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Media and Blog Articles – Part 1 of 11 (to 26 May 2015)

You can access all years at this link:

http://isaacbrocksociety.ca/media-and-blog-articles-links-for-all-years/

EmBee suggested that it would be good if there was a thread for new articles, so that people would be aware of where to comment. So, I created this permanent page.  You could mention such articles in the comment stream for this page, or if I see one on another thread, I can copy the link to here. I’ll keep adding to the list, but not deleting, so we’ll end up having sort of a “bibliography” too.  [Note:  Some articles are not open for comments]

For more articles on FATCA, enter FATCA into Google then click on the link “more news for fatca” just below the most recent featured article.

Note also: JC suggests to see #FATCA on Twitter for latest breaking news. JC finds that is quite a good source and there even are some international articles that one may read using Google Translate.” Others may help certain tweets and articles remain in elevated position by retweeting them.

26 May 2015:  This thread is now closed.  It continues at Media and Blog Articles Open for Comment, Part 2 of 2.

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.

2015.05.25

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

Articles from earlier in 2015 are at this link

Articles from 2014 are at this link

Media and Blog Articles Open for Comment, Part 2, is at this link

Media and Blog Articles Open for Comment, Part 3, is at this link

3,971 thoughts on “Media and Blog Articles – Part 1 of 11 (to 26 May 2015)”

  1. @Watcher
    This article clearly states what we have all been saying in comments for eons now. Just maybe this is the culmination of our efforts and indeed manifests that commenting has some value?

    I can’t wait for what Jupitron has to say about this one! Looks like this rainy gloomy Friday might get interesting.

  3. @Watcher

    Keith Redmond’s commentary is in direct response to yesterday’s CNBC article, http://www.cnbc.com/id/102129478
    “Is giving up citizenship…un-American?”
    Author and managing editor for CNBC.com Allen Wastler has been very responsive to email and tweets criticizing his article.

  5. Pastbeyond60 & WhiteKat, I need to catch my breath after reading all the comments. It always seems like one or two who oppose. Do they work for the IRS?

    Maybe get some quotes from the Wall Street Journal, Democrats Abroad research and http://www.fatcalegalaction.com. Are these naysayers more authoritative than The Wall Street Journal for instance. I believe Constitutional rights violated is another good one, so says http://www.fatcalegalaction.com

  6. @JC
    Man-o-man….they were flying fast and furious initially on the latest CNBC article. My brain was going tilt! There always seem to be one or two complete morons but they are great to bounce off of. When no morons show up the comment numbers are often low. My mind has come around to welcoming them. In this particular case they just validated the point of the article. FABULOUS!

    What I find most interesting is the debate is often at a very low intellectual level. Where are the smart folks wishing to debate this issue? Maybe they are smart enough to understand they have no rational position to argue from? Yes, I must compile a “go to” list of quotes. It seems I’m always scrambling and reactive.

  8. charl,

    It doesn’t show that way on my computer nor when I go into edit your comment. Perhaps someone has already fixed it?

  9. The US has tried to deal with this problem [ta haven] by passing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in 2010 (it was not enacted into law until July, 1, 2014), but US politics only allowed the law to apply to individuals, not corporations, which are responsible for the largest part of that hidden money.

    “A US citizen has to declare anything over US$50,000 held outside the US. At the same time Google paid 1/16 of one percent on US$37 billion last year in taxes. It doesn’t seem to make sense.”

    http://cointelegraph.com/news/112844/finance-ministers-in-51-countries-declare-bank-secrecy-act-obsolete

  12. @EmBee

    Your recent response to American Overseas in the CNBC article was BRILLIANT. You sure have a way with words. At this point I think we are writing to the journalist which this article demonstrates has great value. He pretty much pasted Brocker’s previous comments as the Kat pointed out. If he uses AO’s, also brilliant, and yours for his next article we will be on a nice roll!

  14. @ charl
    Keith Redmond just tweeted the American Overseas “10 facts” comment. That comment is a keeper for sure. It had to be hard to keep the list down to ten though.

  15. @EmBee
    I think Keith is my new most favourite person! That also means he IS reading the comments. Lets cross all of our paws that AO’s facts list and your response is the next article he writes on the subject. Inch by bloody inch…..

  16. @ Tom
    Ok, I went to the St. Louis Post Dispatch as you suggested and found the following post from earlier today:
    http://interact.stltoday.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1073100 (14 Facts About The Obama Presidency Most People Don’t Know).

    Thought, gee, this is certainly an opportunity for some of our great IBS commentators to shake things up a bit in middle America (adding 14 MORE things about Obama that most people don’t know). May the articulate ones have a field day…….. 🙂

  21. @ WhiteKat & Watcher Not many comments but there seem to be some intelligent people disagreeing with the article.

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