Media and Blog Articles – 2017

Articles on FATCA, CBT, Citizenship matters that have come to our attention during 2017.

For 2018 articles, go to Media and Blog Articles Open for Comments.

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2017.12.28
The disinterested state: negative diasporic policy as an expression of state inclusion and national exclusion, Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
The microfoundations of diaspora politics: unpacking the state and disaggregating the diaspora, Alexandra Délano Alonso and Harris Mylonas, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
It’s time to address the double standard about tax havens, Angela Wright, Macleans, Canada.
The US Is Becoming the World’s New Tax Haven, The Editors, Bloomberg View, US.
2017.12.21
Rep. Dina Titus Supports Americans Abroad Tax Reform, Democrats Abroad, US. 
Now That The GOP Tax Bill Is Approved, The IRS Gets Busy, Brian Naylor, NPR, US.
2017.12.20
Taxpayers will have to wait to find out how they fare under new legislation , Renae Merle and Aaron Gregg, Denver Post (reprint from Washington Post), US.
U.S. Shareholders –Take Action by December 31, KPMG.
2017.12.18
Have You Ever Felt Sorry for the I.R.S? Now Might Be the Time, Patricia Cohen, New York Times, US.
2017.12.06
Taxpayer Assistance Center Service Continues to Decline, Impairing Taxpayers’ Ability to Receive In-Person Assistance, Nina Olson, TaxConnections.
Senate Republicans Made a $289 Billion Mistake in the Handwritten Tax Bill They Passed at 2 a.m. Go Figure, Jordan Weissmann, Slate, US.
‘Holy crap;” Experts find tax plan riddled with glitches, Brian Faler, Politico, US.
2017.12.05
What US Expats Who Receive Form W-9 from a Foreign Bank Should Do, Hugo Lesser, TaxConnections.
The EU’s Tax Haven Blacklist – Will the U.S. Eventually be Added? Dr. Craig Rose, Bloomberg/International Tax Blog, US.
Trump lawyer denies Deutsche Bank got subpoena on Trump accounts, Arno Schuetze, Karen Friefeld, Reuters.
Trump-Russia probe: Mueller ‘demands’ Deutsche Bank data, BBC News, UK.
2017.12.04
Lesson From The Tax Court: The Perils of Poor Drafting, Bryan Camp, TaxProf Blog, US.
Ottawa author detained by US border guards says system ‘broken”,” Kimberley Molina, CBC News, Canada.
S-Corp Comments to Tax Reform Conferees, S-Corp, US.
Republicans’ Irresponsible Rush for ‘Reform’, Jonathan Bernstein, Bloomberg, US.
Possible impacts of US tax cuts assessed, Chen Jia, China Daily, China
2017.12.03
Will Meghan Markle kiss her US passport goodbye to escape the taxman? Ali Hussain, The Times, UK.

2017.11.30
Meghan Markle: le casse-tête royal, InterFrance, France.
2017.11.29
Royal bride-to-be Meghan Markle’s US citizenship intrigues tax experts, Helen Burggraf, International Investment.
Meghan Markle’s US citizenship could expose the royal family’s secretive finances and leave them at risk of leaks, Adam Taylor, The Independent, UK
Meghan Markle may reveal royal secrets to foreign power by paying taxes to the US, Richard Palmer, The Express, UK.
For FATCA Repeal, It’s Now or Never, Robert Goulder, Forbes, US.
2017.11.28
CNN Town Hall Debate:  Senators Cruz and Scott to Face Off against Senators Cantwell and Sanders on tax reform, CNN, US.
US expat groups urge pressure on DC lawmakers as tax reform vote nears, Helen Burggraf, International Investor.
Meghan Markle’s US citizenship could cause tax headaches for British Royal family, Adam Taylor, Washington Post, US.  This article is also in The Independent, UK, (30 Nov) entitled Meghan Markle’s US citizenship could expose the royal family’s secretive finances and leave them at risk of leaks.
English Law Used to Determine if Payments Would Cease on Death of Payee, Ed Zollars, Current Federal Tax Developments, US.
2017.11.27
ACA submits statement urging Senate to include RBT in Senate bill, American Citizens Abroad.
2017.11.23
Corporate Canada Beware — Our Neighbours Want to Change The Tax Rules of The Game, Karyn Lipman, Adam Gur, Gregory Buteyn, Crowe Soberman, Canada.
2017.11.22
Residency-based taxation: Americans living in Israel may soon see benefits, Glen Frost, Times of Israel, Israel.
2017.11.21
Senator Bernie Sanders Call For Senate Investigation of the Offshore Paradise Papers Leak, Ronald Marini, TaxConnections.
2017.11.17
Update: Scathing criticism of FATCA and GOP inaction, Anthony Parent, IRS Medic, US.
DeVere CEO Demands ‘Firm Action’ on Fatally-Flawed FATCA, Newsmax.
Divergent Republican Tax Plans Blur Future for Grad Students, Kimberly M.S. Cartier, EOS, US.
2017.11.16
The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students, Erin Rousseau, New York Times, US.
2017.11.15
The IRS Is Building a Safe to Hold Trump’s Tax Return’s: Departed tax chief John Koskinen explains why even he can’t see Trump’s taxes – and why should ‘beware the collapse of the IRS’, Michael Grunwald. Politico, US.
2017.11.14
Top Year-End Tax Planning Strategies, Hugo Lesser, TaxConnections.
International tax systems and how to prepare for them, Robert Rigby-Hall, IAmExpat.

2017.11.09
Any Polish-USA Dual Citizens Returning to Poland and Planning to Renounce USA Citizenship Due to FATCA?  Polish Forums.
