not Overseas? Rachel Heller, Rachel’s Ruminations, Netherlands.
Man Having Trouble Proving His US Citizenship, KRGV, US.
US Eases 35-Year-Old Real Estate Tax on Foreign Investors, Hui-Yong Yu, Bloomberg, US.
Congress Just Put Iranian=Americans and Others at Risk for Becoming Second-Class Citizens, Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept, US.
2017.12.17
Swiss-Banking Lawsuit Against IRS Could Have Wide Impact, John Letzing, Wall Street Journal, US.
2015.12.16
How the White House lost on the Cadillac Tax, Nancy Cook, Politico, US.
2015.12.15
What do you want to ask Prime Minister Trudeau? Global News, Canada.
Hillary Clinton: Cut Fees For Citizenship Seekers, Kerry Picket, Daily Caller, US.
Is US Becoming World’s Leading Offshore Territory, Sputnik International.
Federal judge denies request to dismiss hacking charges, Martha Bellisle, SeattlePI, US.
Does FinCEN have too much power? Richard L. Cassin, FCPABlog.
2015.12.14
Foreign Government Criticizes US Government for NOT Providing FATCA IGA Informaotipn on Their Taxpayers with US Accounts, Patrick Martin, Tax-Expatriation, US.
How To Qualify For IRS Uncollectible (Hardship) Status, If You Are Unable To Pay Your Tax Bill, Milton Boothe, TaxConnections.
Beginning January 1, 2015: File your US tax return or risk losing your US passport, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Moodys Gartner, Canada.
2015.12.13
What do you want to ask Prime Minister Trudeau? Q&A, Global News, Canada.
Tips For U.S. Expats Coping With New FAST Law Affecting Passports, Jonathan Lachowitz, Wall Street Journal, US.
The IRS Is Losing Hundreds of Criminal Investigators, David Voreacos, Bloomberg, US.
2015.12.10
Senate bill would keep Social Security for federal debtors, Sylvan Lane, The Hill, US.
2015.12.09
What is America’s real objective with FATCA? Trevor H. Francis, Jamaica Observer.
2015.12.08
Understanding the Accidental American: Tina’s Story, Allison Christians, TaxAnalysts.
Denial of US Passports: President Obama and Congress Pass Law that will Require Department of State to Deny a US Passport for a ‘Seriously Delinquent Taxpayer’, Patrick Martin, Tax-Expatration, US.
2015.12.07
Gulag America, Charles Rubin, JDSupra Business Advisor.
How FATCA and FBAR made American taxes FUBAR, Jon Norris, Crunch, UK.
Clinton Wants to Tax US Companies for Trying to Pay Less Taxes, Ira Stoll, Reason.
Clinton Offers New ‘Exit Tax’ on US-Foreign Company Mergers, Lisa Lerer, ABC News, US.
2015.12.05
As IRS budget shrinks, so does the number of audits, Daniel Bendtsen, Deseret News, Utah, US.
2015.12.04
When Foreign Banks Ask for US  Taxpayer ID, How Should You Respond?  Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
Have An Unpaid Tax Bill? You Passport WILL Soon be Revoked! Ronald Marini, TaxConnections.
2016.12.03
 Feds Applaud House Passage  of $305B Highway Bill, Keith Laing, The Hill, US.
India receives financial info from  US under FATCA: Finance Ministry, Economic Times, India.
2016.12.02
Congress Reaches Deal on Five-Year Highway Funding Bill, Kyle Pomerleau, Tax Foundation, US.
IRS Poised To Veto Passports, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
The Escalation of Offshore Penalties Over the Last 20 Years, Andrew Mitchell, International Tax Blog, US.
Squeezing the Turnip:  Congress tightens the tax abuse of Americans who live and work abroad, Editorial, Washington Times, US.
Foreign Trust Protection for Foreign Assets:  A Myth Busted! Manasa Nadig, Tax Connections.
The IRS and Treasury Issue New Anti-Inverson Notice, Jason S. Bazar, Lee Moorlock and Lucas Giardelli,  Mondaq.
2016.12.01
The Great American Disconnect, Norman B. Solomon, Brattleboro (Vermont) Reformer, US.
Highway Robbery:  Bill Gives IRS Power Over Passports, Iain Murray, National Review, US.
Elderly Parent tax issues back in Blighty, British Expats.
Is Obamacare helping or hurting the average US citizen? Quora.
FATCA system upgraded to brighten the holidays, Eugene Grygo, Financial Technologies Forum.
Greece’s taxpayers must declare all assets like cash ‘under mattress’ and jewellery, Keep Talking Greece.

2016.11.30

Exit tax on US firms with deferred earnings could slow inversions, Steven Rosenthal, Christian Science Monitor, US.  Also at TaxVox.

2016.11.28

Congress Requires IRS to Use Private Collection Agencies, William Byrnes, International Financial Law Profs Blog.
Non-resident alien spouses, Tax Pro Talk.

2016.11.27

Beat the rush — renew your passport, Jill Schensul, Seattle Times, US.
Good To Know, Larry Stolberg, TaxConnections.

2016.11.26

Trudeau’s tax on rich may work where provinces failed, Bloomberg News in Toronto Star.

2015.11.25

Passports Required for Domestic Travel in 2016.  But IRS Can Revoke Passports for Taxes. Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
FATCA me if you can: Hong Kong should learn from Israel, Alex Folk, Harbour Times, Hong Kong.
US District Court Grants “John Doe” Summonses For Information Related to Off-Shore Accounts In Belize, Adam Sternberg, Mondaq.

2015.11.24

Canada Is Checking Foreign Tax Credits, Larry Stolberg, TaxConnections.
Pfizer-Allergan Tax Magic Should Disappear, Editorial Board, BloombergView, US.
US issues global travel alert due to ‘increased terrorist threats’, 9News, Australia.
Russia sees serious threat in FATCA, Before It’s News.
Broward woman who stole dead mom’s Social Security for 30 years avoids prison, Paula McMahon, Sun Sentinel, US.
Previewing US Tax Reform, Editorial, Tax-News.

2015.11.23
Pfizer’s $155 bn takeover of Allergan set to prompt tax row, Dominic Rushe, The Guardian, UK.
Ambassador Hull: Region should not be strong-armed into becoming tax collectors fo rhte US government, LK Hewlett, St Kitts & Nevis Observer.
Customers to pay the price for bank’s increased operating costs, LK Hewlett, St Kitts & Nevis Observer.
US Will Revoke Passports of Tax Debtors from Jan 1, 2016, William Byrnes, International Financial Law Prof Blog.

2015.11.22

Your Passport Could Be Cancelled If You Owe IRS, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

2015.11.20

THe #CBTLawsuit roll out is beginning — We need YOUR support, Alliance for the Defeat of Citizenship Taxation.
Why it took one American expat 30 years to become a Canadian, Bob Levin, Globe and Mail, Canada.
Americans:  Pay Your Taxes — Or Lose Your Passport, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US.
Overdue taxes?  You could lose your passport, Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, US.
US Plans to Seize Passports for Overdue Taxes, F. McGuire, NewsMax.
More Banks Spill Tax Evasion Secrets To Avoid Criminal Charges, Account Holders Beware, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
IRSAC Releases Its 2015 Annual Report, Ronald Marini, Tax Connections.
Swaziland to collect taxes from US citizens, firms, Star Africa.

2015.11.19

Time for US to lead on international tax policy, Gary Clyde Hufbauer, The Hill, US.

2015.11.18

My Renunciation Day, Rachel Heller, Rachel’s Ruminations, Netherlands.
WSJ Asks the Question:  Is the IRS Undercounting Americans Renouncing US Citizenship, Patrick Martin, Tax-Expatriation, US.
The Intractable Problem of Tax Havens, Brooke Harrington, The Atlantic, US.
Treasury Takes Aim at ‘Serious Problem’ of Tax Inversions, Kasia Klimansinskai, Bloomberg News, US.

2015.11.17

‘Abolish the IRS’ Distracts From Needed Reforms, Annette Nellen, Tax Connections.
Jeb Bush:  The small business interview for president, Kent Hoover, The Business Journals, US.

2015.11.16

Deutsche Bank broker freed  in $7B tax fraud case spoiled by juror’s lies, Kaja Whitehouse, USA Today.

2015.11.15

Why was the US Embassy closed to Americans in Paris Friday? Jonathan Phillips, AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution), US.
Americans in Paris Turned Away From Embassy During Attacks, John S. Roberts, Young Convservatives, US.
Letter to Obama, Accidental American Virtual Hunger Strike, Facebook.
Puncturing 7 Common Myths about US Expat Tax Rules, Eric Scali, Wall Street Journal, US.

On or About 2015.11.15

Survey:  Your feedback on the federal election campaign and the issues you want the NDP to champion over the next four years, New Democratic Party, Canada.

2015.11.14

China welcomes IMF backing to make yuan world reserve currency, Yahoo News.

2015.11.13

Des Français sommés de payer de impost au fisc… américain, Damien Durand, Le Figaro, France.
IMF staff say renminbi should join elite SBC basket of currencies, Shawn Donnan, Financial Times, UK.

2015.11.12

Becoming an Ex-American, BBC, UK. Audio.
Green card may no longer be a valuable asset for NRIs as FATCA sword over their heads, Sachin Dave, Economic Times, India.
Five Bills, Seven Resolutions Planned for Parliament Sitting, ZIZonline, St. Kitts and Nevis.

2015.11.11

Please Give: Passionate Plea for IRS Funding from Former IRS Commissioner, Allison Christians, Tax, Society & Culture, Canada.
The FATCA window, Syed W. Quadri, The News, Pakistan.
DeVere Group CEO Nigel Green Blasts FATCA as ‘Fiscal Imperialism’, Nigel Green, NewsMax.
Is it Time to Renounce US Citizenship While you Still Can?, Tyler Durden, ZeroHedge.

2015.11.10

US Senate panel approves eight international tax treaties, Patricia Zengerle, Town Hall, US.

2015.11.09

deVere Group CEO Slams FATCA, ‘Fiscal Imperialism’, David H. Lenok, Wealth Management.
Tax ‘hammer’ takes toll on Americans Abroad, Chris Woodward, One News Now.
Get Ready for Crazy, Jeff Thomas, International Man.
The global taxers are after you, Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times.

2015.11.08

Five ways you’ll be ‘sacked’ by your bank — and it’s only getting worse, Kate Palmer, The Telegraph, UK.
Bradley Birkenfield interview, Full Measure.  Video.

2015.11.07

The mega-haven:  An index of financial secrecy highlights American hypocrisy, The Economist, UK.
Submission made by ACA to Congress on passport revocation, American Citizens Abroad.

2015.11.06

Celebrated author John Irving talks election results and ‘the nature of obsessions’ — American novelist is now a permanent resident of Canada and says he is a ‘happy boy’ after recent Liberal win, CBC News, Canada.

2015.11.05

Police warn public of aggressive scam, City of Calgary, Canada.

2015.11.04

I’m leaving, here’s my passport … and here’s why, Chris Woodward, OneNewsNow, US.  (You can contact the author at this link.)
Not Your Ordinary US Taxpayer With Foreign Accounts, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.
Taxpayer Advocate:  Koskinen demoralizes IRS, IRS breaks law.  Koskinen replies Give me more money!, Joe Kristan, Roth, US.
FATCA in Canada”  The “Cure” for a US Place of Birth, Roy Berg, Mondaq, Canada.
Why Billions of Dollars in Estate Taxes Go Uncollected, Eamon Javers, NBC News, US.

2015.11.03
A record number of Americans are renouncing their citizenship. What’s going on here? Janell Ross, Washington Post, US.
US Ranks As Top Tax Haven, Refusing to Share Tax Data Despite FATCA, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
Tax havens:  US ‘threatens’ global efforts to fight tax evasion, financial crimes, RT, Russia.
The House GOP Wants Private Debt Collectors To Take Over IRS Jobs, Zach Carter, Huffington Post, US.
How the FBI Can Detain, Threaten and Render Without Risk, Patrick G. Eddington, New York Times, US.
Other Views:  American tax refugees, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, US.
The Price We Pay:  As US Becomes a Top Tax Haven, How Hiding Wealth Offshore Robs People at Home, Democracy Now, US. (You can contact Democracy Now at this link.)

