Media and Blog Articles – 2018/2019/2020
Articles on FATCA, CBT, Citizenship matters that have come to our attention during 2018.
For most recent articles (2018), go to Media and Blog Articles Open for Comment Part 5 of 5.
For articles which came to our attention during 2017, go to Media and Blog Articles (2017).
For articles which came to our attention during 2016, go to Media and Blog Articles (2016).
For articles which came to our attention during 2015, go to Media and Blog Articles (2015).
For articles which came to our attention during 2014, go to Media and Blog Articles (2014).
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2020.08.31
US Citizens Can’t Renounce Their CItizenship Fast Enough, Andreas Kluth, Bloomberg, US.
2020.08.27
IRS Assures Congress Aggresive Enforcement Efforts Are Ahead, Jason Freeman, Tax Connections.
2020.08.26
Funding concerns loom for ‘Jenny’ as clock ticks on her possible UK FATCA appeal, Helen Burggraf, AmericanExpatFinance. Please read and donate!
2020.08.25
Here’s How Moving to Work Remotely Could Affect Your Taxes, Jenny Gross, New York Times, US.
2020.08.18
COVID-18 and the End of the American Era, Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, US.
2020.08.15
Should personal financial data be sent to foreign tax authorities? The Economist, UK.
2020.08.10
How Donald Trump is driving Americans to renounce their citizenship, Arwa Mahdawi, The Guardian, UK.
2020.08.06
A record number of people are giving up their US citizenship, according to new research: here’s why, Alaa Elassar, CNN, US.
2020.08.05
The Implications of Tax Residency on Human Rights, TaxLinked. Discussion with Karen Alpert, John Richardson and Laura Snyder. Video (1:07:37)
Foreign Workers Living Overseas Mistakenly Receive $1200 US Stimulus Checks, Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, US.
2020.07.21
‘Partial’ GILTI tax victory seen in latest Treasury regs regarding ‘high-tax exceptions’ for foreign corporations, Staff, American Expat Finance.
2020.07.08
Texas Court rules ‘non-willful penalty’ should apply ‘per FBAR’ not per account, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Finance.
2020.06.16
Rhodes Center Podcast: How US Hegemony Ends, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, US. (video)
2020.06.14
GILTI lawsuit filed, challenging GILTI regs and seeking exemption from GILTI for small businesses, Monte Silver, Silver & Co.
https://www.silvercolaw.com/post/gilti-lawsuit-filed-challenging-gilti-regs-and-seeking-exemption-from-gilti-for-small-businesses
2020.06.11
Republicans Overseas and Solomon Yue come up big for expats in Transition Tax Lawsuit, Monte Silver, Silver & Co.
2020.06.03
Anthony Scaramucci interview by John Richardson, Expatriation Law, Twitter podcast.
2020.05.27
COVID-19: Thousands of Canadians are getting US$1,200 cheques simply because they;re still US citizens, Christopher Nardi, National Post, Canada.
2020.05.17
Scheer didn’t follow through on renouncing US citizenship, Rachel Aiello, CTV News, Canada.
2020.05.11
Americans Giving Up Citizenship Faster Than Ever Before Reports Bainbridge Accountants, Newswire, US.
2020.05.01
IRS mistakenly sends stimulus checks to foreign workers, Ian Kulgrew, Politico, US.
2020.04.17
New Timeline shows when all coronavirus payments should arrive, Lorie Konish, CNBC, US.
2020.04.02
In a world of US citizenship based taxation, should Americans abroad . . . , Jeff, Jenny, John and Keith, Podbean. (audio).
2020.03.31
How to rescue our coronavirus-infected economy from collapse, Richard Vague, The Hill, US.
2020.03.25
Call for expats to be included in US coronavirus relief efforts, as citizenship-based tax regime faces test, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Financial News Journal.
2020.03.21
US Territories and Freely Associated States Included in COVID-19 Stimulus Package, Karen Goldmeier Green, Mondaq, US.
2020.03.18
Stranded Foreigners Could Become Involuntary US Taxpayers, Bloomberg Tax, US.
2020.03.16
If US citizens abroad get a $105,900 allowance before having to pay US taxes, why do they complain and renounce citizenship so much over it? John Richardson, Reddit.
2020.03.10
A Thoughtful Proposal Regarding Expatriates’ Foreign Trusts and Retirement Savings: Will Treasury Listen? John Richardson, TaxConnections.
2020.03.09
Reporting Relief for US Citizens Residing in Canada, Moody’s, Canada.
2020.03.04
Foreign Pension Plans: Is the US Seeing the Light, Virginia LeTorre Jeker, US-Tax.
2020.03.03
Rev. Proc.2020-17 – Exemption From Filing Forms 3520 and 3520A for Applicable Tax-Favored Foreign Trusts, Andrew Mitchel, International Tax Blog.
On or about 2020.03.03
Forms 3520 and 3520-A Filing Relief – Finally! Cadesky, Canada.
2020.02.25
Shocker For India Citizen Overseas – Major Changes on Tax Residency Laws May Adversely Impact Indian Citizens Working Overseas, Maulik P. Doshi, Mondaq.
2020.02.05.
2020 US expat tax news, updates and compliance tips, Anthony E. Parent, Keith Redmond, John Richardson and Laura Snyder, IRS Medic, US. (video)
2020.01.31
Goldman Sachs cannot comply with Fatca [sic] in UK, Cristian Angeloni, International Adviser.
2020.01.21
Trump says new tax cut plan to be unveiled in 90 days, by Naomi Jagoda, The Hill, US.
2020.01.16
Dutch Parliament to meet ‘accidental Americans’ next week, as banks continue freezing accounts, Helen Burggraf, AmericanExpatFinance.
2020.01.15
IRS Leaker Who Outed Michael Cohen’s Banking Secrets Is Spared Jail Time, Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg, US.
2020.01.08
America desperately needs to Rebuild the IRS, Jordan Weissman, Slate, US.
2020.01.02
How Does the Regulatory Flexibility Act Impact Tax Regulations? Keith Fogg, Procedurally Taxing, US.
2019.12.15
Canadians travelling to or through the US should pay attention to their withering rights, H.M. Jocelyn, CBC News, Canada.
2019.12.10
13 Reasons Why I Committed Citizide, John Richardson, TaxConnections.
2019.12.07
Confirmed – Rep. Holding to leave Congress at end of 2020, after reintroducing Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act, Helen Burggraf, AmericanExpatFinance.
2019.12.06
Trump is trying to make it took expensive for poor immigrants to stay, Annalisa Merrelli, Quartz, US.
2019.12.05
Revenue Neutrality And A Move To Residence-based Taxation: Open Letter To Democrats Abroad, John Richardson, Karen Alpert, Laura Snyder, TaxConnections.
What It’s Like to Retire Abroad, Glenn Ruffenach, Wall Street Journal, US.
2019.11.30
Six European countries join barter system for Iran trade, Yahoo News.
2019.11.26
Foreign Enrolled Agents on the Rise, Karen Alpert, Fix the Tax Treaty, Australia.
