Updated with a poll at the end. Wayne State law prof article reveals interesting attitude toward #FBAR #FATCA and #Americansabroad https://t.co/9QfEjdxr6z — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) November 26, 2015 Thanks to Trish Moon for her “work in progress” documenting the history of the “FBAR Fundraiser” and how President Obama, Secretary Geithner and Commissioner Shulman launched
On my post of November 11, 2015 I asked the question: Why do Homelanders believe it is okay to impose taxation on Americans abroad (meaning people who reside in other nations and on income earned in other nations). I believe that there is little chance of achieving RBT without understanding the “Homelander World View”. The
More #CookvTait: Why do some Homelanders believe that US taxation of non-US residents is okay? https://t.co/a8OOKaUYx1 – Why?? — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) November 11, 2015 On November 15, 2015 I wrote a post asking for your assistance with the following question: How should Americans abroad address the Homelander attitude (and argument?) which I
Cross posted from the Renounce U.S. Citizenship blog. Assistance required. Many people defend (not justify) citizenship taxation on the basis that: All U.S. citizens are subject to the same provisions of the Internal Revenue Code Americans abroad are U.S. citizens Therefore, Americans abroad should be subject to the same provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
Cook v. Tait – The Book “Cook v. Tait” – Book of posts https://t.co/ENUaLAQ4v3 – Does citizenship taxation make sense in the modern world? Will it survive #FATCA? — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) May 6, 2015 As you know, the 1924 U.S. Supreme Course decision in Cook v. Tait is often cited as the basis
This is cross-posted from the Alliance for The Defence of Canadian Sovereignty website. Welcome to 2015. On January 5, 2014 incoming Chairman Orrin Hatch of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee said: National Review Online OpEd: It’s Time to Rebuild the Tax Code Seven guiding principles for comprehensive income-tax reform. Everyone agrees that the American
UPDATE: December 23, 2014 Stephen Kish says: The Republicans may or may not introduce legislation to kill citizenship-based taxation during the next two years. Even if introduced, it is uncertain whether such legislation will be successfully passed into law. An alternative approach is litigation. However, a lot of money will be required to sue in
This post appeared on the RenounceUScitizenship blog. Sen. Ted Cruz's citizenship saga could linger http://t.co/wB8Gem8RRq via @USATODAY – Is citizenship ownership or membership? — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) August 20, 2013 Recent, shocking revelations regarding Texas Senator Ted Cruz! Ted Cruz is a Canadian citizen. Does this mean that he is not American or not
The 14th amendment of the constitution … The 14th amendment of the U.S. constitution reads as follows: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall
This post is from the RenounceUScitizenship blog. This is the eighth of a series of posts – starting with Cook v. Tait 1 – about citizenship-based taxation. A recent article by Allison Christians “Drawing the Boundaries of Tax Justice” is a must read. The article is notable because it considers tax policy without adopting any of the