Tax reform is useless to Americans Abroad, Theo Caldwell, American Thinker, US.
Tax reform state of play: Republicans’ math problem, Phil Mattingly, CNN, US.
2017.11.08
US Tax Reform Bill Appears To Confiscate 12% of Retained Earnings of Certain Canadian Controlled Private Corporations, John Richardson, TaxConnections.
Any Polish-USA Dual Citixzens Returning to Poland and Plan to Renoucne USA Citizenship Due to FATCA? PolishForums.
John McCain Planning on Killing Tax Reform, Katrina Pierson, Katrina Pierson, US.
Senate Republicans Will Diverge From House in Sweeping Tax Rewrite, Jim Tankersley, Alan Rappeport and Thomas Kaplan, New York Times, US.
2017.11.07
Americans Keep Setting New Records for Renouncing Citizenship, and Tax Reform Threatens to Make it Worse, Matt Welch, Reason.
Congress is considering giving Americans in Canada an incredible tax break, Charles Bruce, Financial Post, Canada.
What US Expats Can Learn from the Paul Manafort Indictment, Hugo Lesser, TaxConnections.
Class Warfare: people are out for blood, Simon Jennings, Sovereign Man.
IRS chief departs, blasting Congress for budget cuts threatening tax agency, Joe Davidson, Washington Post, US.
This could be the biggest fight over the Republican tax plan, Bob Bryan, Business Insider.

2017.11.06
Tally of Americans Renouncing Citizenship Heading for Record, Bloomberg News, NewsMax.
2017.11.05
Huge offshore data leak reveals financial secrets of global elite — from the Queen to former MP’s, CBC News, Canada.
Trudeau’s chief fundraiser linked to Cayman Islands scheme, Harvey Cashore, Chelsea Gomez, Gillian Findlay, CBC News, Canada.
2017.11.03
Americans Renouncing Citizenship Hits New Record; Tax Bill Won’t Change That, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
Chairman Brady Releases Mark of House Tax Reform Bill, Steptoe and Johnson, Lexology.
US expats fingers still crossed as first draft of tax reform bill doesn’t address overseas individuals, Helen Burggraf, International Invesment.
2017.11.02
More Rich Americans Are Giving Up Their Citizenship to Avoid Taxes, Graham Lanktree, Newsweek, US.
Americans renounce citizenship at record pace, Joe Palazzolo, MarketWatch.
US Passports Won’t Be Seized For FBAR Violations: ACA, Fiona Moore, Expat Briefing.
IRS Reporting Program Advisory Committee Issues Annual Report Recommending FATCA Delays, William Byrnes, TaxConnections.
2017.10.31
Top 3 Reasons Why Expats SHould Catch Up With Their IRS Tax Filing By Using The Streamlined Procedure, Hugo Lesser, TaxConnections.
Manafort has 3 passports, traveled to China with phone registered under fake name, Katelyn Polantz, CNN, US.
2017.10.30
Manafort & Gates Indictment – understanding their FBAR penalty mess, Anthony Parent, IRS Medic, US.
Ex-Trump campaign adviser pleads guilty to making false statement, Jeremy Herb, Evan Perez, Marshall Cohen, Pamela Brown and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, US.
2017.10.27
No, Mr. Xi, Chinese-Candians aren’t agents of your party, Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail, Canada.
2017.10.26
Could U.S. Tax Reform Include An End to Citizenship-Based Taxation? Matthew D. Lee, FoxRothschild, US.
Budget narrowly passes house, a key step in tax reform, Ashley Killough, CNN, US.
2017.10.25
The American fiction of ‘universal jurisdiction’, Andrew Napolitano, Washington Times, US.
US expats might get lower tax bills, Advisor, Canada.
2017.10.24
Jazz great, former Oscar Peterson drummer Alvin Queen, denied entry into USA, PR Web.
2017.10.21
Access to banking and financial services, AARO: Association of Americans Resident Overseas.
2017.10.20
Why I stopped worrying about my tax firm and learned to love Trump’s tax plan, Anthony Parent, IRS Medic, US. (video) (Calgary411, who posted this noted that “opinion of interest starts at 17.:15.”)
2017.10.19
Could you be eligible for US citizenship? Marie Claire Digby, The Irish Times, Ireland.
2017.10.16
6,400 expat American signatures sought on petition to end citizenship-based tax, Helen Burggraf, International Investment.
L’enfer de ces milliers de Français poursuivis par le fisc américain, Frédéric Bianchi, BFM, France.
2017.10.13
Why Territorial Taxation for Individuals (TTFI) needs to be part of tax reform, Keith Redmond interviewed by Anthony Parent and Claudine Gindel, IRS Medic, US.
This Law Makes It Harder to Live Overseas as an American. Congress Can Reverse It, Patrick Tyrell, Anthony B. Kim, J. Daniel Davis, Daily Signal, US.
IRS suspends Equifax contract after pressure from US Congress, Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press, Toronto Star, Canada.
2017.10.11
Treasury Hints That Regulatory Review May Target FATCA Regulations, Matthew D. Lee, JD Supra.
2017.10.10
Can We Please Stop Paying Twice – Tax Reform for Americans Abroad, Democrats Abroad.
Why Democrats Need A 50-State Strategy, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Washington Post, US.
2017.10.06
ACA: Tax Reform Should Tackle The Worldwide Tax System, Marylouise Serrato, Forbes, US.
US Intelligence Unit Accused Of Illegally Spying On Americans’ Financial Records, Jason Leopold and Jessica Garrison, BuzzFeed.