Stop Treating American Expats Like Tax Cheats, Andreas Kluth,Washington Post, US.
2019.11.25
US Tax-Dodging Crackdown Overseas Brings Foreign Advisor Surge, Bloomberg Tax, US.
2019.11.18
Richardson, to Canadian radio talk show hostess, Danielle Smith: US FATCA info requirements ‘incredibly intrusive,” American Expat News Tax Journal.
2019.11.15
Canadian bank records being sent to the IRS, Danielle Smith interviews John Richardson, The Danielle Smith Show, Global News, Canada. (audio)
What It’s Like to Retire Abroad, Glenn Ruffenach, Wall Street Journal, US.
2019.11.14
The great American tax haven: Why rich love South Dakota, Oliver Bullough, The Guardian, UK.
2019.11.13
FATCA hearing: Europe’s ‘accidentals’ unleash frustration over official EU ‘ignoring’ or their struggles, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Finance.
The cost to become a US citizen is going up 61 percent, Washington Post, US.
2019.11.12
Nearly a million Canadian bank records sent to IRS, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC, Canada.
Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad, Marylouise Serrato, American Citizens Abroad. (podcast)
Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen to Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Register, US.
2011.11.11
EU Committee on Petitions’ meeting, European Union. (Video – suggested start 10:33)
2019.11.09
John Richardson interviews Keith Richardson and Others (Some Democrats Abroad Express Unhappiness With Platforms Of Democratic Nominees – Believe They May Be Forced To Renounce), Citizenship Solutions. (Video)
2019.11.08
Survey Dispels Myth of Wealthy Americans Abroad and Why Middle Class Americans Abroad Are Forced to Renounce US Citizenship, John Richardson, TaxConnections.
November 2019 Capitol Hill Tax Reform Meeting, Carmelan Polce, Democrats Abroad.
2019.11.05
John Richardson interviews Jenny in the UK, Suzanne Herman and Keith Redmond, Citizenship Solutions.
2019.10.31
Tax Slave for Life, BBC, UK.
on or about 2019.10.26
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is probably still an American citizen too, Graeme Gordon, Post Millenial.
2019.10.22
FATCA: The 2010 ‘tax evasion law’ that’s now an extra-territorial money sucking machine, John Richardson, American Expat Finance.
2019.10.19.
Trump Urges Canadians To Elect Scheer: ‘Only An American Can Run Your Country Right’, Burrard Street Journal, Canada.
2019.10.10
How selling citizenship is now big business, Sarah Treanor and Vivien Nunis, BBC News.
2019.10.05
Andrew Scheer: Canada’s first American prime minister? Jason Markusoff, Macleans, Canada.
2019.10.04
France sued by ‘Accidental Americans’ over Fatca [sic], Cristian Angeloni, International Adviser.
2019.10.03
GoFundJenny: Crowdsourcing FATCA Litigation, Robert Goulder, TaxNotes.
European Parliament said to plan hearing next month into FATCA and its ‘extra territorial’ impact’, American Expat Finance.
CTV News “Andrew Scheer has dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship, party confirms”, Ben Cousins, CTV News, Canada.
Why “accidental Americans’ have an uphill battle with the IRS, Darla Mercado, CNBC, US.
2019.09.25
Dutch tax minister: US won’t take immediate action against banks over FATCA info shortcomings, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Finance.
Rubio and Scott Introduce the Canadian Snowbirds Act, Canadian Snowbird Association, Canada.
2019.09.24
September 2019 Congressional Door Knock Report, Carmelan Polce, Democrats Abroad, US.
2019.09.13
Dutch banking association in talks with U.S. officials about ‘certificate’ to address TIN issue, Helen Burggraf, AmericanExpatFinance.
2019.09.10
IRS Unveils Tax Breaks for Certain Former Citizens: Tax Experts Give Their Opinion, Helen Burggraf, TaxConnections.
2019.09.06
IRS offers tax relief to expats who renounced citizenship, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.
2019.09.05
Ukrainian government approves bill ratifying FATCA, Ukrainform, Ukraine.
2019.08.25
British citizens born in US risk having UK bank accounts frozen, The Guardian, UK.
2019.08.23
Sri Lankan politrician, media join those asking questions about US renunciation data, Helen Burggraf, AmericanExpatFinance.
Thousand Belgians risk to lose their bank accounts because they were accidentally born in the USA , Aubry Touriel, VRT, Belgium.
2019.08.16
Potential for massive IRS tax penalties still hangs over US citizens living in Canada, Jamie Golembek, National Post, Canada.
2019.08.15
FATCA could push French banks to close up to 40,000 accounts, Pedro Goncalves, InvestmentEurope.
2019.08.08
Are Americans Just IRS Penalties Waiting to Happen? Anthony Parent interviews John Richardson and Keith Redmond, IRS Medic, US.
on or about 2019.08.04
Appointment of Bridget T. Roberts as Acting Taxpayer Advocate, Taxpayer Advocate Service, IRS, US.
2019.07.29
IRS Targeting Post-Voluntary Disclosure Compliance With New Campaign, Peter Anthony and Jeff Erney, Mondaq.
French banks could be forced to close 40,000 accounts of French Americans, The Local, France.
2019.07.25
Accidental Americans latest: French banks warn of need to close 40,000 accounts, Helen Burggraf, AmericanExpat Finance.
2019.07.22
Court dismisses challenge of deal that helps US nab tax cheats in Canada, Jim Bronskill, Canadian Press, National Post, Canada.
Court dismisses challenge of deal that helps US nab tax cheats in Canada, Jim Bronskill, Canadian Press, CityNews, Canada.
Court dismisses challenge of deal that helps US nab tax cheats in Canada, Jim Bronskill, Canadian Press, Globe and Mail, Canada.
Federal Court dismisses FATCA charter challenge, Jim Bronksill, Canadian Press, Advisor, Canada.
2019.07.19
The IRS Large Business and International Division(LB&I) Announces the Approval of Six Additional Compliance Campaigns, Internal Revenue Service, US.
French Court Declines to Overturn Tax Treaty with US, Gregory Viscusi and Gaspard Sebag, Bloomberg, US.
2019.07.18
US signs off on ‘milestone’ double taxation treaty with Switzerland, The Local, Switzerland.
2019.07.16
Monte Silver counters IRS ‘dismiss’ motion in U.S. Court, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Financial News Journal.
Kentucky Skirmish: Mitch McConnell Irks Rand Paul with Push on Tax Treaty, Siobhan Hughes, Wall Street Journal, US.
MidSummer expat tax reform updates, Carmelan Polce, Democrats Abroad.
2019.07.13
Part 1 – Americans abroad: a case study of the dumbing down of US policymakers, Greg Swanson, Medium.
2019.07.10.
July 2019 International Tax Update. John Richardson and Keith Redmond interviewed by Anthony Parent, IRS Medic, US.
Five Things to Know about the Tax Treaties Pending in the Senate, Daniel Bunn, Tax Foundation, US.