2015.11.02

Republicans Overseas Action files the 78-page Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint, Republicans Overseas, Facebook.
Why Most US Citizens Resident Overseas Don’t Have a Clue About the Labyrinth of US Taxation of Worldwide Bank and Financial Reporting of Foreign Income and Assets, Patrick Martin, Tax-Expatriation, US.
US Placed Above Cayman Islands in Financial Secrecy Blacklist, BloombergNews/SwissInfo.
US overtakes Caymans and Singapore as haven for assets of super-rich, The Guardian, UK.
Republican and Democratic Lawmakers Vow to Push Tax Treaties Delayed by Sen. Paul, Ronald Marini, Tax Connections, US.
Late filing of gift information from foreign person, TaxProTalk.

2015.11.01

American Citizenship — An Unpleasant Surprise to Many, Virginia LeTorre Jeker, Anglo-Info, Dubai.
Record Number of Americans Renounce Citizenship, Krystal Steinmetz, Money Talks.
IRS Offshore Programs Produce Billions — Come In And Partipate Or Else …, Josh Ingermann, Forbes, US.

2015.10.31

National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olsen Comments on FATCA and OVDP, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.
Inniss:  FATCA good for Barbados, Marlon Madden, Barbados Today.

2015.10.30

A record 1,426 Americans return their passports, Sophia Yan, CNN, US.
The IRS knows all about your offshore accounts, Jason Harel, Central Valley Business Journal, US.
A New Era of Tax-Data Sharing for the IRS, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US.
Switzerland Joins the Crackdown on Secret Bank Accounts, Phil Bolton, Global Atlanta.
Rachel Maddow’s tips on submitting Democratic Candidate Forum questions, MSNBC, US.

2015.10.29

IRS Has Gone Wild Over FATCA, But Watchdog Warns of Compliance Glitches, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
People in Sweden are hiding cash in their microwaves because of a fascinating — and terrifying — economic experiment, Financial Post, Canada.
Pfizer-Allergan is a pharma mega-merger with added political risk, Ben Wright, The Telegraph, UK
Fixing what Harper Broke:  a to do list for the incoming government, Elizabeth May, MP, Rabble, Canada.
American Tax Refugees, Wall Street Journal, US.

2015.10.28

Report:  Americans Renouncing Citizenship at Record Rates, Blake Neff, Daily Caller.

FATCA:  Federal Court rules Canada-US tax information exchange deal not illegal, Susan Yellin, The Insurance and Investment News, Canada.

Liberals must decide which Tory laws to fix, which ones to flush, Bruce Cheadle, CBC News, Canada.

Swiss prosecutors investigate diaspora tax for Eritreans, SwissInfo.  Also at EastAFRO.

Germany drafts bill to ease bank account access for homeless, refugees, Matt Zuvela, Deutsche Welle, Germany.

First Democratic Debate Highlights, Bad Lip Reading, YouTube.

2015.10.27

What to do when you are poor and a covered expatriate, Phil Hogden, HogdenLaw, US.

IRS urges Americans living in Canada to come clean after courts allow CRA to share account information with US, Julius Melnitzer, Financial Post, Canada.

Watch Out for these 3 Offshore Scams, Mark Nestmann, Nestmann.

Rubio:  My pro-family, pro-growth tax reform plan for the 21st century, Sen. Marco Rubio, Fox News, US.

Taxman clamps down on snowbirds heading south, hopes to save millions, Jim Bronskill, CBC News, Canada.

2015.10.26

Reverse Immigration:  Americans Renounce Citizenship in Record Numbers, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Schadenfreude – How The US Is Helping China Create A New Financial Order, Conservative Angle.

Inside the Secret World of Tax Avoidance Experts, Brooke Harrington, The Atlantic, US.

A Black Hole for Americans’ Rights Abroad, Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View, US.

What America Can Learn from the Rest of the World, Dominic Tierney, The Atlantic, US.

2015.10.25

Will Justin Trudeau keep fighting Stephen Harper’s court battles? Jason Proctor, CBC News, Canada.

2015.10.23

US Has World’s Highest Fee to Renounce Citizenship, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

What foreign expats in US have that American expats don’t, ThinkAdvisor.

2015.10.22

Inside Swiss Banks’ Tax-Cheating Machinery, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US.

On or about 2015.10.22.  Announcement, A Special Debate on the Need for Democratic Reform in Canada, November 25, 2015, Calgary Public Library.

2015.10.21

Billionnaire Investor Carl Icahn is Launching his own Super PAC, Colin Campbell, Business Insider UK.

Letter Discussing Desperately Needed Legislation, Carl Icahn, Carl Icahn, US.

Carl Icahn launches 150m tax reform super-PAC, Financial Times.

Senator Hatch Pushes for Criminal Justice Reform that Includes ‘Mens Rea’, John G. Malcolm, Daily Signal.

2015.10.20

Surge in outbound payments hit at expats’ bid to escape US tax authorities, Gayatri Nayak and Sugati Ghosh, Economic Times, India.

2015.10.19

IRS Warns Offshore Account Holders:  Disclose Before It’s Too Late, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

IRS Offshore Account Penalties Go Up, More Banks Sign Disclosure Deals, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Political Prisoner Dies in US Jail for Protesting Taxation, John Vibes, AntiMedia, US.

2015.10.18

US Democrats bring expat conference to Edinburgh, Jane Bradley, The Scotsman.

2015.10.16

FATCA Crushes Minnows, the Sharks Do Better, Colleen Graffey, Wall Street Journal, US.

IRS Collecting $8 Billion from Offshore Tax Compliance Push, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.

Expatriate:  Maintaining Necessary Ties to the Homeland, Kathryn Lyons, Red Folder.

2015.10.15

Canada’s senior public officials targetted by little-known corruption law, Sean Fine, Globe and Mail, Canada.

2015.10.14

Treasury Department Finally Begins Document Delivery to RepealFATCA.com on FOIA Request Concerning ‘Intergovernmental Agreements’! James George Jatras, RepealFatca, US.   Related Tweet.

Five Topics That Need To Be Discussed At The Next Democratic Debate, Media Matters for America, US.

New law makes Canadian Jews second-class citizens, David Berger, Philip Berger, Tzeporah Berman and Mitchell Goldberg, Toronto Star, Canada.

Birthright Citizenship and the 14th Amendment, James Ho and John Eastman, C-Span.  Video.

US taxman slammed:  Half of IRS’ servers still run doomed Windows Server2003, Kieran McCarthy, The Register, UK.

2015.10.13

This week is Global Diaspora Week, Department of State, US, Facebook.

FATCA:  The dumbest law in history just went to the next level, Simon Black, Sovereign Man.

IRS Makes Progress on FATCA Implementation, Michael Cohen, Accounting Today, US.

On or about 2015.10.13.  Prairie Populist, David Wilson, United Church Observer, Canada.

2015.10.12

So You Want to be an American:  A Layman’s Guide to FATCA, Gregory Sanders, Ottawa Business Journal, Canada.

The Big FATCA Failure, Ted Bauman, Sovereign Investor.  Also at Value Walk, 2015.10.13.

Jim Bopp interview, CNBC, US.  video.

2015.10.09

Celebrating Global Diaspora Week 2015, Dipnotes, Department of State, US.  Also references to Global Diaspora Week on Department of State, US, Google+ page and on wn.com.

Report:  IRS Allowed Thousands of Felons to Prepare Tax Returns, Todd Beamon, NewsMax, US.

Ryan for speaker?  Brian Faler, Politico, US.

2015.10.08

The Law That Makes US Expats Toxic, Colleen Graffey, Wall Street Journal, US.

The Deadly Fraud of “American Exceptionalism”, Williams Rivers Pitt, Truthout.

2015.10.07

Taxation and Citizenship Workshop at U Michigan, Allison Christians, Tax, Society and Culture, Canada.

IRS sharing taxpayer info with other government agencies, Fox News, US.

House Will Impeach IRS Head, Investment Watch.

If Apple didn’t hold $181B overseas, it would owe $59B in US taxes, Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica.

2015.10.06

Harper government partnered with industry group battling CRA over KPMG case, Harvey Cashore, Dave Seglin, CBC News, Canada.

Data Transfer Pact Between US and Europe is Ruled Invalid, Mark Scott, New York Times, US.

New Services to help Britons hounded by US tax authorities, Richard Dyson, The Telegraph, UK.

As IRS And DOJ Hunt Offshore Accounts, Banks Pony Up, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Facebook data transfers threatened by Safe Harbour ruling, Leo Kelion, BBC News, UK.

Europe’s highest court just rejected the ‘safe harbour’ agreement used by American tech companies, James Cook and Rob Price, Business Insider UK.

On or about 2015.10.06

Announcement for National Taxpayer Advocate’s International Taxpayer Rights Conference – Nov 18-19, 2015, Taxpayers Rights Conference, US.

2015.10.05

HSBC runaround:  Ninety minutes of madness with the world’s local money-laundry, Howard Winn, Hong Kong Free Press.

The politicizing of our Supreme Court, Richard Garnett, Fox News, US.

The real victims of endless financial regulations, Richard Rahn, Washington Times, US.

see also https://twitter.com/JimJatras/status/652113906543034368

Emily Blunt:  I became US citizen ‘mostly for tax reasons’, Emily Blunt, The Guardian, UK.

A Tax Boon for Working Women, Martin Feldstein, Wall Street Journal, US.

2015.10.03

Is FATCA really baring its teeth?  Reciprocal automatic exchange of tax information, Virginia Le Torre Jeker, Anglo Info, Dubai.

2015.10.02

IRS Begins Sending Individual Account Information to Foreign Countries, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US.

Rand Paul Suffers Setback In Foreign Reporting Lawsuit, Peter J. Reilly, Forbes, US.

also see:  https://twitter.com/JCDoubleTaxed/status/650525280331677696

Attorney predicts ‘long fight’ after effort to block FATCA is rejected, IFC Review.

2015.10.01

Jeb on Syria, 206, and if he’s having fun, MSNBC, US.  Video.

FATCA Court Challenge Fails to Make a Dent, Cleo Hamel, Huffington Post, Canada.

(on or about 2015.10.01) TE/GE Priorities for FY 2016, Sunita Williams, Commissioner, TE/GE (Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division) IRS, US.

Canada:  Cross-Border Alert:  SEC procceeding underscores need for proactive measures to address cyber security, Linda Fuerst, Steven J. Tenai, Stephen Mark Dollar, Boris Segalis, Norton Rose Fulbright, Canada.

2015.09.30

Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in FATCA and FBAR Challenge, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.

Part 1:  New Tigta Report to Congress (Sept 30) has International Emphasis on Collecting Taxes Owed by International Taxpayers Owed by International Taxpayers Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), Tax Expatriation, US.

US Treasury voices fears over corporate tax probes by Brussels, Vanessa Houlder and Christian Oliver, Financial Times, UK.

2015.09.28

Global Tax Bullies, Richard Rahn, Washington Times, US.

Donald Trump News Conference on Tax Policy, CSPAN, US. Video.

Smooth Move:  US Tax Tips Every Top Executive Should Know Before Moving to the United States, Kathryn Von Matthiessen, Mondaq.

2015.09.25

The Rollout of FATCA Is Being Delayed to Help Foreign Banks.  Attorney Rob Wood Explains, Cecil Caulkins,  Legal Broadcast Network.

About those ‘old stock’ …, Ed Lypchuk, letter to the editor, Brockville Recorder, Canada.

US Girls unleases ‘Half Free’ in studio q, CBC Radio, Canada.

Tax Havens Are Turning The US Into An Unequal Aristocracy, Alexander Kaufman, Huffington Post.