2017.10.05
Global reporting rules threaten to impose huge penalties on our banks, Robert Gotliebson, The Australian, Australia.
2017.10.04
FATCA? Who Cares? Information CHAOS at the IRS, Virginia Le Torre Jeker, AngloInfo, Dubai.
Israeli Americans pushing Trump, Congress to drop levy on income generated outside U.S, Michele Chabin, Times of Israel, Israel.
2017.10.03
Un collective de Franco-Américains engage un recours contre le Fatca, AFP, Notre temps, France.
Letter for Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Int’l Tax Reform, Julia Bryan, International Chair, Democrats Abroad.
IRS hires Equifax despite massive data breach, Andrew Sherter, CBS News, US.
IRS awards Equifax $7.25 million contract to prevent fraud, Ali Breland, The Hill, US.
IRS awards multimillion-dollar fradul-prevention contract to Equifax, Steven Overly and Nancy Scola, Politico, US.
Bolivia’s lawmakers have draw up fresh legislation they say is aimed at targeting tax evasion, Ridhima Sharma, International Investment.
2017.10.02
One Sentence in the GOP Tax Plan has Multibillion-Dollar Implications, Lynnley Browning, Bloomberg, US.
US FATCA is still causing chaos here in the UK, Financial Times, UK.
Rand Paul is not happy with Republican leaders’ current GOP tax reform plan, Andrew Prokop, Vox.
100 Groups Opposing a Territorial Tax System Proposed by President Trump & Republican Leaders, The Fact Coalition, US.
100 organizations urge Congress to oppose ‘incredibly bad idea’ in GOP tax plan, Naomi Jagoda, The Hill, US.
2017.09.29
Letter of Congressman Bill Posey (R, FL) to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, US.  PDF.  Text of letter with clickable links.
Advancements on ACA’s Residency-Based Taxation (RBT) Approach, American Citizens Abroad.
Non-resident Tax Advocacy webinar, DemocratsAbroad. (video)
Top Scientology Finanaical Adviser Preaches Moving Money Offshore, Gary Baum, Hollywood Reporter, US.
2017.09.28
Why US exports have flatlined, Tony Rodriguez, Washington Times, US.
Corker’s Focus on Deficit May Force GOP to Scale Back Tax Cuts, Erik Wasson, Bloomberg, US.
‘Taxing The Taxes You Pay:’ Tri-State Lawmakers React To Trumps Tax Reform Plan, CBS New York, US.
New territorial US tax policy would tax companies globally, Financial Times.
Trump Prepares to Pick His Own Auditor at the IRS, Saleha Mohsin, Bloomberg, US.
Takes place on 2017.09.28
Republicans Overseas Global Teleconference with Grover Norquist, Eventbrite.
2017.09.27
Unified Framework for Fixing our Broken Tax Code, Republican Tax Plan.
The new Republican tax plan, explained, Dylan Matthews, Vox, US.
Everything you need to know about the Big 6 tax plan, Brian Faler, Politico, US.
SHOCKING NEWS! IRS Just Suspended Its Automated Substitute for Return (ASFR) Program, Virginia La Torre Jeker, AngloInfo, Dubai.
2017.09.25
Week ahead in finance: Big day for tax reform, Niv Elis, The Hill, US.
2017.09.23
Exclusive: Trump, GOP to cut top rate to 35 percent, Jonathan Swan, Axios.
2017.09.22
IRS Taxes For US Inpats – What You Need To Know, Hugo Lesser, TaxConnections.
2017.09.21
Big Win for Taxpayer/Filer in FBAR Willful Penalty Case, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.
2017.09.19
Nigel Green on FATCA, YouTube.
‘I prefer to fight to change the system’, Jeannie Wurz, SwissInfo, Switzerland.
Bill Morneau chides NDP for lack of support for his ‘progressive proposal’ for tax plan, Joan Bryden, National Post, Canada.
Thunder Bay hospital ER doctors threaten to leave, Thunder Bay News, Canada.
2017.09.14
Swiss Life under scrutiny of US authorities for tax evasion, SwissInfo, Switzerland.
Help End Citizenship Based Taxation! Anthony Parent and Claudine Gindel, IRS Medic, US.
Trump administration argues for rollback of voting rights in US territories, Virgin Islands Consortium, Virgin Islands.
2017.09.13
US political parties overseas groups ramp resi-based tax campaign, Helen Burghoff, International Investment. (Note: this article mentions both Barbara and the Isaac Brock Society.)
US Threatens To Cut Off China From SWIFT If It Violates North Korea Sanctions, Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge.
Why The Tax Reform Crew May Target Your Retirement, Chris Farrell, Forbes, US.
2017.09.11
Canada’s Tax on Being American, Yvonne Morris McCallum, Wall Street Journal, US.
State Dept. Forces Stranded US Citizens to Foot the Bill for Hurricane Rescue, Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, US.
2017.09.09
US Evacuates Hundreds of Citizens From Caribbean Island Laid To Ruin by Irma, Saagar Enjeti, Daily Caller, US.
2017.09.08
Secret Government of Canada Data data stored on US servers? Memo raises possibility, Dean Beeby, CBC News, Canada.
2017.09.07
Part 2:  The problem is NOT ‘worldwide taxation’.  The problem is imposing worldwide taxation on people who don’t live in South Africa or the USA and are ‘tax residents’ of other countries, John Richardson, Citizenship Solutions, Canada.
IRS fines Toronto man $165,000 for not filing forms; CRA helped collect, Patrick Cain, Global News, Canada.