2017.07.02
Virtual Currency, FBAR, and the Ripple Effect, Procedurally Taxing, US.
2019.06.30
Breaking down the revenue rule: new US-Japan tax treaty enhances ability of US to enforce taxation on Americans Abroad in Japan, John Richardson, Citizenship Solutions.
2019.06.18
2019.06.18. ‘I’m not American’: How a complicated Trump tax law created huge bills for foreign citizens, Adam Taylor, Washington Post, US.
2019.06.17
US tax authorities admit to ‘wrongly collecting millions of dollars’ from Americans in France, The Local, France.
US Citizens in France Win 7-Year Fight With the IRS, Gregory Viscusi, Bloomberg News, US.
2019.06.10
This is a canary in a coal mine, Fareed Zakaria, CNN, US. ( video)
2019.06.08
CRA sends more than 700,000 documents to IRS under tax info-sharing agreement, Rudy Mezzetta, Investment Executive, Canada.
Rand Paul, Treasury Working To Clear Tax Treaty Logjam, Law360, US.
2019.06.06
Ever-Increasing Costs of Taxing US Citizens Living Abroad, Adam Michel, Austrian Economics Centre, Austria.
2019.06.05
Must I pay two lots of taxes if I move back to the UK? Lucy Warwick-Ching, Financial Times, UK.
2019.06.03
Issues in Citizenship-Based Taxation in the US & Beyond: A Webinar, John Richardson, Karen Alpert, Leonard Tuber and Larry Stern, TaxLinked.
Thanks to Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD08) for Telling the Ways and Means Committee We Need RBT, Carmelan Polce, Democrats Abroad.
2019.05.28
Repubs Overseas targets Montana’s Daines as possible expat tax fairness bill sponsor in Senate, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Finance.
2019.05.22
A Step Forward on the Road to Residency Based Taxation, Carmelan Polce, Democrats Abroad.
2019.05.20
May 14-16 Expat Tax Reform meetings with Congress: clarifying the way forward for RBT, Carmelan Polce, Democrats Abroad.
2019.05.19
Citizenship and Worldwide Taxation: Is It Morally Justified? John Richardson and Edward Zelinsky, TaxConnections.
2019.05.16
Dutch tax minister to raise FATCA problems with Washington, Dutch News, Netherlands.
2019.05.15
French lawmakers’ report on ‘accidentels’ says France should consider unilaterally giving up FATCA reporting, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Finance.
France Should Consider Abandoning FATCA, Parliament Report Says, Gregory Viscusi, Bloomberg News, US.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-15/france-should-consider-abandoning-fatca-lawmakers-report-says
2019.05.08
It Hurts My Heart: The Case For Fairer Taxation of Non-Resident US Citizens, John Richardson, TaxConnections.
Rand Paul, Treasury Working to Clear Tax Treaty Logjam, Joshua Rosenberg, Law 360, US.
2019.05.07
Royal baby Sussex: seventh in line for the throne and liable for US taxes, Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels, The Conversation.
2019.05.04
Part 1 of 4: “How Do I Protect Myself?” A Case Study in the Marginalization of Americans Living Overseas, John Richardson and Laura Snyder, Citizenship Solutions, Canada.
2019.05.03
Phone and laptop searches at US border ‘quadruple’, BBC News, UK.
2019.04.25
‘Dem sponsor needed’ for expat tax fairness bill, Rep. Holding tells London gathering,Helen Burggraf, American Expat Finance.
2019.04.18
You Can’t Make This Up! Married Americans abroad are more likely to meet requirements to file US tax returns than are singles – but then again marriage to a non-resident alien is considered to be a form of tax evasion, John Richardson, Citizenship Solutions, Canada.
2019.04.09
Will Meghan and Harry’s royal baby have dual citizenship? Danielle Stacey, Yahoo Lifestyle, US.
2019.04.08
ACA Submits Written Testimony to House Ways and Means Committee on TJCA, American Citizens Abroad. Direct link to written testimony.
The US tax dilemma Facing Meghan, Harry and the royal baby, Max Foster and Katie Polglase, CNN, US.
New IRS Booklet On Offer In Compromise, Internal Revenue Service, TaxConnections.
2019.04.04
Who are France’s ‘accidental Americans’ and why are they suing big banks? The Local, France.
2019.04.02
Defining Residence For Income Tax Purposes, Edward Zelinsky, TaxConnections.
2019.04.01
IRS Seeing Difficulties with FATCA Reporting Data, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.
2019.04.00
GAO 19-180, Foreign Asset Reporting: Actions Needed to Enhance Compliance Efforts, Eliminate Overlapping Requirements, and Mitigate Burdens on U.S. Persons Abroad, Government Accountability Office, US.
Why Americans Don’t Cheat on their Taxes, Rene Chun, The Atlantic, US.
2019.03.29
US Taxes On Foreign Income: Who Should File A US Expatriate Tax Return, Olivier Wagner, TaxConnections.
2019.03.27
‘Accidental Americans’ in France file discrimination lawsuit, Reuters.
2019.03.22
How To File US Income Tax From Abroad, Phil Hogan, TaxConnections.
2019.03.20
Treasury Pressed to Fix Tax Mistake That May Push R&D Offshore (Corrected), Allyson Verspille, Sony Kassam, Siri Bulusu, Bloomberg Tax, US.
2019.03.15
United States Dual Citizens Receive Punitive Tax, John Richardson, TaxConnections.
2019.03.13
2019.03.12
The EU should blacklist the US as a tax haven, Didier Jacobs, The Politics of Poverty.
Killing the rule of law, Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, US.
2019.03.07
UK turns down U.S.-born Brit’s FATCA FOI request, after Canada, Oz obliged their citizens, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Finance.
2019.03.01
The USA Of The 21st Century Is Like Britain In The 19th Century, John Richardson, TaxConnections.
A Personal Message from the Taxpayer Advocate, Nina Olsen, IRS, US. (Ms. Olsen announces her retirement, effective 31.07.2019)
2019.02.22
ICE removes UK national convicted of violating FATCA, press release, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
2019.02.19
Proposed Tax changes could have a big impact on US citizens living in Canada, Globe and Mail, Canada.
2019.02.13
Europe Flags American Territories in “Dirty Money’ List, Deepening Rift with US, Jack Ewing and Adam Rappeport, New York Times, US.
2019.02.12
National Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report to Congress, Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Revenue Service, US.
2019.02.04
Appeal predicted, as Canada FATCA trial ends: “no matter who wins”, Helen Burggraf, AmericanExpatFinance.2019.01.31
Want to see the lawsuit that was filed?, Monte Silver, Silver & Co, Israel. [Monte Silver has filed a lawsuit against the US Treasury and IRS in regards to the TransitionTax]
IRS, Treasury Sued Over Repatriation Tax Rules, Bloomberg Tax, US.
Europe Launches SWIFT Alternative To Fund Iran In Collision Course With Trump, Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge.
The Laugh’s On Us: How TheTrump Radical Republican Tax Cut Broke The Economy, David Cay Johnston, DC Report, US.