2015.09.24

ATO hands over bank details to US Internal Revenue Service, Ben Butler, The Australian.

US extends deadline for exchange of information under FATCA, Frederick Johnson III, The Bahamas Weekly.

For Delinquent Taxpayers Living Abroad, There Are Several Ways To Find The Light At The End Of The Tunnel, Ephraim Moss, TaxConnections.

America’s Biggest Enemy Is Neither China nor Russia — It’s Us, William H. Overholt, The World Post.

2015.09.23

Collection and automatic disclosure of information from Canadian financial institutions is “legally authorized” and “not inconsistent” with Canada-US Tax Treaty, Roanne C. Bratz, Canadian Securities Law.

Judge Throws Out FATCA Legal Challenge, Lisa Smith, iExpats.

US surveillance makes ‘Safe Harbour’ data treaty with EU invalid, European court advisor says, James Titcomb, The Telegraph, UK.

IRS needs stronger security for foreign tax credit, Bernie Becker , The Hill, US.

Is Stephen Harper ‘Americanising” Canada?, Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, UK.

2015.09.22

Canadians to save us from FATCA?  Maybe, Mark Nestmann, Nestmann.

Australian CRS rules to apply to all foreign residents, Andrew Clement, King & Wood Mallesons, Australia.

Canada:  IRS Tax Scam – Fake Form W8-BEN, Frank Casciaro and Holly Haber, Mondaq.

2015.09.21

IRS Delays FATCA To Help Banks, But Offshore Account Disclosures Continue, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

IRS And FBI Track Americans Who Renounce Citizenship.  Why Is FBI List Longer?  Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

If You See a Little Piketty in this Tax Haven Book, That’s Fine, Jesse Drucker, Bloomberg News, US.

A financial guide to retiring abroad, Jonnelle Marte, Washington Post, US.

Coca-Cola’s back taxes; FATCA Regs; Belize Probed, Jason Bramwell, AccountingWeb.

Another FATCA Twist, Bill Holter, GoldSeek.

Cabinet ministers met publicly with KPMG while firms tax ‘sham’ under probe, Harvey Cashore and Frederic Zalac, CBC, Canada.

A Flock of Black Swans, Jeff Thomas, International Man.

Clash between old, new citizens age old struggle, Celine Cooper, London Free Press, Canada.

A full list of all the promises made so far in the Canadian election campaign, Canadian Press, National Post, Canada.

2015.09.22

Canadians to save us from FATCA?  Maybe, Mark Nestmann, Nestmann.

Australian CRS rules to apply to all foreign residents, Andrew Clement, King & Wood Mallesons, Australia.

Canada:  IRS Tax Scam – Fake Form W8-BEN, Frank Casciaro and Holly Haber, Mondaq.

2015.09.21

IRS Delays FATCA To Help Banks, But Offshore Account Disclosures Continue, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

IRS And FBI Track Americans Who Renounce Citizenship.  Why Is FBI List Longer?  Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

If You See a Little Piketty in this Tax Haven Book, That’s Fine, Jesse Drucker, Bloomberg News, US.

A financial guide to retiring abroad, Jonnelle Marte, Washington Post, US.

Coca-Cola’s back taxes; FATCA Regs; Belize Probed, Jason Bramwell, AccountingWeb.

Another FATCA Twist, Bill Holter, GoldSeek.

Cabinet ministers met publicly with KPMG while firms tax ‘sham’ under probe, Harvey Cashore and Frederic Zalac, CBC, Canada.

A Flock of Black Swans, Jeff Thomas, International Man.

Clash between old, new citizens age old struggle, Celine Cooper, London Free Press, Canada.

A full list of all the promises made so far in the Canadian election campaign, Canadian Press, National Post, Canada.

2015.09.20

American Expats Scramble to Keep US Investment Accounts, Peggy Creveling and Chad Creveling, Wall Street Journal, US.

2015.09.18

US Raises Fee to Expatriate by 422% a second time, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.  (Note:  Percentages are off.  The relinquishment fee is actually going up from $0 to $2350  (%age not calculable) in Nov 2015.  The renunciation fee went up from $450 to $2350 (522%) in Sep 2014.)

Beware the risks of renouncing your US citizenship in Canada, Paul Gallant, Yahoo News, Canada.

FATCA injunction dismissed, Neil Etienne, Canadian Lawyer.

A chart that will help you understand Stephen Harper’s “Old Stock Canadians” phrase, Joey de Villa, Joey de Villa blog.

2015.09.17

WSJ:  Is the IRS Undercounting Americans Renouncing US Citizenship?  Paul Caron, TaxProf Blog, US.

British Expats Face FATCA Account Closures, Jim Atkins, iExpats.

2015.09.16

Court ruling allows transfer of Canadian tax info to US to begin under FATCA, Barbara Shecter and Drew Hasselback, Financial Post, Canada.

Court challenge of US tax dragnet fails, Jeff Gray, Globe and Mail, Canada.

Is the IRS Undercounting Americans Renouncing Citizenship? Wall Street Journal, US.

2015.09.15

Court Fight to Stop FATCA Impacts Every Canadian, Cleo Hamel, Huffington Post, Canada.

Litigating FATCA:  Rand Paul and Financial Privacy, Robert Goulder, Tax Analysts.

President Obama Orders Behavioral Experiments on American Public, Chuck Ross, Daily Caller, US.

2015.09.12

Expatriates Choosing to Leave the US Rather Than Pay Taxes, Linda Dimyan, CNBC, US.

Hong Kong’s ‘accidental Americans’ caught in US tax jam, Don Weinland, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong.

2015.09.11

Tax evader crackdown could reduce offshore banking options for expats, Howard Bilton, The Telegraph, UK.

Senate Panel Introduces Bill to Combat Tax Refund Fraud, John D. McKinnon, Wall Street Journal, US.

PWC makes acquisition for high speed FATCA and CRS reports, Mark Battersby, International Adviser.

More Retirees Than Ever Drawing Their Social Security Benefits Overseas – InternationalLiving, PRWeb.

KPMG Under Scrutiny in Canada over Sham, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.

FATCA Bill Being Debated in The National Assembly, LK Hewlett, Saint Kitts and Nevis Observer.

2015.09.10

Never heard of the FATCA? Listen to this. Joan Crain, CNBC, US. (video)

IRS Has Trouble Verifying Social Security Tax Exemptions, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.

2015.09.09

Cayman-US couple fight tax exchange decision, CNS Business, Cayman Islands

FATCA Me? No, FATCA You! Andrew Work, Harbour Times, Hong Kong.

Bush Proposes Simple Fair Clear Tax Code, Sergio Bustos, Yahoo News, US.

How a US Visa-for-Cash Plan Funds Luxury Apartment Buildings, Eliot Brown, Wall Street Journal, US.

2015.09.08

RepealFATCA.com Editor Jim Jatras Announces Availability for 2016 GOP Vice Presidential Pick, Repeal FATCA, US.

AML And Investment Avisers: Understanding FinCEN’S New Anti-Money Laundering Rules, Margaret Hirce and Lauren J. Resnick, BakerHostetler, US.

Tanzanian Bank Scores Rare Victory Against FINCEN, Ian McKendry, American Banker, US.

2015.09.07

This Appalling Practice is Only Used in Two Nations — and the US is One of Them, Nick Giambruno, International Man.

Offshore tax evasion hunt continues as more Swiss banks enter prosecution agreements, Money Times.

2015.09.05

Correction to a Prior Post:  How many of the 5211 former US citizens who renounced in 2014 and 2015 are still US taxpayers, Tax Expatriation, US.

2015.09.04

US  citizens living in Canada have a lot of extra tax-filing hoops to jump through, Jamie Golembeck, Financial Post, Canada.

Here’s How Much Taxes on the Rich Rose in 2013, Scott Greenberg, Tax Foundation, US.

2015.09.03

Rand Paul and Five Expats Sue the Feds over FATCA, Matt Welch, Reason, US.

IRS Offshore Account Penalties Increase, Hunt Continues, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Foreign Earned Income Exclusion – Timing is Everything! Pallav Acharvya, Tax Connections.

Internet Tax Summit (21-23 September), TaxConnections.

2015.09.02

FATCA Legal Challenge Result Expected Soon, Global Money News, US.

CEO Luncheon with Robert Stack (September 23rd) , Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, Switzerland.

Gelockerte Vorgaben: Finanzaufsicht erleichtert Flüchtlingen Eröffnung von Bankkonten, Der Spiegel, Germany.

Immigration and Freedom, Andrew Napolitano, Washington Times, US.

The Exchange with Amanda Lang, CBC TV, Canada.  (The discussion (“Tech Rivals Unite in Court” beginning at approx. 12:00) is about the current battle between Google and the U.S. government over privacy issues. Shortly after Bruce Sellery states “search warrants currently stop at a country’s borders” Amanda asks, “Why should one government be able to extend its reach into another country?”)

2015.09.01

Decision in Canadian Challenge to FATCA Expected Soon, Roy Berg, Mondaq.

US ambassador ‘compartmentalises’ banking woes, Jeannie Wurz, Swiss Info, Switzerland.

US arbeitsminister bei Schneider-Ammann, Tagblatt, Switzerland.

Attack on Barbados’ sovereignty? Loop News, Barbados.  (see also https://twitter.com/LoopNewsBB/status/638897923762319360 )

2015.08.31

Exploring the Vexing Issues of US Citizenship Based Worldwide Taxation, University of Michigan School of LawSchool (October 8th and 9th, 2015), Tax-Expatriation, US.

2015.08.30

Scott Walker:  Canada-US border wall worth consdering, Alexander Panetta, CBC News, Canada.

New tax law has more folks renouncing citizenship, Michael Matza, Philadelhpia Inquirer, US.

IRS sued over treatment of Americans who bank abroad, Paul Mirengoff, Powerline, US.

2015.08.29

Help, ik ben een Amerikaan, Taco Mulder, Cor de Horde, FD, Netherlands.

US-Behörden passen Bussenhöohe individuell an, Zoé Baches, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switzerland.

US closes in on offshore tax evasion, John Browne, Trib Total Media, US.

2015.08.28

FATCA Me?  No, FATCA You!, Andrew Work, Harbour Times, Hong Kong.

Ambassador LeVine’s take on tax fraud, FIFA, Ellen Wallace, Geneva Lunch, Switzerland.

‘Harperman’ Song Puts Federal Scientist Under Ethics Investigation, Zi-Ann Lum, Huffington Post.

2015.08.27

Ruling next month on Canadian citizens’ challenge to FATCA, STEP.

Tax-Dodger Hunt Neutralizes Swiss Bank Secrecy, US Says, Andy Hoffman and Hugo Miller, Bloomberg, US.

FATCA Can Catch Ya In the USA Too, Bipin Shroff, Wall Street Journal, US.

Tom Mulcair first federal leader to engage in Facebook Q&A, CTV News, Canada.

It’ll cost you:  Charging for public services sometimes makes sense.  Often, though, it’s a racket, The Economist, UK.

2015.08.26

Which will come first: A decision in the FATCA legal challenge or the first exchange info?, Mary Teresa Bitti and Jules Melnitzer, Financial Post, Canada.

Understanding FBAR and FATCA:  What anyone with a foreign account should know, John Frederick Karch and Trevor K. Roberts, Inside Counsel.

HSBC has closed my UK and expat bank account and won’t say why, Anna Tims, The Guardian, UK.

2015.08.25

How new global tax rules could erode your financial privacy, Mary Teresa Bitti, Financial Post, Canada. Also in Star Phoenix, Canada.

Beyond Birthright Citizenship, Editorial Board, Bloomberg, US.

2015.08.24

Taxpayers Sue IRS Over Data Breach, Pymnts.

US Expats Taking FATCA Matters Into Their Own Hands, David McKeegan, Greenback Tax Services.

Hearing Set on Injunction to Stop FATCA Reporting Sep 4th, Bloomberg, US.