Practical FATCA and CRS compliance for family trusts, Jennie Cherry and George N. Harris, Jr, ILO.
‘Cheating on the numbers’ is the only way to cut corporate tax rate to 15%, says Jack Lew, Berkeley Lovelace, Jr., CNBC, US.
Minister Lebouthillier shares with Canadians the latest results of cracking down on tax cheats with Canadians, News 9 (Oklahoma City), US.
2017.09.06
South Africa is NOT attempting to compete with USA by challenging the US monopoly on citizenship-based taxation, John Richardson, Citizenship Solutions, Canada.
2017.09.05
Panama’s Tax Authorities further extend first FATCA reporting date for Panamanian financial institutions to September 8, 2017, EY.
On or about 2017.09.04
Survey:  Democrats Abroad 2017 Non-Resident US Taxpayer Research Project, Democrats Abroad.  Survey for this project is currently open for your input.
2017.09.01
Passport Revocation Update from the Taxpayer Advocate, Claudine Gindel , IRS Medic, US. (Article with video (Rostyslav Shiller and Amanda Bartmann, Attorney Advisors to the National Taxpayer Advocate, interviewed by Anthony Parent and Claudine Gindel.))
2017.08.31
Relief in sight for American expats as RNC adopts new tax position, by Ashley Kong, Harbour Times, Hong Kong.
FATCA is a blinding disaster that the 6^th Circuit can’t see. So let’s help them, Claudine Gindel, IRS Medic, US.  (Article with video (Donna-Lane Nelson interviewed by Anthony Parent and Claudine Gindel.))
2017.08.30
I’m ready to fight for tax reform, Rand Paul, CNN, US.
2017.08.29
Dismissal of FATCA Lawsuit Upheld — Sixth Circuit affirms that plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge foreign reporting requirements, Dawn S. Markowitz, Wealth Management, US.
2017.08.27
How to Get News Articles to President Trump That General Kelly Won’t Let Through, Target Liberty, US.
2017.08.24
Making ex-Americans out of expats: Why Congress must stop taxing income that U.S. citizens earn in foreign lands, Thomas C. Stewart, Washington Times, US.
Kelly moves to control the information Trump sees, Eliana Johnson and Nancy Cook, Politico, US.
The 6^th Circuit undercuts  Supreme Court order to dismiss FATCA suit, Anthony Parent, IRS Medic, US.
2017.08.22
Memorandum re Sixth Circuit Decision in Crawford v. Department of Treasury, James Bopp, Jr. & Richard E. Coleson, Bopp Law Firm, US.
Tax reform is America’s best chance to grow jobs and boost wages, David WIlliams, The Hill, US.
2017.08.18
American Living In Canada Loses First Round In Fight Against Harsh IRS Penalty, Peter J. Reilly, Forbes, US.
Daily Tax Update – August 18, 2017: Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FATCA Challenge, Steptoe, US.
6^th Circ. Ends Rand Paul’s FATCA Challenge, Michael Macagnone, Law360, US.
2017.08.17
Vulnerable Americans Abroad: Leval Weight of IRS Pubs, Info, FAQs = ZILCH! Virginia LeTorre Jeker, AngloInfo, Dubai.
Jim Jatras talks about FATCA, RT, Russia.  (video, news programme, Jim’s section starts at 17:31)
Double trouble: A dual-citizenship row rattles the Australian government, The Economist, UK
Double happiness: People with two nationalities should be feted, not mistrusted, The Economist, UK
2017.08.15
Swiss expats feel ‘messed around’ by banks, Mattias von Wartburg, SwissInfo, Switzerland.
2017.08.11
CPA Advice May Not Constitute Reasonable Cause, Ronald Marini, TaxConnections.
US Court upholds IRS penalty on US expat demanding tax refund, Eugenio Montesano, International Adviser.
2017.08.09
Court Sustains $10,000 Per Year § 6038(b) Penalty for Form 5471 Noncompliance for Taxpayer Who Withdrew from 2009 OVDP, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.
2017.08.07
Why more Americans are handing in their citizenship, Jonathan Berr, Moneywatch, CBS, US.
2017.08.06
Ottawa gets an earful on proposed expansion of US border pre-clearance powers, Evan Dyer, CBC News, Canada.
2017.08.04
Long List Of Americans Who Renounced Citizenship Is More About Taxes Than Trump, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
US tax reform hopes become mired in foreign cash piles, Financial Times.
Trump’s NAFTA Renogotiation could put Canadias’ Personal Data at Risk, Jacob Dubé, Motherboard.
2017.08.03
IRS Criminal Investigation chief plans new enforcement programs, Michael Cohn, AccountingToday, US.
2017.08.02
Canadians’ personal data on table in NAFTA negotiations, Canadian Press, Humboldt (Sask.) Journal, Canada.
2017.07.31
Exit strategy: More Americans are living abroad, Thomas V. DiBacco, Orlando Sentinel, US.
2017.07.28
The relevance and state of US-Caribbean relations – Part 3, Sir Ronald Sanders, Caribbean News Now!
Sorting the Citizens from the Non-Citizens: Checkpoints within US Territory, Victoria Ferauge, The Franco-American Flophouse, Japan.
2017.07.27
White House adviser clashes with Mnuchin over tax plan, Nancy Cook, Politico.
US Republicans Kill Border Tax, Focus on Corporate Rate Cuts, Reuters, Voice of America, US.
Coments on Today’s Joint Statement on Tax Reform, Kyle Pomerleau, Tax Foundation, US.
2017.07.25
North American free trade agreement (NAFTA) – Information on consultations, Government of Canada.