2019.01.29
IRS Says Hundreds of Thousands of US Citizens Are Not Reporting Canadian Income, Roy Berg, LinkedIn.
2019.01.26
IRS will need at least a year to recover from government shutdown, watchdog tells Congress, Jeff Stein, Washington Post, US.
2019.01.25
Long-awaited Canada FATCA trial kicks off on Monday with ‘live webcast’, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Financial News Journal.
IRS Expands Compliance Reviews in International Areas, Phil Hogan, Tax Connections.
2019.01.24
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Has Shared Over 1.6 Million Documents With The IRS To Date, Phil Hogan, Tax Connections.
2019.01.23
1.6 million Canadian banking records shared with IRS, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, Canada.
EU urges crackdown on ‘golden passports’ for big investors, BBC News, UK.
On or about 2019.01.21
2019 Non-Resident Taxation Research Survey, Democrats Abroad.
2019.01.20
Big Data Meets Big Govt: New IRS Spy Software, Daniel Pilla, WND.
2019.01.18
Remembering Jack Bogle, Karen Alpert, Fix the Tax Treaty, Australia.
2019.01.14
I.R.S. Tax Fraud Cases Plummet After Budget Cuts, Jesse Eisenger and Paul Kiel, New York Times, US.
2018.01.09
New Tax-Writing Chair Has Taken Thousands from Companies He Criticized as Offshore Tax Dodgers, Donald Shaw, Sludge, US.
2019.01.03
H.R. 25, Fair Tax Act of 2019, US Congress.
2018.12.28.
Anti-FATCA, citizenship-based tax efforts continue around the world as US government shut down continues, Helen Burgraff, American Expat Financial News Journal.
2018.12.23
New bill could lessen tax woes for Canadian residents with US citizenship: but the outlook is bleak for thousands grappling with Trump’s repatriation tax, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, Canada.
2018.12.21
Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act of 2018! Let’s Get This Passed! Anthony Parent, John Richardson, Keith Redmond, IRS Medic. US.
TTFI bill introduced today, great news for Americans living in Canada, Reddit Forum.
FATCA: Significant Relief in New Proposed Regulations, Jeremy Naylor, Amanda H. Nussbaum and Martin T. Hamilton, Mondaq.
2018.12.20
Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act, Democrats Abroad.
2018.12.19
TCJA and US Expats, Karen Alpert, Fix the Tax Treaty, Australia.
2018.12.18
Why Banks Have Become Judge, Jury & Prosecutor and will Shut you Down Judged Guilty for Nothing That is Actually Illegal, Patriot Rising.
20`18.12.17
IRS Issues Proposed FATCA Regulations, Adrienne M. Baker, Joseph A. Riley and Jeff J. Kang, Lexology.
2018.12.13
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on FATCA, Other Reporting Conditions, ABA Banking Journal, US.
2018.12.11
How the IRS as Gutted, Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisenger, ProPublica, US.
2018.12.08
December 2018 International Tax Reform Updates- FATCA -GILTI – TTFI, Anthony Parent interviews Keith Redmond and John Richardson, IRS Medic. (video)
2018.12.07
Canadian FATCA and CRS Compliance Updates, Joelle Kabuchi and Grace Pereira, Borden Ladner Gervais, Canada.
2018.11.30
Explaining GILTI: Measurement, Karen Alpert, Fix the Tax Treaty, Australia.
2018.11.29
Concern as Brady tax bill fix legislation lacks called-for fixes for US expats, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Financial News Journal.
2018.11.27
Explaining GILTI: Rationale, Karen Alpert, Fix the Tax Treaty, Australia.
Top US tax writer floats a tax bill on retirement plans and the IRS, Reuters, CNBC, US.
2018.11.26
GOP chairman releases year-end package, Naomi Jagoda, The Hill, US.
Text of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 88, House of Representatives, US.
2018.11.25
Leaving America: Why I gave up my citizenship, David A. Welch, Globe and Mail, Canada.
2018.11.22
Could Israel face international sanctions over OECD agreement? Gary Willig, Arutz Sheva, Israel.
2018.11.19
Meghan Markle in tax ‘nightmare’ for causing crisis for Queen and Prince Charles, Express, UK.
Meghan Markle’s IRS tax review may expose royal family’s riches, Brittany De Lea, Fox News, US.
2018.11.18
Royals face ‘tax nightmare’ as US officials use Meghan’s American citizenship to line up a raid on Harry’s multi-million pound fortune, Rory Tingle, Daily Mail, UK.
2018.11.14
US and four allies target tax-dodge specialists, Tom Wilson Reuters.
2018.11.13
It’s time for #Americansabroad to support the fight against the @USTransitionTax and #GILTI, John Richardson interviews Monte Silver re legal action against the Transition Tax, CitizenshipSolutions.
2018.11.12
Comments to Proposed Regulations Under Section 951A of the Internal Revenue Code, Letter to Internal Revenue Service by Paul S. Berger, Willys H. Schneider and Reuven Z. Graber, Arnold and Porter.
2018.11.11
Des “Américains accidentels” manifestent à Paris pour interpeller Donald Trump, Europe 1.
2018.11.10
France to hunt for tax cheats on social media, Myriam Rivet, Mathieu Rosemain, Richard Lough, Reuters.
2018.11.07
Expat eyes back on rumored tax bill sponsor Holding, as he keeps seat in house, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Finance.
2018.10.31
Letter To The Senate Finance Committee On The Effects of the Transition Tax on Americans Abroad, John Richardson, TaxConnections.
Trump plans to sign executive order ending birthright citizenship, Benjamin Brown, Fox News, US.
2018.10.23
American expat group reiterates ire over Trump ‘Transition Tax’ at hearing, American Expat Financial News Journal.
2018.10.22
Testimony of American Citizens Abroad to Senate Finance Committee, Mary Louise Serrato, American Citizens Abroad.
2018.10.21
Why Americans are losing out on global opportunities? Jazil Zaim, Medium.
2018.10.19
Tax Advocacy Updates as we enter the 2018 Midterm Election Cengressional Recess, Carmelan Polce, Democrats Abroad.
Jewish? Here’s how to pay zero tax for ten years, Simon Black, Investment Watch Blog.
2018.10.18
Now is a Good Time to Cheat on Your Taxes, Mary Harris, Slate, US.
2018.10.17
Treasury Dept Official Leaked Trump Associates Financial Data to Buzzfeed, Chuck Ross, Daily Caller, US.
2018.10.16
Warning to American Expats, Kult Amerika, Poland. {video)
2018.10.15
Guidance Regarding the Transition Tax Under Section 965 and Related Provisions; Hearing; A Proposed Rule by the Internal Revenue Service on 10/15/2018, Federal Register, US.
2018.10.08
Taxation of Americans Overseas event with Solomon Yue and John Richardson, YouTube. Video.
TTFI bill to end double taxation of US expats, Reddit Forum. This link has 301 comments but does not have the text of original post.