Why It Now Costs So Much to Renounce Your US Citizenship, Joe Pallazolo, Wall Street Journal, US.

TSX, Dow sink lower after China sparks huge stock selloff, CBC News, Canada.

BEPS And Planet Mars, Pallav Acharya, TaxConnections.

2015.08.23

Caricom:  A collective bargaining unit for rights, Sir Ronald Sanders, Jamaica Observer.

2015.08.22

Despite FATCA clearance, MFs shun investment from US, Canada,  Sneha Padiyath, Business Standard, India.

2015.08.21

FATCA Follies:  WSJ’s Opinion Page Weighs In, Wall Street Journal, US.

Born in the USA:  A Primer on Birthright Citizenship, Wall Street Journal, US.

2015.08.20

Is the IRS indicating that FATCA isn’t going to work?, William Byrnes, Law Professors Blog Network.

Taking the IRS to Court, Wall Street Journal, US.

Re:  Taking the IRS to Court, Republicans Overseas, Facebook.

Rand Paul explains why he wants to stop ‘birthright citizenship’, David Weigel, Washington Post, US.

America Has Freaked Out Over Birthright Citizenship for Centuries, Gabriel J. Chin, Talking Points Memo Cafe.

Bill C-24 Constiutional Challenge Launched by Civil Rights Groups, Canadian Press, Huffington Post.

2015.08.19

Is FATCA chasing a leprechaun and his pot of gold? William Byrnes, Cayman Financial Review/Cayman Compass, Cayman Islands

The horse may have bolted … but CRS, the ‘son of FATCA,’ may get pushback if FATCA is repealed in 2017, Angelo Venardos, Cayman Financial Review/Cayman Compass, Cayman Islands

 ‘Bowing’ to Global Pressure, Shawn Cumberbatch, NationNews, Barbados.

We’re # 20!  US Sinks Again in Cato’s Human Freedom Index, Rick Moran, PJ Media, US.

“Privileged Bloodlines”:  Is Trump’s Stance Against Birthright Citizenship Setting Tone for GOP? Democracy Now, US.

Trump’s Critics Are Wrong About the 14th Amendment and Birthright Citizenship, Edward J. Erler, National Review, US.

Republicans Defend Right to Be Born and Immediately Deported, Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, US.

2015.08.18
The US Is About to Become an Even Bigger Tax Haven, Mark Nestmann, Nestmann.

2015.08.17
‘I Wish I May Never Hear Of The United States Again!’  Michael DeBlis, III, Tax Connections.

FATCA and BRA, Harry Russell, NationNews, Barbados.

2015.08.15

Inverted logic: Tax inversions are a symptom of much bigger problems with America’s corporate-tax regime, The Economist, UK.

The Closing of the Canadian Mind, Stephen Marche, New York Times, US.

2015.08.14

Purported ISIS militants post list of 1,400 US ‘targets”, Dugald McConnell and Brian Todd, CNN, US.

2015.08.13

New commission would study effects of US policy on American expats,   Ray Clancy, Expat Forum.

2015.08.12

FATCA fails fair and just test of good law-making, Lisa Smith, iExpats.

It’s a long slow walk, S.J. Hines, Sisyphusblog.

2015.08.11

What a Prime Minister Should Do About FATCA, Lynne Swanson, Maple Sandbox, Canada.

Are You an Expat in the US:  Tips for Avoiding Tax and Investment Stumbles, David Kuenzi, Wall Street Journal, US.

2015-2016 IRS Priority Guidance Plan – International Issues, International Tax Blog.

China devalues the yuan amid worsening trade slump, Associated Press, CBC, Canada.

China Hasn’t Devalued The Yuan: It’s Allowed It To Devalue, Tim Worstall, Forbes, US.

2015.08.10

The Cleveland debate: Republican resurgence, Mark Zell, Jerusalem Post, Israel.

From the frying pan, Harry Russell, NationNews, Barbados.

2015.08.09

Revenues surge as global crackdown on tax evasion gathers pace, Vanessa Houlder, Financial Times, UK.

2015.08.07

US threatens to close expats’ UK accounts, David Millward, The Telegraph, UK.

FATCA ‘versus’ IGAs, Edward Tanenbaum, Bloomberg, US.

2015.08.06

Tax evasion: offshore wealth managers on Sebi’s radar, Sumeet Chatterjee, Live Mint.

2015.08.05

Changes Coming to US Expats Fbar/Fincen Filing Experience, Jonathan Lachowitz, Wall Street Journal, US.

2015.08.04

Two women challenge law allowing Ottawa to give info to US tax  collectors, Neal Hall, Metro News, Canada.

2015.08.03

Obama Jokes About Birth Certificate, But Accidental American Status Is No Joke, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

2015.08.02

What Happens If You Renounce Your US Citizenship?  Doug Goldstein, The Jewish Press, Israel. (video interview with Robert Wood.)

Brokers hit the ground running on FATCA compliance, Matthew Lerner, Business Insurance.

2015.07.31

FATCA Update:  Confidentiality of Information Transmitted to IRS; Announcement of “More Favorable” Terms; and More IGAs, Matthew Lee, JD Supra.

2015.07.30

How would you like the US snooping into your bank?, Chuck Poulsen, InfoNews, Canada.

US Citizenship Renunciations Fall in Second-Quarter Surprise, Annie Hill, Wall Street Journal, US.

UBS Deal Shows Clinton’s Complicated Ties, James V. Grimaldi and Rebecca Ballhaus, Wall Street Journal, US.

2015.07.29

Americans Abroad: A Disillusioned Diaspora? Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels, Migration Policy Institute.

Luxembourg Further Extends FATCA Deadline, Ulkrika Lomas, Tax-News.

2015.07.28

Fighting FATCA Tyranny, Lynne Swanson, Tax Connections.

FATCA relief coming for US expats via ‘Same Country Exception’? — Opinion, Jonathan Lachowitz, Wall Street Journal.

Australian financial firms unprepared for FATCA, Aleks Vicovich, Mortgage Business, Australia.  Also appears as FATCA law suit to have implication for Australian firms, Aleks Vickovich, Accountants Daily, Australia.

Public consultation on FATCA Thursday, NationNews, Barbados.

2015.07.27

Sen. Rand Paul Sues IRS Over Banking Tax Program, Amelia Hamilton, Heartland, US.

2015.07.24

Lawsuit by US Presidential Candidate Challenges the Constitutionality of FATCA, Leslie Kellogg, JD Supra.

Majority of American expats call for overhaul of citizenship-based tax system, Nigel Green, deVere Group.

Dealing with FATCA and other problems, IOM Today, Isle of Man.

2015.07.23

UN human rights committee slams Canada’s record on women: UN also cites failure to set up effective procedures for responding to its criticisms, CBC News, Canada.

UN Report on Canada’s Human Rights Record a ‘Wake-Up Call’, Zi-Ann Lum, Huffington Post, Canada.

Canada: Amnesty International urges all levels of government to implement Human Rights Committee recommendations, Amnesty International, Canada.

FATCA takes effect next month in Jamaica, Stabrock News (from Jamaica Gleaner).

Lawsuit by US Presidential Candidate Challenges the Constitutionality of FATCA, Leslie R. Kellogg, Smarter Way to Cross.

2015.07.22

Does it make financial sense to renounce your US citizenship? Rob Carrick, Globe and Mail, Canada.  (video)

With Offshore Accounts, Fifth Amendment Protections Don’t Apply, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

2015.07.21

The 14th was a big day, DL Nelson, The Expat Writer, Switzerland.

FATCA Faces Lawsuit, Taxpayer Advocate’s Criticisms, Eugene Grygo, Financial Technologies Forum.

Железная FATCA:  Американский закон угрожает российским финансистам, (Iron FATCA:  US law threatens to Russian financiers), Olga Shestopal, Kommersant, Russia.  (in Russian)

Despite FATCA clearance, MFs shun investment from US, Canada, Sneha Padiyath, Business Standard, India.

Why is the US the only developed coutry with citizenship-based taxation? Quora forum.

2015.07.20

Why some Canadians’ bank information is being sent to the IRS, Amy Legate-Wolfe, CTV News, Canada.  Also at Business News Network.

2015.07.19

Christmas in the Capitol?  Congress’ to-do list grows, Andrew Taylor, Yahoo News (AP), US.

India has shared protocol to tackle black money abroad, Hadra Ahmed, DaijiWorld, India.

2015.07.18

Another Look at FATCA, One Citizen Speaking, US.

2015.07.17

A Guy Walks Into a Bar Around the World, Different Treatment, Different Results, Wendy N. Powell, Huffington Post.

Iroquois passport dispute raises sovereignty issue, Felicia Fonseca, Seattle Times, US.

2015.07.16

IRS Taxpayer Advocate Report on FATCA Burdens, Jim Calvin,  FSI Tax Posts.

Rand Paul sues feds over taxes on citizens living abroad, Sabrina Eaton, Cleveland.com, US.

Rand Paul sues feds over taxes on citizens living abroad, Citizens for Tax Justice (Facebook), US.

Americans Abroad Caucus Members Maloney and Honda:  New Commission Needed to Study Federal Policy Effects on 8 Million Americans Overseas, Congressman Mike Honda, (press release), US.

2015.07.15

FATCA – Enforcement Win or Expatriate Generator, Dianne C. Mehany and Mark E. Matthews, IFC Review, US.

Republicans Overseas Files Lawsuit on behalf of US Expats,  William Lowery, Republicans Overseas.

Rand Paul Sues Obama Administration Over FATCA, David H. Lenok, Wealth Management.

Rand Paul and others sue US Treasury, IRS over FATCA and FBAR penalties, Anthony Parent, IRS Medic, US.

Rand Paul Suit Blasts Foreign Banking Rules, Lorraine Bailey, Courthouse News Service, US.

2015.07.14

Rand Paul sues Obama over foreign banking law,  Ralph Z. Hallow, Washington Times, US.

Rand Paul Sues IRS Over Foreign Accounts Taxes, Disclosures, David Voreacos and Richard Rubin, Bloomberg News, US.

Banks don’t want American clients anymore, Americans Overseas.

2015.07.13

Does it make financial sense to renounce your US citizenship?  Rob Carrick, Globe and Mail, Canada.  (Video)

Souverains et sujets, Daniel Soulez-Larivière, Huffington Post, France.

2015.07.12

The Tax Offensive Starts on Tuesday, July 14th, 2015, John Hanson, Café Moi, Canada.

Ally Bank signature card asks me to certify that I am exempt from FATCA, but I am not.  What now?, Reddit personal finance forum.

2015.07.11

News broadcast, “A review of the week with the latest news,”  BBC World Service, UK.    (Audio, begin at 28:00.  This will be on line for one month.)

2015.07.10

Three things that make me mad, Gordon Pape, Toronto Star, Canada.

Rand Paul Files Federal Lawsuit Against US Treasury and IRS over IGA’s, Michael DeBlis, III, Tax Connections.

2015.07.09

The International Tax Bipartisan Tax Working Group Report, Victoria Ferauge, The Franco-American Flophouse, Japan.

IRS on the hunt for Americans overseas, Nieuwshuur, NPO, Netherlands. Video with English subtitles at Americans Overseas website.

Amerikaanse belastihngdienst maakt jacht op Nederlanders, Nieuwshuur, NPO, Netherlands.

Hacking of Government Computers Exposed 21.5 Million People, Julie Hirshfield Davis, New York Times, US.

Hackers steal 21.5 million US social security numbers, Associated Press, CBC News, Canada.

Tax information agreements burdensome to financial industry, Joe Avary, Cayman 27, Cayman Islands.

2015.07.08

Finance Committee Working Groups:  Tax Reform is Hard, Howard Gleckman, Forbes, US.

Ottawa censors majority of Access to Information requests, Laurent Bastien Corbeil, Toronto Star, Canada.

2015.07.06

Kenya: Treaty to Shield Kenyans From Double Taxation As US Law Takes Effect,  All Africa.

Treaty to shield Kenyans in US from double taxation as FATCA takes effect , Jambo, Jambonewspot.

