Hey folks, I want to let you know that the isaacbrockforum.com is now open. This forum is password protected to keep web crawlers out. Search engines will not be able to access discussions in the forum. Nor will anyone be able to walk off the street straight into the discussion. They first have to ring the door bell–i.e., they must go to the how to join page to find out the password.
Author Archives: Petros
On comments (UPDATE: comments no longer nested)
UPDATE: Comments will no longer be nested. Please use the @ sign to reply to someone. If you want to quote a part of what they say, please use the the following html code <blockquote> to begin the quote, </blockquote> to end it (if you can remember).
Status Report : Growing pains at 30,000 views
Petros provides a recap of the progress of isaacbrocksociety.com at 30,000 views. Warning: While last week’s status report felt like a high school prep talk, this one reads like a business meeting.
A workman is worthy of his hire
Here is a comment from a cross border tax specialist
Petros, $250-$300 for a cross border US tax return an accountant that does not understand cross border tax. A good tax accountant would not even prepare a Canadian return for that fee. Check what H&R Block is charging for Canadian tax returns and remember they are essentially uneducated form fillers.
Ten Reasons the United States is no longer the land of the Free: Washington Post
From Just Me:
10 reasons the U.S. is no longer the land of the free
the opportunity to add reason number 11..
FATCA and citizenship taxation.
There are lots of comments, and mine will get lost, but here is what I added for what it is worth….
A Censored Forum is an Oxymoron: Why the Expat Forum is not a safe place for conversation and what we can learn from our experience there
Until now, I’ve been cheeky and sarcastic in my tone. Now I just want to say a few honest words about what has happened, and the history leading up to it.
The Expat Forum has banned me
Overzealous spam filter: apologies
Hi a few comments were spammed, one by Tim, three by 416. The automatic spam filter Akisimet is what makes possible for posts to be unmoderated. But we have to keep on top of thing. Apologies. Peter
Free Seminar: Roy A. Berg JD LLM
Roy A. Berg, as some may have noticed, has been following our blog, and has chimed in more than once in our conversation. This is very welcome. We are happy for those who have professional experience to speak on issues whenever they are willing.
FATCA Discussion Thread (Ask your questions) Part One
Ask your questions about FATCA.