NAFTA talks: US proposal for cross-border data storage at odds with BC, NS law, Janyce McGregor, CBC News, Canada.
South African expats fear losing tax exemption, Sameer Naik, IOL, South Africa.
DeVere CEO hits out at ‘unjust’ South African expat tax change, Gary Robinson, International Investment, UK.
2017.07.21
The Time Is Now for Trump’s Promised Tax Reform Agenda, Nigel Green, Newsmax.
2017.07.20
Repeal FATCA Protest Hits Washington Wall of Silence, Lisa Smith, iExpats.
Here’s how the taxman will come after South African expats, TimesLive, South Africa.
2017.07.19
Why I’m renouncing my US citizenship (and it’s not just because of Trump), Susan Bloch-Nevitte, Globe and Mail, Canada.
How Tax Reform Will Simplify Our Broken Tax Code and Help Individuals and Families, Ways and Means Committee, US Congress, YouTube.  (Congressman George Holding again calls for residence-based taxation. His speech is from 1:33:00 to 1:36:40.)
2017.07.18
‘Come to CRA before we go to you’:  International deal to expose offshore tax cheats, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, Canada.
Federal government extends public consultations as launch of NAFTA renegotiations looms, Joan Bryden, Global News, Canada.
Submission to  Global Affairs Canada, NAFTA Consultations , OpenMedia Engagement Network, Canada.
Submission to Global Affairs Canada, NAFTA Consultations, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Canada.
Submission to Global Affairs Canada, NAFTA Consultations, Canadian Bankers Association, Canada.
2017.07.17
Pentagon study declares American empire is ‘collapsing’, Nafeez Ahmed, InsurgeIntelligence.
2017.07.10
Department of the Treasury Issues another Invitation to Taxpayers to Comment on Department Regulations, National Law Review, US.
2017.07.09
IRS Wipes Out Elderly Couple’s Dress Shop, Selle Everything, and the Details are Infuriating, Justin Haskins,The Blaze, US.
2017.07.08
…Charter protects all Canadians ‘even when it is uncomfortable’, Prime Minister Justin Trudeay, CBC News, Canada.  (video)
2017.07.07
EU Commission hearing re renegotiation of FATCA.  Note: presentation by Jude Ryan at 1:20; Sophie in ‘t Veld, MP at 1:38.  (video)
GOP’s Tax Overhaul’s Fate Rests on ‘Big Six’ Talks, Richard Rubin, Wall Street Journal, US.
IRS shuts down mom and pop dressmaker, sells dresses within hours, Kevin Krause, Dallas News, US.
2017.07.06
Foreign TIN Issues Could Signal Bigger Problems for FATCA, LexisNexis.
EU-US tax war comes to the G20, Tax Justice Network.
2017.07.04
Widow, injured soldier’s court filing seeks money federal government is expected to give Khadr, Rob Gillies, CBC News, Canada.
2017.07.03
Investment Constraints 3: Equity, Karen Alpert, Fix the Tax Treaty, Australia.
2017.07.01
Americans residing in Canada are required to file US income tax returns, Terry McBride, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Canada.
An American in Canada: Why I took the citizenship plunge, Katherine Ashenburg, Globe and Mail, Canada.
2017.06.28
Objectives Report to Congress, Fiscal year 2018, Nina E. Olsen, National Taxpayer Advocate,  IRS, US.
White House memo suggests moving refugee bureau from State Department to DHS, Jake Tapper, Ethan Cohen and Justin Backover, CNN, US. (Note:  This article also states that this suggested move also includes DoS’ Bureau of Consular Affairs. “The White House is considering a proposal to move both the State Department bureau of Consular Affairs and its bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration to the Department of Homeland Security, a senior White House official tells CNN.”
2017.6.26
Investments Constraints 2:  Real Property, Karen Alpert, FixTheTaxTreaty, Australia.
2017.06.23
FBAR Penalties Now Adjusted for Inflation: Abatement/Mitigation Still Possible, Patricia Weisberger, JDSupra.
2017.06.21
FATCA and Tax Reform Update, Anthony Parent and Claudine Gindel interview Solomon Yue (Vice Chairman and CEO, Republicans Overseas), IRS Medic, US.
2017.06.20
FATCA Must Be Killed By This Congress, FATCA Tracker, TaxConnections.2016.06.10
Ever wanted to live in 2 countries at once? Here’s your chance, Associated Press, CBC News, Canada.
2016.06.08
IRS Says FAQs Not Legal Authority—Finally! Annette Nellen, TaxConnections.
2016.06.07
IRS Passport revocation updates: The importance of Notice CP-508C, Anthony Parent and Claudine Gindel, IRS Medic, US. (video)
2016.06.06
Interview with Laura Saunders, author of Are you Hiding Money From the IRS Overseas? Be Very Afraid, Wall Street Journal (see 2017.06.02 below). * Episode Download Link (4 MB) * Episode Feed: WSJ Your Money Matters .With A Flick Of His Mood, Trump Throws Allies Off Balance, Nick Robins-Early, Eline Gordts, Huffington Post, US.
2017.06.04
Will Republicans Ever Kill FATCA? Denis Kleinfeld, Newsmax.
FATCA Must Be “Killed” by This GOP Congress, Paul Ebeling, Live Trading News.
FAQs Are Not Legal Authority, Charles Rubin, RubinOnTax, US.
2017.06.02
Are you Hiding Money From the IRS overseas? Be Very Afraid, Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal (paywalled), US.  Comments archived (thanks, Karen).  Text of article, Morningstar (no paywall).  Text of article, Fox (no paywall)
2017.06.01
The IRS is Due to Present its Digital Currency Strategy to Congress Next Week, Stan Higgins, Coindesk.