2015.07.04

Taxation Without Representation: Why We Celebrate July 4th, Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, US.

FATCA – A Case of Privacy Hypocrisy?, Sakshat Baral, The Market Mogul

Canada-US relations ‘significantly better’ on this 4th of July, says US ambassador, Susana Mas, CBC, Canada.

2015.07.03

Opinion: US Expats Could Make a Difference in 2016 PresidentialRace, David McKeegan, Wall Street Journal, US.

How Much is Your Client Really Costing? Phil Sturmer, Waters Technology.

2015.07.02

Finanzbranche had sich mit FATCA-abkommen vershönt, Barbara Widmer, Schweizer Radio und Fersehen, Switzerland.

JP Morgan private banker: “We can’t make money anymore,” Sovereign Man, Value Walk.

2015.07.01

Survey says:  35 percent of Americans would expatriate, Sarah Whitten, CNBC, US.

2015.06.30

Offshore Accounts?  Choose OVDP or Streamlined Despite FATCA, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Taxpayers Still Facing Big Challenges One Year After FATCA Goes Into Effect, Allison Bennett, Bloomberg.

2015.06.27

Govt likely to accept US law on tax evasion by expatriates, BS Reporter, Business Standard, India.

Diasporas, Gone but not forgotten, The Economist, UK.

2015.06.25

FATCA FAQs for US Citizens Released by Ireland, Jim Calvin, FSI Tax Posts.

Senate Introduces Bill to End Offshore Reinsurance Tax Breaks, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.

Bank of Canada Calls for Closer Financial Integration with US, Canadian Press, Huffington Post, Canada.

2015.06.24

Family or FATCA First, D.L. Nelson, Americans Overseas.

Uncle Sam needs you to do your own US taxes, Lisa Pollack, Financial Times.

India, US to sign cross border tax compliance deal:  FM, CNBC, US.

FATCA and the New Era of Global Transparency, Gregory Taggart, Wealth Management.

IRS employees can use “password” as password? No wonder we get hacked, Douglas Timm, The Guardian, UK.

2013.06.23

Offshore Banks Reveal Account Data, As IRS Amnesty For Many Involves 50 Percent, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

F(u)BAR, Doug Kirkpatrick, AlphaGlider.

2015.06.21

US official says British government undermined progress on tax avoidance, Daniel Boffey, The Guardian, UK.

FATCA is real threat to expats in Philippines, Lisa Smith, iExpats.

UAE signs FATCA deal to provide tax details of citizens, The National, UAE.

Govt does not intend to legislate retrospectively:  FM Jaitley,  Zeenews, India.

Govt does not intend to legislate retrospectively says FM Arun Jaitley, Lalit K. Jha, Business Today, India.

UAE signs intergovernmental agreement with the US on the FATCA, Matthew Amlot, CPI Financial.

US, UAE in new tax compliance agreement, Albawaba.

2015.06.20

Is America’s FACTA policy to recover lost taxes “Skewed?” ValueWalk.

USA, UE sign agreement to provide tax information, Courtney Trenwith, Arabian Business.

UAE, US sign Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act agreement, Wam, Emirates 24/7, UAE.

Rocco Galati is preparing a court challenge against Bill C-24, Dan Dicks, Press for Truth, Canada.

Attack Gave Chinese Hackers Privileged Access to US Systems, David E. Sanger, Nicole Perlroth and Michael D. Shear,

2015.06.19

FATCA:  What’s happened and what’s to come, Terry F. Ritchie, Advisor , Canada.

Latest “Repeal FACTA’ Push Gets my Full Support, Nigel Green, deVere Group.

No, Senator Paul’s Plan Will Not Blow a $15 Trillion Hole in the Federal Budget, Kyle Pomerleau, Tax Foundation.

Sen. Rand Paul to Sue IRS, US Treasury, Ralph Z. Hallow, Washington Times, US.

The Proposed Taxpayer Bill of Rights of 2015, Anthony Parent, IRS Medic, US.

2015.06.18

To renounce, or not to renounce, that is the question, Rachel Heller, Americans Abroad.

Presidential candidate Rand Paul plans to “blow up” tax code, Steve Peoples, Yahoo News, US.

2015.06.17

Crosstalk:  Dangerous Propaganda.  Audio – James Jatras interviewed.  Peter Lavelle , RT, Russia.

2015.06.16

Tax Laws Pushing Americans Abroad to Renounce their US  Citizenship, Gabrielle Cintorino,  CSN News, US.

FATCA:  Tax Evaders Don’t Have a Prayer, Ken Berry, Accounting Web.

2015.06.15

Anti-FATCA Group finalises lawsuit against Canadian Government, Daniel Flynn, International Advisor.

2015.06.13

America’s Founding Principles:  Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, FBAR is Wrong.

2015.06.12

Bahamas Signs Renminbi Agreement with China, Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.

2015.06.11

US joins forces with Holy See in fighting tax fraud, Catholic News Service, US.

FATCA goes full-retard as Mr. Obama extorts THIS country, Simon Black, Sovereign Man.

The Expat Guide to US Personal Finance, Annie Hill, Wall Street Journal, US.

Belarus to consider draft agreement on provision of data on US residents’ assets, Belarusian News.

2015.06.10

Record Number of Americans Renounced their Citizenship in 2014, Gabrielle Cintorino, CNS.

IRS Watchdog Proposes FATCA Reform, Jeff Reynolds, Heartland, US.

Governments risk falling short of FATCA demands, Daniel Flynn, International Advisor.

More Swiss Banks Settle With US – FATCA Marches On, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

2015.06.09

New IRS Guidance Limits FBAR Penalties, Charles Rettig, Forbes, US.

Updates to the IRS’ FATCA IDES Technical FAQs, Jim Calvin, FSI Tax Posts.

Diaspora tax for Eritreans living in UK investigated by Metropolitan police, Sam Jones, The Guardian, UK.

2015.06.08

Calling all 8.7 million Americans overseas, Keith Redmond, Americans Overseas.

Will the IRS Tax Return Data Breach Impact You? Barry Fowler, TaxConnections.

2015.06.07

Switzerland plans stringent norms to fight black money menace, Economic Times, India.

Deleting your browser history could land you in court, Palm Beach Post, US..

2015.06.05

DC Circuit Rejects Birthright Citizenship for American  Samoans, Steve Vladeck, Just Security, US.

IRS Offers Resources for Taxpayers Abroad, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.

The New Rules of Offshore Accounts, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US.  Also at NASDAQ.

2015.06.04

FATCA is an attack on Canadian sovereignty, Lynne Swanson, The Hill, US.

IRS Offers Resources for Tax Payers Abroad, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.

FINCEN fines Pacific island casino $75 million for ‘egregious’ money laundering offenses,  Richard Cassin, FCPA.

2015.06.03

Presidential Candidates Gain Tax Ideas During TaxConnections First Internet Tax Summit, Kat Jennings, TaxConnections.

2015.06.02

deVere:  Presidential candidates owe it to America to explain their stance on controversial FATCA, Mathieu Amlot, CPI Financial.

deVere CEO calls for ‘toxic’ and ‘imperialistic’ FATCA to be repealed, Private Client Advisor.

If You Want to be Rich, Choose Your Country of Birth Wisely, Ronald Bailey, Reason.

Microsoft to build two data centres in Canada as it expands cloud services, Shane Dingman, Globe and Mail, Canada.

Tuirks lining up to renounce US citizenship, Daily Sabah, Turkey

IRS Risks Data Breach Repeat While Expanding Online Services, Richard Rubin, Bloomberg, US.

Internal Revenue Service Data Theft, video, John Koskinen and Russell George, C-SPAN, US.

2015.06.01

How countries define their income tax borders, Kyle Pomerleau, Tax Foundation, US.

ABD Vatandaslingindan Cikma, Turkish NY, US.

2015.05.31

Government introduces simpler income tax return forms, LiveMint, India.

Banks Chase US  Expats With FATCA Letters, Lisa Smith, iExpats.

2015.05.29

Is the IRS too broke to protect your data? , José Pagliary, CNN Money, US.

ISA Providers refuse to open accounts for British-Americans, Kyle Caldwell, The Telegraph, UK.

When it can be illegal to withdraw your own money, Zack Guzman, CNBC, US.

2015.05.28

Updated:  Gotcha!  Yet another obscure asset reporting form for US persons, Allison Christians, Tax Society and Culture, Canada

FIFA Charges Showcase FBAR Penalties, Tubocharging Prison Time, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

The story behind the former top-ranking FIFA executive who became an FBI informant, Pamela Engel, Business Insider.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin accuses United States of ‘meddling’ over FIFA arrests, The Guardian, UK.

Indian in US?  Your account is now under Delhi surveillance, Sai Manish, DNA, India.

Yuan leads the way in payments, The Finance Standard.

2015.05.27

Presumption against extraterritoriality:  Win for foreign insurers in Validus Reassurance, Allison Christians, Tax, Society and Culture, Canada.

Nine FIFA Officials and Five Corporate Executives Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy and Corruption, Justice News, Department of Justice, US.

How the US can arrest FIFA offiicials in Switzerland, explained, Philip Bumb, Washington Post, US.

IRS says thieves stole tax info from 100,000, Hadley Malcolm, USA Today.

India to ink G20 pact, will get more data on bank ac/s, The Times of India.

2015.05.26

New Survey finds US expat voting could impact 2016 Presidential Election, Greenback Expat Tax Services, NASDAQ GlobeNewswire.

This congressional committee wants to hear all your FOIA gripes, Colby Itkowitz, Washington Post, US.

The black money recovery skills of IT department are nothing to write home about, Vivek Kaul, The Daily Reckoning.

Cyberattack Exposes IRS Tax Returns, Jada F. Smith, New York Times, US.

Court Slaps Obama with Constitution Amnesty Undermines “‘Constitutional Imperative of Uniform’Rule for Naturalization’” Terence P. Jeffrey, CNS News.

2015.05.25

The Intersection of US Federal Tax Law with Collection of International Information- – Including Other  Federal Agencies, Patrick W. Martin, TaxExpatriaation, US.

Big Banks Shut Border Branches in Effort to Avoid Dirty Money, Emily Glazer, Wall Street Journal. US.

2015.05.23

America the not so brave:  America has led the global assault on tax dodgers and their enablers.  But the reality still lags behind the rhetoric, The Economist, UK.

Cash Banned from Chase Safe Deposit Boxes, Matt Chilliak, Live and Invest News.

2015.05.22

US Steuergesetz hat unerwartete globale Konsequenzen, Colleen Graffy, Geopolitical Information Service.  Also at Consequences of US widening net to catch tax dodgers, Colleen Graffy, World Review.

The horse may have bolted … but, Angelo Venardos, Asia Asset Management.

Important Correction:  Passports Required to Enter and Leave US — but SSNs May be Optional, Patrick W. Martin, Tax Expatriation, US.

2015.05.21

Americans working abroad face unexpected financial issues, Sarah O’Brien, NBC, US.

Senate tax reform groups get more time, Bernie Becker, The Hill, US.

2015.05.20

Malaysia will defer FATCA reporting, FSI Tax Posts.

America’s Self-Inflicted Wound, Moises Naim, The Atlantic, US.

Janice Mays:  The Tax Guru Who Guides House Democrats, Alex Brown, National Journal, US.

Sen. Rand Paul Launches Filibuster in Protest of Patriot Act Renewal, C-SPAN, US.

2015.05.20

Malaysia will defer FATCA reporting, FSI Tax Posts.

America’s Self-Inflicted Wound, Moises Naim, The Atlantic, US.

Janice Mays:  The Tax Guru Who Guides House Democrats, Alex Brown, National Journal, US.

Sen. Rand Paul Launches Filibuster in Protest of Patriot Act Renewal, C-SPAN, US.

2015.05.18

Supreme Court:  Maryland has been wrongly double-taxing residents who pay income tax to other states, Bill Turque, Washington Post, US.