TTFI bill to end double taxation of US expats, Reddit Forum. This link has the text of the original post but has only 13 comments.
2018.09.24
Europe’s central banks are starting to replace dollar reserves with the yuan, Eshe Nelson, Quartz.
2018.09.21
What I Did During Summer Vacation — Midterm Election Project, Victoria Ferauge, The Franco-American Flophouse, France. (Related to this, see Election 2018 – Candidate Statements for Expat Americans, Association of Americans Resident Overseas.)
2018.09.19
Legislation to help American Expats imminent, London audience told, Helen Burggraf, American Expat Finance.
2019.09.17
New “GILTI’ tax is killing private enterpris, and it must be fixed, Douglas Holtz-Eakin and James Carter, The Hill, US.
2019.09.13
Senate confirms Charles Rettig to be IRS commissioner, CBS News, US.
2018.09.10
Don’t Force Google to Export Other Countries’ Laws, Daphne Keller, New York Times, US.
2018.09.07
Can visiting scholars with kids born in US refuse citizenship for kid? EconomicsJobRumors Forum.
2018.09.05
I’m a citizen, but haven’t lived in the states since I was 4. Should I have been paying income tax? RonNid, Reddit Forum.
Ireland considers changes to transfer pricing regime, move to territorial system, tax roadmap says, Julie Martin, MNETax.
2018.09.04
House panel aims to mark up ‘tax reform 2.0’ next week, Naomi Jagoda, The Hill, US.
2018.09.02
America’s bizarre relationship with citizenship, Gregory Swanson, Medium.
2018.08.30
US denying passports to Americans along the border; throwing their citizenship into question, Washington Post, US.
2018.08.27
The Paul Manafort Verdict: US Citizens and Green Card Holders Worldwide Should Pay Serious Attention, Dayle Blair, The Gleaner, Jamaica.
2018.08.23
Saving US Citizenship Act: Should US Expats be forced to renounce because of the IRS?, Anthony Parent interviews Keith Redmond and John Richardson, IRS Medic, YouTube.
2018.08.22
TAS Cases Demonstrate the Harm Caused by IRS Policies on Passport Certification, Nina Olsen, National Taxpayer Advocate, National Taxpayer Blog, US.
2018.08.19
How FATCA killed my dreams as an overseas American, Jazil Zaim, Medium.
2018.08.15
It’s Time to Free American Expats from Our Ludicrous Extraterritorial Tax System, Kurt Couchman, National Review, US.
The Trump Transition Tax’s Impact on Certain Canadians: A Practical Solution for Ottawa to Consider, Roy A. Berg, Azam Rajan and Kim G. C. Moody, Moodys Gartner.
2018.08.14
Canada talking with US about Trump tax: Morneau: Retroactive tax hitting millions of Canadian residents, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, Canada.
2018.08.13
Canadian residents hit by Trump tax dealt a new blow, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, Canada.
Escape from the USA, Starre Julia Vartan, Medium.
2018.08.10
IRS Continues to Close Taxpayer Assitance Centers Despite Taxpayer Advocate Service and Congressional Concerns, Nina E. Olsen, TaxConnections.
2018.08.09
Banks are standing on the wrong side of history — with Trump, Paulina Gonzalez, The Hill, US.
2018.08.02
Macron backs ‘accidental Americans’: Boost for citizens seeking looser ties to land of their birth, Zachary Young, Politico, US.
2018.08.01
Court of Federal Claims Rejects Colliott: FBAR Wilfull Penalty Not Limited to $10,000, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.
The BSA Civil Penalty Regime: Reckless Conduct Can Produce “Willfull” Penalties, Peter D. Hardy, Ballard Spahr, US.
2018.07.31
Living Abroad Isn’t So Idyllic for U.S. Expats Facing New Taxes, Joe Light, Bloomberg News, US.
2018.07.30
Wall Street Caught in Crosshairs of ‘Unforgiving’ Foreign Tax, Lynnley Browning, Bloomberg News, US.
2018.07.27
Seeking glitch relief, Bernie Becker, Politico, US.
Bank of America questions customer’s citizenship, freezes accounts, Zoe Brown and Emily Sinovic, AZFamily, US.
2018.07.26
FATCA Repeal Update: The action to take right now! Anthony Parent interviews Suzanne Herman, Keith Redmond and John Richardson, IRS Medic, US. (video)
OMB Wraps UP Review of New Law’s Transition Tax Rules, Cheryl Bolen and Allyson Versprille. Bloomberg News, US.
2018.07.24
Thousands of bank accounts closed due to foreign information sharing law, Emma Hatton, Radio New Zealand, New Zealand.
Thousands of bank accounts frozen and at risk of being closed due to foreign information sharing law, Reddit Forum.
Bank of America to pay $16.6 million to resolve U.S. sanctions violations, Arnua Viswanatha, Reuters.
GOP chairman outlines plan for phase two of tax cuts, Naomi Jagoda, The Hill, US
Former citizens of a country, why did you renounce your citizenship / how did you lose it? Reddit Forum.
why are so many americans offended that i don’t want to become a citizen? Reddit Forum.
2018.07.20
Chinese neuroscientist cries foul after ‘arrogant’ US embassy refuses him a visa . . . again, Lee Jeong-ho, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong.
2018.07.19
The National Taxpayer Advocate Responds to Private Debt Collectors’ Contentions, Nina E. Olson, TaxConnections.
Family’s $500K inheritance seized by US border officials, Ashley Burke, CBC News, Canada.
US Border Officials Confiscate Family’s $500,000 Inheritance, Daniel Moritz-Rabson, Newsweek, US.
Changes to federal policies pave way for sudden visa denials, deportation, Graham Kates, CBS News, US.
2018.07.18
Why filing taxes isn’t easy, Joseph Bankman, Politico, US.
Citizenship shouldn’t be a birthright, Michael Anton,Washington Post, US.
2018.07.17
As End Looms, IRS Offshore Disclosure Program Processing Delays Create Additional Risk For Participants, Jeffrey J. Erney, Peter Anthony, Sanpreet (Sunny) Dhaliwal and David Mayhall, Mondaq.
2018.07.16
IRS spent $380m but took ‘limited or no action’ on offshore tax dodgers, Spencer Woodman, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
2018.07.12
Long-Ignored §962 Could Let Wealthy Tap 21% Corporate Rate Under New Tax Law, Paul Caron, TaxProf Blog, US.
Ryan expects bill on tax fixes to come after midterms, Naomi Jagoda, The Hill, US.
2018.07.11
Cambridge grandmother hounded to pay £200 in US — despite leaving as a TODDLER, Tommy Lumby and Raymond Brown, CambridgeshireLive, UK.
Tax Loophole From 1960s Could Let Wealthy Tap 21% Corporate Rate, Joe Light, Bloomberg, US.
2018.07.10
Delaware Supports Bill to End its Status as Tax Haven, William Byrnes, International Financial Law Prof Blog.
2018.07.08
US agency mistakenly mails Mexican child’s passport to Nova Scotia, Danielle d’Entremont, CBC News, Canada.