2017.05.31
Tax burdens prompt more Americans to ditch their citizenship, Darla Mercado, CNBC, US.
2017.05.24
America Must Break Un-American Shackles of Citizen-based Taxation, Nigel Green, Newsmax.
Globe-Spanning British Adviser DeVere Said to Face SEC Probe, Zeke Faux, Benjamin Robertson, Matt Robinson, Bloomberg, US.
2017.05.19
Why everyone should be frightened by FATCA, Anthony Parent and Claudine Gindel, IRS Medic, US.
2017.05.18
The 5 Costliest Financial Regulations Of The Past 20 Years, Frank Holmes, Forbes, US.
The OVDP Program May End After May 2017, Ronald Marini, Tax Connections.
The Tax Reform No One Talks About, Theo Caldwell, American Thinker, US.
Eprivateclient: In a flurry of acronyms, FATCA, CRS and LEI pile costs and regulations on Trustees, Lynne Rowland, KingstonSmith, UK.
The 5 Costliest Financial Regulations Of The Past 20 Years: A Timeline, Frank Holmes, Forbes, US.
2017.05.17
Open Letter on Tax Reform to Administration and Congress, ACA, Inc, ACA Global Foundation, Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, AmCham Abu Dhabi, Americans for Tax Reform and US Wheat Associates, American Citizens Abroad.
Republican Hopes for Rewriting Tax Code in 2017 Are Fading, Alan Rappeport, New York Times, US.
GOP lawmakers question IRS summons to Coinbase users, Michael Cohn, Accounting Today, US.
2 Coinbase customers join battle to stop IRS summons, Jasmine Solana, CalvinAyre.
Goldman’s Donovan Pulls Out of No. 2 Treasury Job Nomination, Saleha Mohsin and Shannon Pettypiece, Bloomberg, US.
2016.05.16
CUNA, WOCCU Call for Repeal of FATCA, CU Today, US.
2017.05.15
US expats cry way too much about their IRS taxes (they don’t), Anthony Parent and Claudine Gindel, IRS Medic, US.  (video)
2017.05.12
Trump Tax Plan Could Make It Easier To Hide Money In Offshore Accounts, Lydia O’Neal, IBTimes.
How the super reforms impact US expats, Marsh-Laine Dungog, SMSF Advisor, Australia.
2017.05.11
Let’s Get FATCA Repealed! IRS Medic, US.  (video)
Fnm Deputy: Oecd ‘Preying On The Weak’, Neil Hartnell, Tribune242, Bahamas.
Reconstructing Citizenship: The Forgotten Right of Expatriation, Lucy Salyer, US Capitol Historical Society Symposium, US. (video)  Direct link to Questions and answers section of this presentation. (video)
Potential Consequences For US Expats Of  The Trump Tax Plan, Ephraim Moss, TaxConnections.
2017.05.10
Why the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act must be repealed, Mark Crawford and Keith Redmond interviewed by Claudine Gindel and Anthony Parent, IRS Medic, US.  (video)
Living man declared  dead for 29 years by IRS resurrected by US senator, CBS News, US.
2017.05.09
US senators for Friends of Australia caucus after Donald Trump’s hostile phone call, Australia Associated Press, News, Australia.
FATCA US Imperialism in India, Robert Morris, More Freedom Foundation.  (video)
Survey: the first CRS transmissions to take place in 22 days time,  Banking Technology.
On or about 2017.05.09
Kushner Family Offers Chinese Investors A Chance To Become US Citizens, Reuters, Carbonated TV.
2017.05.08
Niagara Falls man barred from US over voter-registration form, Canadian Press, CBC News, Canada.
2017.05.07
To Be or Not to Be – A Participant in a DOJ Non-Prosecution Program? Virginia Le Torre Jeker, AngloInfo, Dubai.
2017.05.05
Spending deal sets IRS priorities, Michael Cohn, Accouting Today, US.
Budget Deal Includes IRS Changes, Joseph Henchman, Tax Foundation, US.
I Will Not Give Up My American Citizenship: Basil Rajapaska, Colombo Telegraph, Sri Lanka.
2017.05.04
Green Card Holder: Tax Treaty Tiebreaker, John Richardson, Tax Connections.
French election: Macron takes action over offshore claims, BBC News, UK.
2017.05.03
Regulations Clarify Exceptions to PFIC Reporting, Ephraim Moss, Tax Connections.
IRS Revamp May Come Separately From Tax Reform: Brady, Colleen Murphy and Laura Davison, Bloomberg, US.
2017.05.02
How Exactly Does the Meadows Bill Repeal FATCA, John Richardson, Tax Connections.
FATCA: The Obama Tax Law Destroying Millions of Innocent Americans, TNA Video, The New American, US.
Could Your Business Be Successful WIthout a Bank Account? Suzanne Lucas, Inc.
What the IRS Plans to Do in Case of a Nuclear War Will Leave You in Stitches, Joshua Krause, Investment Watch.
PAYE workers may be unaware of Revenue tax liability, Dominic Coyle, The Irish Times, Ireland.
2017.05.01
America worst at getting taxes done simply, James Bow, Kitchener Post, Canada.
2017.04.28
FATCA Update – April 2017, Democrats Abroad.
2017.04.27
Deal that sends Canadian bank records to IRS is ‘illegal,’ lawyer tells US committee, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, Canada.
Is It Time to Repeal FATCA? It’s often described by some of its victims as a license for IRS imperialism,Veronique de Rugy, Reason, US.