2015.05.18

Supreme Court:  Maryland has been wrongly double-taxing residents who pay income tax to other states, Bill Turque, Washington Post, US.

2015.05.17

USCs without a Social Security Number (and a Passport) Cannot Travel to the United States, Patrick W. Martin, Tax-Expatriation, US.

Region’s Banks Squeezed by Compliance Costs, Adam Bouymourn, The National, UAE.

2015.05.15

Another Front in the Fight Against Fatca:  the Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty, Victoria Ferauge,The Franco-American Flophouse, Japan.

UN Issues Scathing Assessment of US Human Rights Record, Jamil Dakwar, Huffington Post, US.

How the IRS seized a man’s life savings without ever charging him with a crime, Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post, US.

Impossible for US expats to open bank accounts?  Bogleheads.

Homeland Beckons Immigrants as Retirement Nears, Alina Tugend, New York Times, US.

2015.05.14

Say Goodbye, America:  The Rich are Renouncing Their Citizenship to Dodge Taxes, Robert McGarvey, Main Street, US.

Special Update:  Democrats Abroad Respond to “An American Tax Nightmare”, Carmen Polce, Democrats Abroad.

More FATCA Letters, As Swiss and Other Foreign Banks Crack Down, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Facts About FATCA, America’s Global Disclosure Law, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

When US can’t get its black money back, does India have a chance? Vivek Kaul, DailyO, India.

2015.05.13

Record Number of Americans Give up Citizenship,  Dora Mekour, Voice of America, US.

An American Tax Nightmare, Stu Haugen, New York Times, US.

Overseas action fuels US tax concerns, Bernie Becker, The Hill, US

2015.05.11

The US Leads All Other Countries in Citizen Defections, Jeff Berwick, The Market Oracle.

The IRS Seized $107,000 From This North Carolina Man’s Bank Account, MelissaQuinn, The Daily Signal, US.

2015.05.09

“FATCA-Patriation” hits record high — AGAIN!, The Rich Don’t Pay Tax.

Mahany Speaks With IRS About New FBAR Initiatives, Brian Mahany, Due Diligence, US>

2015.05.08

Disucssion on FATCA, Tax Treaty issues, Amanda Lang and Rudyard Griffiths, The Exchange, CBC, Canada (Video – This segment starts at 7:20.)

New Un-American Record:  Renouncing US Citizenship, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Record 1,335 Americans give up their passports, Sophia Yan, CNN, US.

Americans abroad renouncing US citizenship hits record — again, Rick Moran, American Thinker.

2015.05.07

Record Number Give Up US Citizenship, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US.

Americans Living Abroad Set Record for Giving Up Citizenship, Richard Rubin, Bloomberg News, US.

Record number of Americans abroad giving up citizenship, Peter Schroeder, The Hill, US.

Court rules NSA program illegal, Ariane de Vogue, CNN, US.

2015.05.06

Overseas Americans ramp up bid for tax relief, Megan R. Wilson, The Hill, US.

2015.05.05

Making Citizenship-based Taxation Reform Easy, Lynne Swanson, Tax Connections.

2015.05.04

Retiring overseas is more than a matter of money, Jeff Wuorio, Deseret News, US.

FATCA Pressures Taxpayers to Reveal Accounts to IRS, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.

2015.05.03

FBAR Penalties – Government Pushes Civil “10K a Pop — Penalties”:  US citizens residing outside of the US are subject to the same penalty structure as US citizens residing in the US, Tax-Expatriation, US.

2015.05.02

John Oliver’s Defense of the IRS, Victoria Ferague, The Franco-American Flophouse, Japan.

Bradley Birkenfeld:  So wurde ich zum UBS-Whistleblower, Schweizer Radio und Fernhesen, Switzerland.

2015.05.01

Upcoming FATCA deadlines for Canadians, Moodys, Aamir Mahboob, Moodys Gartner, Canada.

2015.04.30

Patriot Act Faces Revisions by Both Parties, Jonathan Weisman and Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, US.

Rep Amash:  Not Enough Votes in Congress to Reauthorize Patriot Act, Activist Post, US.

2014.04.29

Senate tax-writers get 1,400 suggestions, Bernie Becker, the Hill, US.

Court Approves FBAR Penalties And Addresses Previously Unknown Issues!, Ronald Marini, Tax Connections, US.

2014.04.28

Americans Abroad Need Tax Justice Too, Lynne Swanson and Victoria Ferauge, The Hill, US.

Failed Argument About a Fundamental American Right, Marshall Fitz, The Hill, US.

Americans Change Kingdoms to Evade Taxes, Michael DeBlis III, Tax Connections, US.

2014.04.27

The FBAR tax plight:  The maddening implications of when Uncle Sam deems you have signing authority, Max Reed, Financial Post, Canada.

2014.04.26

End the American Expat Tax, Sound Cloud (Bloomberg View), US.  (Audio)

2014.04.25

US regulators could ‘scupper’ move by HSBC to Hong Kong over assets of £190bn, Alex Hawkes,  This is Money.

Stored Communications Act Reach to Cloud Storage Outside the US, Peter D. Hardy and Carolyn H. Kendall, Federal Tax Crimes, US.

2014.04.24

End the American Expat Tax, The Editors, Bloomberg View, US.  Also in Chicago Tribune.

David Alward named Canadian consul general in Boston, CBC News, Canada.

2014.04.23

Americans in Canada racing to give up  passports, Andrew McKay, Yahoo News.

The Prosperity Corps:  Millions of Americans Selling Products and Services Abroad:  Commentary, John L. Habib, Roll Call, US.

House report rips Koskinen’s war on taxpayer service, Roth and Company, US.

China’s New Investment Bank:  A Premature Prophecy, Mark Fleming-Williams, TalkMarkets.

Why Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want to Join China’s New Club, Emerging Frontiers.

New Ranking Is Further Proof That Not All Passports Are Created Equal, Suzy Strutner, Huffington Post, US.

American s Abroad Protest Becoming a Pay-For, Brian Faler, Facebook (Association of Americans Resident Overseas).

Appeal of Tax Court Decision Focuses on Foreign Tax Credit, Tests Scope of US-France Totalization Agreement, Katherine McKnight, Global Tax Enforcement.

2014.04.22

Unwilling dual citizens face 10 month wait to shed US citizenship in Toronto, Patrick Cain, Global News, Canada.

2014.04.21

Taxpayer Advocate Recommends Ways for IRS to Simplifying Foreign Asset Reporting, Katherine McKnight, JD Supra.

Taxpyer Advocate Recommends Merging FATCA and FBAR Reporting Rules, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.

Update on the Automatic Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, 2015 Budget, Annex 5.1 – Tax Mesures [sic] Supplementary Information, Government of Canada.

2015.04.20

Why Are Americans Going Abroad:  When Citizenship Globalizes, Governance Changes, Lyman Stone, Medium.

Russia starts controlling banking operations involving 41 countries – media, Tass, Russia.

2014.04.18

FATCA Repeal:  Looks Like Good News for US Expats, Liz Larroquette, Liz Larroquett Blog, Panama.

2015.04.17

Steve Klaus’ submission to US Senate Finance Committee, Republican’s Abroad, Facebook.

100 Years of the Income Tax, James Quinn, Investment Watch, US (comparison of 1914 and 2014)

US should write laws of global economy, not China – Obama, RT News, Russia.

Why FATCA is a Train Wreck Waiting to Happen, Mark Nestman, The Burning Platform.

2015.04.16

FATCA Victim, on Renouncing Citizenship:  “It was a gut-wrenching experience that I do not think I will ever be over,” Matt Welch, Reason.com

Swiss banks suddenly preach transparency in US tax evasion endgame, Giles Broom and David Voreacos, Financial Post, Canada.

Should You Keep Home Improvement Records? Barry Fowler, Tax Connections, US.

New Asian Development Bank Seen as Sign of China’s Growing Influence, Jim Zarroli, WUFR / NPR, US.

Canada reveals it’s actively consdiering joining China-led Asian Bank, AIIB, despite US reservations, Randall Palmer, Financial Post, Canada.

2015.04.15

One-Third of Americans Living Abroad Have Thought Actively About Renouncing Citizenship Due to Tax Filing, Matt Welch, Reason.com.

Shaming Those Who Skip Out on Taxes, Ricardo Perez-Truglia and Ugo Troiano, New York Times, US.

US targets tax evaders in Asia with HK investigators, Min Ho, Asian Investor.

A scorecard of the Harper government’s wins and losses at the Supreme Court, Tristin Hopper, National Post, Canada.

Why the IRS Says It Had to Hang Up on Millions of Taxpayers’ Phone Calls, Pete Kasperowicz, The Blaze, US.

L’industrie de la gestion d’actifs doit se préparer à la mise en application, dès l’année prochaine, d’une « Global FATCA», Linedata Services, EduBourse.

No pain-free way to deal with FATCA, Jim Gossert, CNBC, US (video)

2015.04.14

US Government was more forgiving of Nazis than its own citizens, Simon Black, Sovereign Man.

Canada actively considering joining China-led Asian bank, Bill Curry, Business News Network, Canada.

A change of heart?  Canada warming up to China-led lending body, Gordon Isfeld, Financial Post, Canada.

Ten percent of S&P 500 companies avoid paying US taxes, Zachary Mider, Yahoo Finance.

Swiss Banks Strong-Arm Clients in US Tax-Evasion Endgame, Giles Broom and David Voreacos, Bloomberg News, US.

2015.04.13

US taxing of American expats may tempt other countries to do the same, Cathy Holcombe, South China Morning News.

Watch John Oliver and Michael Bolton Sing to the IRS on Last Week Tonight (video), Eric Hal Schwartz, DC Inno, US.

Upcoming event on Delivering Tax Benefits Through the Tax System, Allison Christians, Tax, Society & Culture, Canada.

2015.04.12

Paul’s Mission to Correct FATCA, Tony Best, Nation News, Barbados.

2015.04.11

The Perks and Pitfalls of Travelling as a Dual Citizen, Ismat Sarah Mangla, International Business Times.

2014.04.10

Trapped in Yemen, Americans File Lawsuit Against US Government, Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept.

2015.04.09

The IRS Has New Favorite People to Audit, Ben Steverman, Bloomberg Business, US.

2015.04.08

Obama’s war on tax cheats gains ground, Bernie Becker and Peter Schroeder, The Hill, US.

An Emotional Audit:  IRS Workers are Miserable and Overwhelmed,  David Leonard and Richard Rubin, Bloomberg News, US.

US Expatriates’ Taxing Questions, Vanessa Houlder, Financial Times

Internal Revenue Service Budget Cuts, C-Span, US.

In Dallas, the IRS says it can’t chase tax cheats who owe less than $1 million, Lisa Rein, Washington Post, US.

2015.04.07

Tax Season and IRS Cutbacks Bring More Headaches for Expats, Debra Bruno, Walls Street Journal, US.

A standard dejection in the IRS line, Lisa Rein, Wall Street Journal, US.

2015.04.06

Time US leadership work up to the new economic era, Lawrence H. Summers, LarrySummers.com, US.

Larry Summers:  The Past Month May Go Down as a Turning Point for US Economic Power, Julie Verhage, Bloomberg

Business, US.

Tax Season & IRS Cutbacks Bring More Headaches for Expats, Debra Bruno, Wall Street Journal, US.

2015.04.05

FATCA:  Five Years Later, Sheryl Nance-Nash, Deposit Accounts.

New “No-Rule” Areas Announced by IRS — FATCA is Added to the International No-Rule List, Sophia Han, Global Compliance News.

2014.04.04

How to Beat Internet Trolls:  In Order to Beat ’em, You Have to Know Their Game, Washingtons Blog, Investment Watch.

2015.04.02

How far-reaching is the IRS’ power to collect taxes from Canada?, Max Reed, Financial Post, Canada.

Harper’s disdain for the Charter, Scott Brison, MP, National Post, Canada.

2015.04.01

You’ve Never Seen IRS Penalties Like These Before, Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, US.