2018.07.06
Thousands of Americans stand to be denied passports due to unpaid taxes, John Bowden, The Hill, US.
Thousands of Americans Will Be Denied a Passport Because of Unpaid Taxes, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US.
2017.07.05
Despite Spending Nearly $380 Million, the Internal Revenue Service Is Still Not Prepared to Enforce Compliance With the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, US.
2018.07.04
Direct link to the EU debate for July 4 re Accidental Americans, European Parliament.
“Accidental Americans” ask Trump for independence, Zachary Young Politico, US.
2018.07.03
‘Accidental Americans’ living in France take stand against US tax bills, The Local, France.
2018.06.30
More Americans are considering cutting their ties with the US—here’s why, Lorie Konish, CNBC, US.
2018.06.28
Tell Us: If You’re A New American Citizens, How Are You Marking July 4th? National Public Radio, US. (Eric notes: Apparently they mean people who emigrated from other countries to the US . . . but in any case, you can still submit comments in the form at that npr.org link,or reply to them on Twitter.
2018.06.26
Downsides to renouncing US citizenship? Reddit Forum.
GOP chairman envisions tax reform 2.0 as a package of bills, Naomi Jagoda, The Hill, US.
2018.06.25
Any former Americans here that have renounced or relinquished their US citizenship? A few questions for you, Reddit Forum.
New 1040 tax form is postcard-size, but more complicated than ever, Jim Tankersley, Seattle Times, US.
2018.06.22
Big changes coming at the IRS with new commissioner, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.
2018.06.21
That Time the US Almost Went to War with Canada, Kevin Lippert, Politico, US.
2018.06.15
CIBC reaches for more as its US banking push starts paying off, Doug Alexander, Bloomberg News, US, and Financial Post, Canada.
2018.06.14
The IRS’ Continued Refusal to Exclude Open TAS Cases from the Passport Certification Program Violates Taxpayer Rights, Taxpayer’s Advocate Service, Internal Revenue Service, US.
2018.06.08
To not want to pay tax as an “Accidental American“, budinbloom, Mumsnet forum, UK.
On 15 June Intl Tax Filing Day tell Congress we’re double taxed, we vote and we’re not happy. Call! Carmelan Polce, Democrats Abroad.
2018.06.10
Tax Havens Blunt Impact of Corporate Tax Cut, Economists Say, Jim Tankersley, New York Times, US.
2018.06.06
US planning international tax guidance on BEAT, GILTI, transition tax, Harter says, Julie Martin, MNE Tax.
2018.06.05
Expats object to filing US taxes, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.
The Missing Profits of Nations, Thomas Tørsløv (University of Copenhagen), Ludvig Wier (University of Copenhagen), Gabriel Zucman (UC Berkeley and NBER).
2018.06.04
Questions and Answers about Reporting Related to Section 965 on 2017 Tax Returns, Internal Revenue Service, US.
Expat Americans given one-year reprieve on US repatriation tax, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Financial Times, UK.
2018.06.01
US Expats Get Dear John Letters From Their Banks, Lisa Smith, iExpats.
2018.05.31
Macron: Countries must work together to fix flawed tax system, Simone Rensch, Public Finance International.
2018.05.30
My dad is having panic attacks about FATCA – advice needed please!, Reddit.
“US could face EU blacklist in 2019, STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitoners).
2018.05.29
If You Are A U.S. /Canadian Dual Citizen And Want To Be A Shareholder In A Canadian Business – Renounce U.S. Citizenship, John Richardson, TaxConnections.
FBAR ruling may limit penalties, Roger Russell, Accounting Today, US.
2018.05.25
GDPR: US news sites unavailable to EU users under new rules, BBC News, UK.
Saying a “Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian” when discussing the rights and privileges of dual-nationals and expats ignores the nuances of citizenship, Andrew Griffith, Policy Options, Canada
On or about 2018.05.25 (datelined June 2018)
Extended Assessment Periods and International Tax Enforcement: M. Rafizadeh,Unreported Foreign Assets, and Use of FATCA Weapons, Hale E. Sheppard, ChamberlainLaw, US.
2018.05.22
IRS Defends Budget That Would Cut More Than 2,200 Full-Time Jobs, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive. US.
2018.05.21
Can You Claim a Refund of your “Willful” FBAR Penalty? Virginia La Torre Jeker, AngloInfo, Dubai.
2018.05.20
Opportunity to submit a comment to Congress on the Repatriation Tax, Republicans Overseas.
The little-known IRS rule that may have some wealthy Canadians eventually owing taxes on their U.S. stocks, Benj Gallander and Ben Stadelmann, Globe and Mail, Canada.
2018.05.19
District Court Caps IRS Authority to Assess Willful FBAR Penalty at $100,000, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.
2015.05.18
After the royal wedding, will Meghan Markle have to rein in her activism? Karla Adam and William Booth, Washington Post, US.Special Counsel Opposes Motion to Dismiss FBAR Count as Untimely Because of Secret 18 USC 3292 Order, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.
2018.05.17
Canada’s answer to U.S. tax plan won’t come till fall, Morneau says, Bill Curry, Globe and Mail, Canada.
2018.05.16
EU commission answer to FATCA Report, YouTube. See also: Question: The adverse effects of the US Foreign Tax Compolaince Act (FATCA) on EU citziens and in particular “accidental Americans” Text of the “Oral Question to Commission/Council” tabled following the presentation of the FATCA study, Cecilia Wikstrom, Member, European Parliament. Draft Motion for a Resolution, Cecilia Wikstom, Member, European Parliament.
Le Sénat apporte son soutien aux “Américains acciddentels”, Breizh-Info France.
2018.05.15
“Américains accidentels” concernés par le FATCA, communiqué de presse, le Sénat, France.
Petition to the EU on FATCA, Association of Americans Resident Overseas.
FATCA may violate new EU Laws, The American, UK.
2018.05.14
MPs to lobby U.S. counterparts on impact of Trump tax in Canada, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, Canada.
Fewer Americans Renounce Citizenship, But Taxes Still Drive Them, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
TIL [Today I Learned] that I’m a US ctizien, what’s going on with the taxation, IWantOut, Reddit. [Accidental American in Europe gets a FATCA letter]
2018.05.13
Switzerland – A Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to spreading Positive Banking News to the World, Peter Koenig, The Saker.
2016.05.10
IRS warns about new twist in banking scam, (scam aimed at international taxpayers and non-resident aliens), Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.
2016.06.09
IRS Holding 2017 Overpayments to Satisfy Future Section 965 Liabilities, McDermott, Will & Emery, JD Supra.
2016.05.04
For ‘accidental Americans,’ the hidden costs prove taxing, Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, US, also at Yahoo News, UK.
The Treatment of Foreign Profits in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Tax Foundation, US.
2016.05.02
Trudeau government should help those hit by Trump tax: MPs, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, Canada.
Irish ‘accidental Americans’ could be subject to US tax bills, Fiona Reddan, The Irish Times, Ireland.