Rand Paul testifies on FATCA: ‘Abusive law,’ ‘Correct this injustice and repeal‘, Global Dispatch.
2017.04.26
The Unintended Consequences of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, Part 1, House Oversight Committee Hearing, You Tube, US.
Destructive ‘fat cat’ tax law a complete flop. It’s time to repeal. James George Jatras, The Hill, US.
Tax cuts for the middle class and an IRS return that fits on a single sheet of paper, Francesca Chambers, Daily Mail, UK.
Some Canadian bank record information sent directly to IRS, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, Canada.
Obama’s $400,000 Wall Street Speech Is Completely In Character, Zach Carter, Huffington Post, US.
2016 IRS Data Book Shows Chances of Being Audited, Ephraim Moss, Tax Connections.
House Freedom Caucus backs new Republican healthcare proposal, Lauren Gambino and Sabrina Siddiqui, The Guardian, UK.
2017.04.25
Introducing FATCA – What Does It Mean In Your Life? John Richardson, Tax Connections.
UK/US dual citizen – investing in “dual reporting” funds with IRS and HMRC,  UK Yankee forum, UK.
Why Record Numbers of Americans Are Renouncing Their Citizenship, Adam Michel, Daily Signal, US.  (Disqus comments)
also in  The National Interest, US. (Facebook comments).
2017.04.23
Jeff Sessions:  If Mexico doesn’t pay for wall, US could investigate Mexicans’ taxes, Tom McKay, Mic, US.
2017.04.21
Go East, Young American, Suketu Mehta, New York Times, US.
2017.04.19
Private Debt Collection Of Overdue Taxes Starts, Ronald Marini, TaxConnections.
AICPA & Other Groups Call For Improvements To IRS Services, Annette Nellen, TaxConnections.
2017.04.18
Keith Redmond interview on “the global damage and discrimination of FATCA” with Matt Welch on “Stand UP! with Pete Dominick,” Sirius XM Insight.  [Audio]
Is FATCA ‘Much Ado About Nothing’? Is FATCA’s Tax Revenue Going to Offset Its IRS and Industry Costs? William Byrnes, Kluwer Tax Blog, US.
GOP Targets Trillion-Dollar Tax Breaks for Democratic States, Sahil Kapur, Bloomberg, US.
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-04-18/gop-targets-trillion-dollar-tax-breaks-for-democratic-states
2017.04.17
Foreign Bank Locked Out of U.S. Financial System, Lorraine Bailey, Courthouse News Service, US.
2017.04.16
How America holds its expats hostage on tax day, Rei, Daily Kos, US.
2017.04.15
A Canadian Confused about filling [sic] US taxes, Reddit Forum.
2017.04.14
Filing Taxes in Japan Is a Breeze.  Why Not Here?  T.R. Reid, New York Times, US.
2017.04.13
GOP contemplating shift to all Roth 401(k) system, Nick Thornton, BenefitsPro, US.
2017.04.12
Taxes Double nationality (American-Belgium), have to pay American taxes whilst never worked nor lived in America, Reddit Forum.
2017.04.07
The Real Reason Everyone Offered You Free Tax Prep This Year, Peter Rudegeair and Laura Saunders, Wall Street Journal, US. (if you’re blocked by paywall, use archive link: https://archive.fo/FDn9m)
Paul, Meadows offer bill to repeal offshore tax law, Naomi Jagoda, The Hill, US.
Rand Paul, Mark Meadows Urge Trump to Repeal FATCA, F. McGuire, NewsMax.
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Bill to Repeal FATCA, Sen. Rand Paul, Press Release, US.  Direct link to text of bill.
H.R. 2054: To repeal the violation of sovereign nations’ laws and privacy matters, GovTrack, US.
2017.04.05
Americans abroad lobby for tax changes, Naomi Jagoda, The Hill, US.
Mark Meadows and Rand Paul Letter to White House and Treasury Urging Executive Action to Nullify FATCA Is a “Landmark Moment,” Says deVere CEO, Repeal FATCA, US.
 Meadows-Paul Letter Urging Executive Action to Nullify FATCA is a Landmark Moment, ValueWalk.
PDF of Meadows-Paul Letter.
Whitehouse, Doggett Introduce Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Press Release, US.
2017.04.04
IRS Enforcement Actions Decline 16% in 2016, Ronald Marini, TaxConnections.
IRS will use private debt collectors, but warns of potential scams, Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, US.
2017.04.02
A Corporate-Welfare Bonanza for Tax-Compliance Firms, Nigel Green, Wall Street Journal, US.  (if you’re having trouble accessing the WSJ article, try clicking on the link at Jim Jatras twitter.
2017.03.31
Shu Yi Oei: The Offshore Tax Enforcement Dragnet, Allison Christians, Tax, Society & Culture, Canada.  Direct Link to The Offshore Tax Enforcement Dragnet, Shu Yi Oei, SSRN, US.
Serious Tax Reform Will Come to DC This Year, Grover G. Norquist, The National Interest, US.
2017.03.30
Self-Prepared Returns For Tax Payers, Larry Stolberg, Tax Connections.
2017.03.29
Tax Court Rules for Amazon Against the IRS, Ronald Marini, TaxConnections.
2017.03.28
Citizenship-based taxation is absurd, John Hanson, Café Moi, Canada.
A Weak Defense of FATCA, Brian Garst, Center for Freedom and Prosperity.  Also at Repeal FATCA!
Republicans May Be Forced to Scapr Tax Reform and Just Cu Rates, Electoral-Vote.