Repeal, Lawsuit Pose Challenge to FATCA, Paul L. Caron, Tax Prof Blog, US.

On the Trail of the Elusive US Expat Taxpayer, Helen Burgraff, Wall Street Journal, US.

Around the World, America’s Taxman Cometh by way of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Wendy N. Powell, Huffington Post, US.

2015.03.31

Ottawa misses deadline to join China-backed Asian infrastructure bank, Kim Mackrael, Globe and Mail, Canada.

2015.03.30

2015 Tax Season Difficult for US Dual Citizens, Alison Brunette, Québec AM, CBC Radio, Canada.   Comments on Facebook.

FATCA Repeal Efforts Just Failed, But is it a Good Law?  Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

FATCA Repeal Efforts Fall Short, David McKeegan, Greenback Tax Service.

Checking the IRS Overseas:  A pair of challenges to a tax law that harasses American expatriates, Wall Street Journal, US.

(Also at Press Reader.)

Inconsistent Handling of New Accounts under FATCA Raises Concerns, Bloomberg News, US.

2015.03.29

Tax Proposals Would Move Us Closer to Global Norms, James Titcomb, Wall Street Journal, US.

US isolated as Australia and Russia join China’s development bank, James Titcomb, The Telegraph, UK.

Wendy Lenning Powell speaks on FATCA, The Cindy Graves Show, WBOB Radio, US.

 

2015.03.27

Endorsing tax evasion, Rebecca Wilkins, The Hill, US.

2015.03.26

BC couple torn: Pay down debt, or borrow or invest, David Israelson, Globe and Mail, Canada.

House Ways and Means Committee Passes Bill to Reform IRS, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.

Government “Stats” Strike Again, Mark Nestman, Nestman.

2015.03.25

Attention US taxpayers: Are you ready for FATCA? Eric La Cara, Japan Today.

2015.03.24

FATCA: Suppliants, Silence and Scaffolds, Victoria Ferauge, The Franco-American Flophouse, Japan.

FATCA Letter to Leaders and MPs, Lynne Swanson, Maple Sandbox, Canada.

The FATCA Follies, Madeleine Johnson, The American/In Italia.

Canada weighs joining China-led infrastructure bank, Andrew Mayeda, Business News Network.

2015.03.23

Ambassador Heyman says ‘ no better trading relationship’ than Canada-US, Paul Koring, Globe and Mail, Canada.

2015.03.22

Canada, China to ink deal for North America’s first yuan hub, Iain Marlow, Globe and Mail, Canada.

Ted Cruz, Texas senator, confirms US presidential bid, CBC, Canada.

2015.03.20

Out of State Business Tax Grab, Economics 21, US.

2015.03.18

How Ottawa left US Ambassador Bruce Heyman Out in the Cold, Campbell Clark, Globe and Mail, Canada.

Opinion: Expats Can Give Uncle Sam Their Views on US Tax Policy by April 15, Jonathan Lachowitz, Wall Street Journal, US.

By the Time China Launches AIIB, America Will Have Lost Count of its True Allies, Panos Mourdoukoutas, Forbes, US.

A piece of Asia’s action or American traction, Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail, Canada.

2015.03.17

Is This the First Nail in the Coffin of Citizenship-Based Taxation? Mark Nestmann, Nestmann.

2015.03.16

The country where you can choose your tax rate (Mali), BBC News Magazine, UK.

2015.03.15

The US must resist taking sides as the US and China fight for financial supremacy, Ben Wright, The Telegraph, UK. Also on Yahoo as The UK is stuck in the middle as the US and China fight it out for financial supremacy.

2015.03.14

March 2015 Update: Report on the February 2015 FATCA Doorknock, Carmen Polce, Democrats Abroad.

ISIS demands extreme departure taxes from disillusioned civilians, Awr Hawkins, Breitbart.

2015.03.13

Tax Study Explains US Corporate Exodus, Mike Godfrey, Tax-News

2015.03.11

Give Up Citizenship, Keep Your Passport, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Uncle Sam says my Swedish kid is American, Sophia Yan, CNN, US.

E-petitions coming to House after next election, Kady O’Malley, CBC, Canada.

Hatch, Wyden Launch New Effort to Seek Input on Bipartisan Tax Reform, United States Senate Committee on Finance.

C-51 hearings begin in Ottawa. We’ll be watching, Stuart True, Rabble, Canada.

Passports for a Price: the Business of Showing Poor Countries How to Sell Citizenship, Jason Clenfield, Bloomberg, US.

Case Study: Temporary Assignment of an Employee from Canada to the United States, Michael Hayward, Mondaq.

2015.03.10

Goodbye, Uncle Sam? How the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is Causing a Drastic Increase in the Number of Americans Renouncing their Citizenship, Taylor Denson, Houston Law Review, US.

Rand Paul pushes repeal of Obama tax law despised by Americans living abroad, Ralph Z. Hallow, Washington Times, US.

US to inspire new black money law, Annapurna Singh, Deccan Herald, India.

2015.03.09

Why US Expats Should Never Own Mutual Funds:  Ask an Expert, David Kuenzi, Wall Street Journal, US.

Bill C-51 Could Be Used to Target Activists:  Amnesty International, Jim Bronskill, Huffington Post, Canada.

Americans Concerned about Tax Filing Security, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.

Imperious Conservatives and runaway Supreme Court set to collide, Andrew Coyne, National Post, Canada.

2015.03.08

Will Congress and the President Finally Act in 2015 to Repeal or Modify US Citizenship Based Taxation? TaxExpatriation.

2015.03.06

Don’t panic, American citizens in Canada:  the IRS is not coming to seize your house, Max Reid, Financial Post, Canada.

FATCA is the Most Destructive Law Perhaps In History — “soft facism”, Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics.  Also referred to at Investment Watch.

Has the IRS Truly Moved to the Dark Side, Christopher Bergin, TaxAnalysts.

2015.03.05

Despite FATCA, US Companies Stash 2.1 Trillion Abroad — Untaxed, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Chinese ‘maternity tourism’ investigated by US authorities, Alistair Leithead, BBC News, UK.

2015.03.04

‘Maternity tourism’ crackdown on rings that help Chinese women have US babies, ABC News, US.

America is a Big FATCA Liar, Ted Baumann, ValueWalk.

FATCA violates Americans’ Privacy Rights, Impacts US Economy – Senator, Sputnik News.

2015.03.03

50 Shades of FATCA, WithersWorldwide.

Britain’s Elite Still Enjoying a Tax Break 100 Years Old, Jenny Anderson, New York Times, US.

2015.03.02

Hey, It Could Happen!  The Optimist’s Case for Income Tax Reform, Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, US.

Corporate Tax Reform:  An Illusion or a Reality, Michael DeBlis III, Tax Connections, US.

2015.02.28

FACTA IGA lawsuit continues to be newsworthy and provides education and leadership to the world, John Richardson, Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty, Canada.

2015.02.27

Brunson on Enforcing Foreign Tax Judgements:  Kill the Revenue Rule, Allison Christians, Tax Society and Culture, Canada.

Staff Reducations and Insufficient Funding Will Dramatically Impact IRS in 2015 and Beyond, Michael DeBlis III, Tax Connections, US.

2015.02.24

Alberta online bank first in Canada to shun US clients amid tax rules, Barrie McKenna, Globe and Mail, Canada.

Cono Namorato to be DOJ Tax AAG, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.

2015.02.23

US foreign account rules raise concerns, Alex Adamson, Inquirer.

2015.02.21

An Englishman’s home:  The mayor of London renounces his US citizenship, The Economist, UK.

Financial Repression Authority, Haydon Perryman.

2015.02.20

The US government’s stupid war on expatriates, Brett Arends, MarketWatch.

Why Canada’s snowbirds are under US scrutiny, Chris Taylor, Calgary Sun, Canada.

100,000 North Koreans sent abroad as ‘slaves’, Tom Phillips, The Telegraph, UK.

2015.02.19

IYCMI:  Call for papers; Conference on Taxation and Citizenship, Allison Christians, Tax, Society & Culture, Canada

Atlantic Lotto to ban Americans from winning, John Hanson, The Manatee, Canada.  Note:  satire.

2015.02.18

When American Expats Don’t Want Their Kids to Have US Citizenship, Chantal Panozzo, Wall Street Journal, US.

Money Beat:  WSJ’s Laura Saunders and Industry Experts Discuss Changes in International Tax for Individuals,  Wall Street Journal, US.

Canada vs the US:  whose retirement grass is greener, Jonathan Chevreau, Financial Post, Canada

2015.02.17

London Mayor Boris Johnson Hates the IRS, Too, David A. Graham, The Atlantic, US.

2015.02.16

America’s Anti-Competitive Anti-Comity International Tax System, Part II, Daniel J. Mitchell, People’s Pundit Daily.

2015.02.15

Savvy London Mayor Boris Johnson Paid IRS, Is Now Renouncing US Citizenship, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson Announces He’ll Renounce US Citizenship, Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, US.

Boris Johnson ‘intends to renounce US citizenship’,  BBC News, UK.

2015.02.14

London Mayor Boris Johnson to renounce US citizenship, The Guardian, UK.

State Department Expresses Surprise Over U Mass Policy, Corey Robin, Crooked Timber.

2015.02.13

Don’t believe the hype about expat Americans ditching their passports, Tim Fernholz, Quartz.

Supreme Court removes FINTRAC’s power to search law firms, Margo MacDiarmid and Laura Payton, CBC News, Canada.

2015.02.12

A record 3,415 Americans ditch their passport, Sophia Yan, CNN Money.

Record Number of Americans Renounce Citizenship in 2014:  Terrible Tax Law Produces Predicted Results, Matt Welch, Reason.

2015.02.11

Thousands Renounce US Citizenship Hitting New Record, Not Just Over Taxes, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Global Expats in US  Scramble After Being Kicked Out of Home-Country Banks, Sabine Muscat, Wall Street Journal, US.

The Day My Bank Broke Up With Me:  A German Expat in the US Tells All, Sabine Muscat, Wall Street Journal, US.

The Oppressive Logic of Obama’s Plan to Hunt Down Foreign Earnings, Shikha Dalmia, Reason.

The Rate of Americans Giving Up Citizenship Due to Tax Laws Will Slow, Value Walk.

2015.02.10

2014 – More Expatriations Than Ever, Andrew Mitchel, International Tax Blog.

Record Number Gave Up US Citizenship or Long-Term Residency in 2014, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US.

IRS Says Record Number of Americans Renounce Citizenship, Think Advisor.

Welsh Scout troop told to fill in US tax form before it can open UK bank account, Martin Shipton, WalesOnline.

2015.02.09

Brit Premie’s Dramatic NYC Birth Story Has Happy Ending, Beth Greenfield, Yahoo Parenting.

2015.02.08

Compte bancaire fermé pour ‘américainité’, LeMonde, France.

2015.02.07

Talking tax evasion:  Follow the money, The Economist, UK.

2015.02.06

Tilting at windmills:  Joseph Arvay and the assisted-death trial, Leslie MacKinnon, iPolitics.

Supreme Court unanimously strikes down ban on doctor-assisted death, Leslie MacKinnon, iPolitics.

Supreme Court rules Canadians have right to doctor-assisted suicide, Sean Fine, Globe and Mail, Canada.

Note:  Constitutional lawyer Joseph Arvay, referred to above, is the plaintiffs’  lawyer in the litigation to defeat the  Canada-US FACTA IGA.

Economist:  New Bill Turns TSA into Tax Police, Paul Joseph Watson, DC Clothesline.

2013.02.05

The road to serfdom logic of Obama’s corporate tax plan, Shihka Dalmia, The Week.

Global News – Disappeared: a Koch Brothers  Exposé, Jesse Brown, Canadaland.

Katko Introduces Legislation to Enhance Airport Security, Congressman John Katko.

2013.02.04

Border program affects Canadian visits, Meg Olson, The Northern Light, US.

