Some Americans in the home country have expressed a commitment to forcing American expatriates to file and pay taxes not only in their host countries but taxes at home as well. Without going too deeply into the basic fairness issue which others here have talked about so eloquently, I would like to talk about services.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Further to Just Me's "Will Your Offshore Accounts Land You in Jail?" maybe all that is needed* is this translation:
*for those in the US who don’t understand:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/4/tax-haven-wars/
an nonyms Comment:Obviously many Americans with little or no international experience think that any bank account outside the US must be a US person trying to evade taxes.Let me help people like Peterwise understand the situation a bit more.
We shall fight on the beaches: Open thread
Here is your chance to comment on any subject you want, related hopefully to the concerns of the Isaac Brock Society.  🙂
Dominant nationality and why it matters
Dual nationality exists when two or more nations claim jurisdiction over an individual. Â This may lead to disputes between the nations claiming the allegiance of the person, requiring that international law settle the matter. Â This has led to the doctrine of dominant nationality.
See also:
Dual Citizenship and National Laws
Dominant nationality protects individuals from state overreach
Dual citizenship and forced marriages, by Alison Symington
Dual Citizenship and National Laws
I have been hearing here (and elsewhere) that the American IRS has said that it might be inclined to treat dual US/Canadian citizens a bit more leniently. Â I imagine this is in response to the concerns that have been publicly raised by the Canadian government in response to the FATCA and the FBAR requirement.
I do not begrudge one whit this good news (if it is indeed true) but it does raise questions for us overseas Americans who are not residents of  Canada and who are (or wish to be) dual-citizens (or who have family members who already are dual citizens) of another nation-state.
The Canada Party's nomination for POTUS
In one of the comment streams, Renounce suggested nominated a candidate for president who was a member of the Expat community. Â Here is another suggestion:
New evidence media is waking up to FATCA story, Washington Times, Forbes, Fitch
Just Me sent me this e-mail that he is sending to media outlets:
So now after the NYT times article, the new WSJ journal article and the Fallows Atlantic trilogy, here is more reporting and opinion on the misguided citizenship taxation policy and IRS offshore crackdown which has created a FATCA mess that threatens Americans overseas as they become toxic clients for financial institutions world wide. Also more importantly, even rating agencies such as Fitch are beginning to understand the unintended consequences of the FATCA blowback and what that will mean for US business, exports and even American financial institutions as investment dollars move else where.
Patriotism and Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship – Should a U.S. Patriot Renounce?
This post originally appeared on the RenounceUScitizenship blog.
“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.”
― Thomas Jefferson
Will your Offshore Accounts Land you in Jail? Response from Just Me
Just Me sent this to me:
Dear Linda Sittenfield, CNBC Senior Producer
Regarding your article today titled
Will Your Offshore Accounts Land You in Jail?
Published:Â Thursday, 5 Jan 2012 | 1:20 PM ET
Hard Times for the American Diaspora
Cross-posted from the Franco-American Flophouse.
The relationship between the American diaspora and the home country is a strange one. Â There is no official recognition of its existence. Â Since the early years of the last century, efforts to track the number of Americans civilians leaving the U.S. and living abroad has been half-hearted at best. Â When asked, the U.S. government replies that it simply lacks the means to conduct a census, which is a rather odd response when you consider that U.S. government is publicly committed to enforcing taxation of American citizens abroad. Â If you can’t count them and you don’t know where they are, how in heaven’s name are you going to send them a tax bill?