2016.05.01
Reporting on the Transition Tax’s effect on Canadians, The World at Six, CBC Radio, Canada. @1.29.45. Suzanne and Ted Herman interviewed.
On or about 2018.05.01
Tax Reform, Round One: Understanding the real consequences of the new tax law, Mihir A. Desai, Harvard Magazine, US.
2018.04.30
Trump’s tax reform affects Canadian residents,The National, CBC TV, Canada. Suzanne and Ted Herman interviewed.
Trump tax reform resulting in massive bills for thousands of Canadian residents, CBC News, Canada. Suzanne and Ted Herman interviewed.
(Note: the term “Canadian residents” is used in these CBC headlines. This could lead one to think it only affects people with permanent, or even temporary, resident status, but this matter also affects Canadian citizens (which the Hermans are)).
2016.04.27
A FATCA Complaint Filed Against BNP Paribas in France, Association of Americans Resident Overseas.
2016.04.26
Key GOP chairman praises Trump’s IRS nominee following meeting, Naomi Jagoda, The Hill, US.
2016.04.25
As US expat groups lobby, Washington lawmakers debate Trump tax bill, Helen Burggraf, International Investment.
Congressional staff aims to finish technical corrections to tax reform bill, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.
2016.04.22
‘Accidental Americans’ living abroad fight tax bill from Uncle Sam, Nancy Ing and Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, US.
On or about 2016.04.22
FATCA: Citizenship-Based Taxation, Foreign Asset Reporting Requirements and American Citizens Abroad, Andrew Grossman, New York University, Hauser Global Law School Program, US.
2016.04.20
GDPR: Are you ready for the EU’s huge data privacy shake-up? Clive Coleman, BBC News, UK.
2016.04.19
FATCA: Citizenship-Based Taxation, Foreign Asset Reporting Requirements and American Citizens Abroad, Andrew Grossman, NYU Law Global, US.
2016.04.18
Relinquishment of United States Nationality, Eric, Wikipedia.
2016.04.16
‘Accidental Americans’ in France Press Macron for IRS Relief, Gregory Viscusi, Bloomberg, US.
Plight of French ‘Américains Accidentels’ gets major US media coverage, Helen Burggraf, International Investment.
Ways and Means Moves 12 IRS Reform Bills, Many With Technology Focus, Charles S. Clark, Government Executive, US.
2016.04.15
Kudlow Plunges Into New Role as Trump’s Economic Warrior, Jason Sink and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg, US.
2016.04.14
Some Said They’d Flee Trumps America. These People Actually Did, Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, US.
Submission in response to IRS Notice on Transition Taxes on Foreign Earnings, Carmelan Polce, Taxation Tax Force Chair, Democrats Abroad.
2018.04.13
Look Out, Meghan Markle! The IRS Is Watching, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US.
2018.04.12
Mulvaney prevails in turf battle over tax regs, Aaron Lorenzo Politico, US.
The Tragedy of Paul Ryan, Tim Alberta, Politico, US.
Treasury, OMB Update Tax Regulatory Review Process, Press Release, Department of the Treasury, US.
2018.04.11
Memorandum of Agreement: The Department of the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget Review of Tax Regulations under Executive Order 12866.2018.04.09
Join The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel And Help Improve The IRS, Internal Revenue Service, TaxConnections. (Details here: Taxpayer Advocacy Panel currently is accepting applications for new members. Deadline to apply is 2018.04.27.)
2018.04.05
The EU and the ‘new 21st century colonialism’, Anthony Travers, International Investment.
HR 1932, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, US Congress.
2018.04.04
Anti-FATCA lawsuit plaintiff vows fight against FATCA ‘will go on’, Helen Burggraf, International Investor.
2018.04.03
An Overview of the US’s Transition Tax: Webinar, Karen Alpert and John Richards, TaxLink.
2018.04.02
A Discussion Of Belated Alternatives To The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and Recommendations For Further Improvements, Nina Olsen, National Taxpayer Advocate, Forbes, US.
2018.03.30
Residence Based Taxation Proposal, Karen Alpert, Greg Swanson and John Richardson, Fix the Tax Treaty, Australia.
US visa applicants to be asked for social media history, Brendan O’Brien, Reuters.
2018.03.29
American participants in foreign retirement plans need clearer rules, David Powell, Employee Benefit Advisor, US.
2018.03.27
Skipped FATCA Disclosures Can Be Criminal, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
2018.03.26
Audience with IRS sought by French over ‘Accidentals’, Helen Burggraf, International Investment.
2018.03.22
The Dystopian Reality of Being an “Accidental American”, Kevin P., Global Voices.
2018.03.21
American expat groups turn up heat on US lawmakers over tax, Helen Burggraf, International Investment.
IRS Releases Draft FATCA Certification Questions for Individuals, International Taxpayers, Small Business and Self Employed and Large Business and International Corporations, Kat Jennings, TaxConnections.
2018.03.20
Quand le fisc américain traque les contribuables français, Marie Visot, Le Figaro, France. English translation at WorldCrunch, When the IRS Tracks Down “Accidental Americans” In France.
2018.03.19
IRS Ending the Overseas Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), American Citizens Abroad.
2018.03.15
1st Taxpayer Victory In A “Wilfull” FBAR Penalty Case, Ronald Marini, Tax Connections.
2018.03.14
IRS to end offshore voluntary disclosure program, William Byrnes, International Financial Law Professors Blog.
2018.03.13
IRS Announces End To Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, US.
Update on Expat Tax Reform, Democrats Abroad.
2018.03.12
Citizenship, Surveillance and Taxes: A Dystopian Tale, L. Finch, Global Voices.
2018.03.08
How Old Are Your Kids? The Answer Could Determine Your Tax Bill, Ben Steverman, Bloomberg News, US.
2018.03.06
GOP tax law snubs US expars and ‘accidental Americans”, Karen Alpert, The Conversation.
Purple Expat’s Assessment of the Democrats Abroad plan to fix tax problems for US citizens abroad, Greg Swanson with input from Karen Alpert, PurpleExpat.
Mnuchin: IRS funding needed to implement tax law, improve customer service, Jory Heckman, Federal News Radio, US.
New tax law could discourage sports team player trades, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.
2018.03.04
Tax fears: US-Aussie dual citizens provide IRS with details of $184 billion, Julie Power, Sydney Morning Herald, Australia.
The View from Europe: The OECD has Citizenship Programmes in its Sights, David Jessop, Barbados Advocate, Barbados.
Most US Expats Do Not File Correct US Tax Returns, Ephraim Moss, Tax Connections.
2018.03.03
The Dumb Reason Some Kids Born to LGBTQ Americans Aren’t US Citizens, Jessica Schulberg, Huffington Post.
2018.03.02.
Split tax information sharing plan from budget bill, says critic, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC, Canada.
Budget 22018 includes plan to share Cdn tax info with foreign governments, Jeff Lagerquist, CTV, Canada.