Update 1 – US launches new tax evasion probe into USB – WSJ, Reuters.

ObamaCare Tax Penalties to Affect Millions – Illegal Aliens Excepted, Kurt Hyde, The New American, US.

2013.02.03

London offers world stage and war chest for Republican 2015 presidential hopefuls, Jon Swaine, The Guardian, UK.

2015.02.02

Would Rosa Parks File her FATCA forms or Move to the Back of the Bus? , Douglas Goldstein, TalkMarkets.

IRS Voluntary Disclosure Regime Expands Maximum Penalty Bracket, Shannon Smith Retzke and  Karen E. Yates, Accounting Today.

2015.02.01

3 IRS Strikes?  FATCA, FBARs, An ‘Abode’ in US Although You Live Abroad, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Obama will propose mandatory tax on US companies’ earnings held overseas, Paul Lewis, The Guardian, UK.

Obama Budget Proposes $478 Billion Public Works Program, Newsmax, US.

2015.01.30

Inheriting Grandma’s House Comes with Tax Bill under Obama Plan, Richard Rubin and Margaret Collins, Accounting Today.

2015.01.29

Banks face expensive US tax ‘holding pattern’, Matthew Allen, SwissInfo.

2015.01.28

Russian Banks Cancel US Contracts Over Demands to Reveal Taxpayers’ Data, Sputnik News, Russia.

Russia is hinting at a new Cold War over SWIFT.  So what’s SWIFT? Henry Farrell, Washington Post, US.

Harper Government Spends $700,000 Fighting Veterans’ Class-Action Lawsuit, Murray Brewster, Huffington Post, Canada.

2015.01.27

The Man (or Woman) Without a Country, Michael DeBlis, III, TaxConnections.

TurboTax’s database knows your secrets,  Matt Krantz, USA Today.

Puerto Rico Expands Tax Haven Deal For Americans To Its Own Immigrants, Daniel Mero, Forbes, US.

2015.01.26

FATCA Fears For Americans Selling Homes in Canada, Jim Atkins, iExpats.

Stop Paying So Much for Tax Help, Jonelle Marte, Washington Post, US.

Loophole USA:  the Vortex-shaped Hole in Global Financial Transparency, Nicholas Shaxson, Financial Transparency Coalition.

Should London Mayor Boris Johnson Pay US Taxes? Robert Goulder, Forbes, US.

The Diary of Aunt Fran – in hiding from FATCA, FBAR is Wrong, Sweden.  If link doesn’t work, here is a cached copy.

The Second Royal #FATCAt to be born in Stockholm this Summer, Banc Centrale de l’astéroide B612.

2015.01.25

Canadian snowbirds:  Rules you need to know, Daniel Schwartz, CBC News, Canada.

Obama on Russia: ‘Large countries don’t bully small countries’,’ Kevin Liptak and Elliot C. McLaughlin, CNN, US.

2015.01.24

India and US countries mean business: Transfer pricing, investment treaty on the menu, TNN, Times of India.

What were you thinking?  As the Criminal Code expands, intent is often ignored, The Economist.

2015.01.23

FATCA:  The Worst Law Nobody Has Ever Heard Of – Part II, Muzzled No More, International Man (with introduction by Nick Giambruno).

Report:  Tax Evasion, Avoidance Costs United States $100 Billion a Year, Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, US.

Americans abroad should not have to pay US taxes, Jean-Paul Honneger, Bowdoin Orient, US.

2015.01.22

Experts Question Accuracy of New York Times Story on Chinese Taxation, Stephanie Soong Johnson, Tax Analysts.

Escaping JFK Arrest, London’s Mayor Boris Johnson Pays IRS, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

2015.01.21

London mayor bows to ‘outrageous’ demand to pay US tax bill, George Parker and Vanessa Houlder, Financial Times.

London mayor bows to ‘outrageous’ demand to pay US tax bill, EuroToday (not paywalled)

Boris Johnson pays price for national ambition, Financial Times.

Obama IRS Sharees Private Financial Data with Foreign Tyrants, Alex Newman, The New American.

Canada: Towards a Global FATCA? OECD, G20 Unanimously Endorse Global Automatic Information Exchange, Bradley Thompson, Mondaq.

UPDATE TO COMMENTS — Are the Psychological Benefits of US Citizenship an Adequate Justification for the Worldwide Taxation of Nonresident Citizens, Michael de Blis III, TaxConnections, US.

2015.01.20

Why FATCA is a Train Wreck Waiting to Happen, Mark Nestman, Nestman.

What are the Chances US Abandons Citizenship Based Taxation Model, Virginia LaTorre Jeker, Anglo-Info, Dubai.

Ottawa threatens to use rare law in Buy American dispute with the US over BC ferry terminal, Andy Blatchford, Financial Post, Canada.

Government health care website quietly sharing personal data, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Jack Gillum, The Big Story.

2015.01.19

National Taxpayer Advocate Lambasts IRS’s OVDP Programs and FBAR Penalties, Michael De Blis III, TaxConnections, US.

H&R Block Warns: ‘No One Can Understand’ Obamacare Tax Code, Joel Himmelfarb, Newsmax, US.

Canada Fights Back in Buy America Feud, Barrie McKenna and Bertrand Marotte, Globe and Mail, Canada.

Thousands of Canadian Expats in the US Needlessly Pay Taxes! Michael I. Atlas, Canadian Expat.

Canadian government threatens to block Alaska ferry project over US steel requirements, Becky Bohrer, Winnipeg Free Press, Canada.

2015.01.18

Obama Proposes Tax Increases on Wealthy to Aid Middle Class, Richard Rubin and Margaret Talev, Accounting Today, US.

Canada Revenue Agency Eying Web Page to Counter Negative Coverage, Steve Rennie, Huffington Post.

Please don’t confuse Peter Mackay with facts, Michael Spratt, iPolitics.

2015.01.17

Canadians going to US for long stays need to be mindful of changes, MP, Radio West, CBC, Canada

2015.01.16

FATCA: The Worst Law Nobody’s Ever Heard Of, Part I, Muzzled-No-More. (Muzzled-No-More’s article is published in International Man with introductory comment by Nick Giambruno.)

FATCA sows discrimination, unconstitutionality in banking, Paivi Pilvipiir, Estonian Public Broadcasting.

The Left’s ‘Reasonable’ Treaties Aren’t All Really Reasonable, Ted Bromund, Daily Signal.

From the Heckerling Floor: Interview with BNY Mellon Wealth’s Joan Crane, Wealth Management, US.

What is the argument for a residential or territorial tax system as opposed to a citizenship-based tax system, David Lesperance, Quora.

2015.01.15

IRS Closes International Tax Offices, Victoria Ferauge, The Franco-American Flophouse.

5 Things to Know About Tax Filing and Obama’s Health Law, Stephen Olemacher, ABC News, US.

Senate Finance unveils tax reform groups, Bernie Becker, The Hill, US.

The Cost on Inaction on Tax Reforms: 6.5 Million Jobs, Kent Hoover, Business Journal, US.

2014.01.14

Human Rights and Taxation, Victoria Ferauge, The Franco-American Flophouse.

IRS Will Shut Last Overseas Taxpayer-Assistance Centers, David Kocieniewiski, Bloomberg News, US.

National Taxpayer Advocate Slams IRS Offshore Programs & FBAR Penalties, Demands Change, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

2014 Annual Report to Congress, National Taxpayer Advocate, US.

2014.01.13

IRS Unleashes Global FATCA Data Exchange, Data Transparency Everywhere, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

China’s Fiscal Roadmap: Tax Like America, Robert Goulder, Forbes, US.

Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Curb Offshore Tax Havens, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.

Israeli banks extend FATCA declarations to businesses, Irit Avassar, Globes, Israel.

US Introduces Safe, Automated Method to Address Tax Avoidance, Detect Hidden Bank Accounts, USA News.

Citizenship Renunciation Fee Hikes 422%, And You Can’t Come Back, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

Canada being sued for billions under NAFTA investor protections, Les Whittington, Toronto Star, Canada.

2015.01.12

American expats in Canada who sell their house might fact IRS taxes, Rob Carrick, Globe and Mail, Canada.

Ditching the Dollar, Jeff Thomas, International Man.

IRS Launches FATCA Data Exchange Site, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.

Senate Democrats Push for IRS to Expand Reach of Anti-Inversion Rules, Jerald David August, Federal Tax Developments Blog, US.

2015.01.11

When Banks Become Law Enforcers, Tone Vays, CoinTelegraph.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Leads Mutual Funds to Avoid Fresh Investments from US Investors, PTI, India Times.

2015.01.09

The Passing of American Exceptionalism: How We Became Like All the Other Nations, Paul Rosenberg, Casey Research.

2015.01.08

Are the Psychological Benefits of US Citizenship An Adequate Justification for the WorldwideTaxation of Nonresident US Citizens? Michael deBlis III, DeBlis and DeBlis, US. Also at FATCA Tracker/Tax Connections and TaxConnections.

2015.01.07

China Wants Taxes Paid by Citizens Living Afar, Keith Bradsher, New York Times, US. This article also appears at CNBC, US.

Note: Regarding error in the above mentioned article, read also No, China does not have citizenship-based taxation, Eric, Isaac Brock Society, 2015.01.08; China Daily responds to New York Times on alleged citizenship-based tax, Eric, Isaac Brock Society, 2014.01.09; China does NOT follow US lead taxing its global diaspora (If they did, it would be a terrible idea), Allison Christians, Tax Society and Culture, 2015.01.08.

Also on this topic:

China’s Worldwide Tax System, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US (2015.01.07)

First, China Bites FATCA Apple; Then Enforces Citizenship-Based Tax on Worldwide Income, Virginia La Torre Jeker, AngloInfo, Dubai (2015.01.09)

Note: Both these articles have added updates referencing articles mentioned in the above note.

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Taxman Is Funny In UK, WhyNot IRS? Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Renounce His American Citizenship — So Now The US Isn’t Letting Him In, Peter Terlato, Business Insider Australia.

2015.01.06

The United States hegemon rules on tax matters, Alex Lo, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong.

Why Uncle Sam Wants These Citizenship Programs Shut Down, Mark Nestmann, Nestmann.

What’s Wrong With the US Now, Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg, US.

‘Incomprehensible’ Secrecy: US Senator Bernie Sanders Demands Release of Corporate-Friendly Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement Text, Deirdre Fulton, Global Research.

2014.01.05

Should Martians Pay US Taxes?, Adam Chodorow, Slate, US.

Think Filing Taxes Was Tough Before Obamacare? Just Wait, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.

21st Century citizenship: For readers, it’s personal, Paul Thornton, Los Angeles Times, US.

Ask an Expert: Tips for US Expats Using 529 College Savings Plans, Jonathan Lachowitz, Wall Street Journal, US.

2015.01.04

Why this expat is giving up his US citizenship, Jonathan Tepper, Dallas Morning News, US.

2015.01.03

Why Canadian mutual funds can cause US tax headaches, Max Reed, Financial Post, Canada.

2015.01.02

Citizens and Their Foreign Spouses, Victoria Ferauge, The Franco-American Flophouse, Japan.

Why this expat is giving up his US citizenship, Jonathan Tepper, Dallas News, US.

2015.01.01

The Outlook for Taxes in 2015, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US.

The Outlook for Taxes in 2015, Laura Saunders, ADVFN, UK.

10 Things you need to know about FATCA, Sachin P. Mampatta, Business Standard, India.

FATCA: A Happy New Year? Haydon Perryman, UK.

British Couple ‘face $200,000 hospital bill’ after baby born early in New York, Jessica Glenza, The Guardian, UK.

UK couple stranded in New York after baby arrived 11 weeks early face potential £130,000 medical bill, Antonia Malloy, The Independent, UK.

Also covered 2014.01.02 in Nach Frühgebeurt: Gestrandet in New York, Spiegel OnLine, Germany.

and 2014.01.03 in Good news for UK couple facing big bills after baby born in NYC, CBS News, US.