Canada seeks exemption to Trump’s steel tariffs, vows retaliation, Kathleen Harris, CBC, Canada.
2018.03.01
How To Turn IRS Notices Into a Marketing Opportunity, Michael Rozbruch, TaxConnections.
Meghan Markle will have to tell U.S. tax authorities the cash secrets of her romance with Prince Harry – including whether she has a royal allowance and the cost of her ring, Ben Ashford, DailyMail, UK.
Morneau Talks Tax Crackdown and Information Sharing, Advisor, Canada.
2018.02.26
French ‘Américains Accidentels’ get boost from en Marche party leader, Helen Burggraf, International Investment.
Republicans Overseas requests a House Hearing on the harmful effects of “Expatriation Tax”, Republicans Overseas.
2018.02.24
‘This is not normal’: Glitches mar new tax law, Brian Faler, Politico, US.
2018.02.23
Pleading not GILTI: tax deferral strategies for Canadian-resident U.S. citizens, Max Reed, Advisor, Canada.
Tax law ignites White House power struggle, Nancy Cook and Aaron Lorenzo, Politico, US.
2018.02.20
Americans Abroad not GILTI, but the U.S. Tax Reform Punishes Them Hard, Monte Silver, Cision PR Newswire.
2018.02.19
The National Taxpayer Advocate “Purple Book”: A Summary Of Our Top 50 Legislative Recommendations, Nina Olsen, National Taxpayer Advocate, TaxConnections.
2018.02.17
Covington carries on long distance race for Congress, Mike Grant, Washington Times Herald, US.
2018.02.14
Think you can leave the US? Think again!, LauraInParis, Thom Hartmann, US.
Thousand of American Israelis to be Hit by Trump Corporate Repatriation Tax, Max Schindler, Jerusalem Post, Israel.
The US “Transition Tax” for 2018, James Meadows, Moodys Gartner, Canada.
2018.02.13
Hatch Touts Business Tax Reform at Tax Policy Center, United States Senate Committee on Finance, US.
2012.02.12
‘Accidental Americans’ in France looking to French gov’t for help, Helen Burggraf, International Investment.
2018.02.12 (datelined March 2018)
America’s Punishing Worldwide Tax Scheme, Véronique de Rugy, Reason, US.
2018.02.06
US tax reform to bring double taxation to some Canadians, Julius Melnitzer, Financial Post, Canada.
2018.02.05
Americans abroad hit by Trump’s new repatriation tax rules, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Financial Times, UK.
Concern over US tax bill’s treatment of expats’ overseas biz interests growing, Helen Burggraf, International Investor.
Europe’s new data protection rules export privacy standards worldwide, Mark Scott and Laurens Cerulus, Politico, US.
On or about 2018.02.05
What are the economic issues that you are facing or are concerned about?,Rep. Suzan DelBene, Washington 1st District, US Congress.
2018.01.31
Living abroad, need help with US taxes, Reddit.
2018.01.30
Report Says US Is World’s Second-Largest Tax Haven, Lynnley Browning, Bloomberg, US.
Global study names Switzerland as capital of bank secrecy, John O’Donnell, Reuters.
The Consequences of Filing Form 8854 Late, Phil Hodgen, Hogden Law Blog, US.
2018.01.28
Trump tax reforms leads US entrepreneurs in Canada to consider giving up US citizenship,Globe and Mail, Canada. Paywalled – but part of the article is on the Globe and Mail’s Facebook page.
2018.01.26
Tax Crimes Related News from Davos, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.
2018.01.24
KYC, Global, Mobile and Smartphone-Focused, Pymts.
2019.01.23
Trump picks lawyer as next IRS commissioner, sources say, Aaron Lorenzo, Politico, US.
2019.01.22
Lesbian couple sues for son’s US citizenship, BBC News, UK.
2019.01.19
US plays Lone Ranger on international tax to its detriment, Peter A. Barnes and H. David Rosenbloom, The Hill, US.
Ottawa triggers NAFTA Chapter 19 over punitive US import duties on Bombardier, CSeries, softwood lumber, Financial Post, Canada.
2018.01.18
US citizens living in Canada: Beware these five tax traps, Matt Altro and David Altro, Globe and Mail, Canada.
American expats are left high and dry by Trump’s tax reform: Uncle Sam needs to stop penalizing Americans and US green card holders living abroad, Grover Norquist and Patrick Gleason, NBC, US.
Netherlands expels top Eritrean diplomat, Daniel Mumbere, Africa News.
Advisors must be aware of the complexities US citizens face, Andrew Vaughan-Payne, International Advisor.
2018.01.17
The Netherlands expels Eritrea’s top diplomat over ‘diaspora tax’ enforcement, Deutsche Welle, Germany.
2018.01.16
The Stealthy Increase In The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act of 2017, Charles Rubin, TaxConnections.
Tax Court Bars IRS From Collecting Under FBAR, Roger Russell, Accounting Today, US.
2018.01.15
Schumer asks IRS to give break to all NY residents who prepaid property taxes, Jerry Zremski, Buffalo (NY) News, US.
2018.01.12
Millions of Americans have moved overseas — and it’s not because the U.S. is a ‘shithole’, Philip Bump, Washington Post, US.
Pressure to have kids become US citizens by consulate in Montréal, Reddit.
Tax Court bars IRS from collecting under FBAR, Roger Russell, Accounting Today, US.
2018.01.12
US Treasury grants yet another extension of time for reporting signature authorities (FBAR, Form 114) over certain foreign financial accounts, EY Global Tax Alert.
2018.10.10
National Taxpayer Advocate Deliverse Annual Report to Congress; Discusses Tax Reform Implementation and Unveils ‘Purple Book’, Internal Revenue Service, US.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/national-taxpayer-advocate-delivers-annual-report-to-congress-discusses-tax-reform-implementation-and-unveils-purple-book IR-2018-3, Jan. 10, 2018
Birth tourism brings Russian baby boom to Miami, Cynthia McFadden, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Tracy Connor and Anna R. Schecter, NBC, US.
Russian women are paying big money to come to the US for a very controversial reason, Chris Enloe, The Blaze, US.
2018.01.08
Investing with One Hand Tied Behind Your Back – an Australian Perspective on United States Tax Rules for Non-Resident Citizens, Karen Alpert, SSRN.
Expats hit as funds suspended over missing Priips documents, Kirsten Hastings and Sonia Rach, International Investor.
Lesson From The Tax Court: Reporting Income v. Reporting Information, Bryan Camp, TaxProf Blog, US.
2018.01.06
NYT Article on the Stefan Buck, Offshore Account Enabler, Acquittal, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.
2018.01.05
Relief for some US bankers in Switzerland as court blocks tax case info disclosure, Helen Burggraf, International Investment.
2018.01.03
Swiss court stops handover of bank employee details to US, SwissInfo, Switzerland.
2018.01.02
Donald Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: the expat American’s perspective, David McKeegan, International Investment.
2018.01.01
Show Me the Money: Where are all the FATCA Fat Cats? William Byrnes, IFC Review