2017.03.26
Foreign Earned Income & Housing Exclusion: Repeal Advocated & Other Recent Developments, Virginia La Torre Jeker, AngloInfo, Dubai.
More federal action needed to restore lost Canadian citizenship rights, Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock, Globe and Mail, Canada.
2017.03.24
Here Are The Reasons Why Today’s Republic Debacle Makes Tax Reform Less Likely, Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge.
2017.03.22
FATCA Repeal On Agenda of US Republicans, FATCA Tracker, Tax Connections.
DeVere’s Campaign to Repeal FATCA, Value Walk.
Time to Repeal the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, Iain Murray, Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Nigel Green’s Campaign to Repeal FATCA and the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Lead Coalition of 23 Groups Calling on Congress to Priortize FATCA Repeal, Campaign to Repeal FATCA, PRNewswire.
Free-market groups urge repeal of Obama era offshore tax law, Naomi Jagoda, The Hill, US.
Fifth Circuit Rejects Nontraditional Contest of FBAR Wilful Burden of Proof Contest, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.  (Text of decision, Gubser v. IRS et al., at this link.)
On or about 2017.03.21
Canada! Fight for our Privacy! “It’s outrageous that Canadians have almost zero protection for their personal data when it’s shared with the U.S.  And now, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner has agreed with us and is urging key ministers to ask their U.S. counterparts to add Canada to a list of countries that are given protection under the U.S. Privacy Act.  Add your name to the letter to these ministers to demand that they take action to fight for our privacy!”  Petition.  OpenMedia, Canada.
The Unresolved Constitutional Issues of Puerto Rican Citizenship, Rogers M. Smith, Centro Journal, US.
Tax Simplification Should Include Repeat of FATCA, Alexander Henrie, Americans for Tax Reform, US.
2017.03.19
Can compromise be met on tax reform by August?  Grover Norquist, Fox News. (video)
Keith Ellison Speaks to Democrats Abroad, Democrats Abroad. (video)
2017.03.17
D66 wins Dutch expat vote, overtakes the VVC, Dutch News, Netherlands.
2017.03.16
US sues Vancouver dual citizen for over $1M for not reporting accounts, Patrick Cain, Global News, Canada.
US government suing Canadian resident for $1.1M over bank form, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, Canada.
Tax reform must reverse draconian expat rule, Nigel Green, The Hill, US.
Why has the US government made it so difficult for Americans to relinquish or renounce their citizenship? Quora forum.
2017.03.15
My fight to repeal FATCA, Nigel Green, International Investor.
FATCA repeal on agenda of US Republicans, Cayman Compass, Cayman Islands.
2017.03.14
A path to citizenship should be required for permanent residents, Reddit Forum.
2016.03.13
Americans Are Stiffing The IRS To Protest Trump, Tim Donnelly, The Village Voice, US.  Also at this link, Democratic Underground, US.
2017.03.10
GOP Senators Say August Deadline for Tax Plan May Be Unrealistic, Sahil Kapur, Bloomberg, US.
2017.03.08
US Emerging as ‘Leading’ Tax, Secrecy Haven, EU Report Says, Joe Kirwin, Bloomberg, US.
On or about 2017.03.08
EU-US trade and investment relations: Effects on tax evasion, money laundering and tax transparency: Ex-Post Impact Assessment, Isabelle Ioannides, European Parliamentary Research Service.
2017.03.07
How much revenue has FATCA raised and at what offsetting compliance costs? William Byrne, Law Professors Blog Network.
2017.03.06
Snowbirds may soon be allowed 8 months in U.S., but could risk provincial health benefits — U.S. lawmakers ponder law to allow Canadians to stay longer without paying U.S. income tax, John Paul Tasker, CBC News, Canada.
AICPA wants Senate to get moving on tax treaties, Michael Cohn, Accounting Times.
2017.03.03
The Most Desirable Passports on Earth Don’t Include America’s, Justin Bachman, Bloomberg, US. (also at Yahoo Finance, US.)
BC’s foreign buyers tax violates Charter, class action lawsuit argues, CBC, Yahoo.
2017.03.02
Next Month Your US Passport Could be Revoked for Debts! Ronald Marini, TaxConnections.
Beware of Congressional “Pay-Fors”, Chris, Conservative Read, US.
Under Trump, an Already Depleted IRS Could Face Deep Cuts, Allan Rappeport, New York Times, US.
Repeal FATCA: an update with Jim Jatras, IRS Medic, US. (video)
US Agents Raid Caterpillar Over Offshore Tax Practices, Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, US.
If Trump Spoils Privacy Pact, We’ll Pull It, EU Official Warns, Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg, US.
2017.03.01
Update–The Canada-US Intergovernmental Agreement and Sharing Finanacial Information, Hill Notes, Library of Parliament, Canada.
My Big FATCA IRS: Why assume that Americans overseas are tax cheats? Wall Street Journal, US.
Tax boost from FATCA, says economist, Rosemarie Sant, The Guardian, Trinidad and Tobago.
2017.03.02
Next Month Your US Passport Could be Revoked for Debts! Ronald Marini, TaxConnections.
Beware of Congressional “Pay-Fors”, Chris, Conservative Read, US.
Under Trump, an Already Depleted IRS Could Face Deep Cuts, Allan Rappeport, New York Times, US.
Repeal FATCA: an update with Jim Jatras, IRS Medic, US. (video)
US Agents Raid Caterpillar Over Offshore Tax Practices, Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, US.
If Trump Spoils Privacy Pact, We’ll Pull It, EU Official Warns, Stephanie Bodoni, Bloomberg, US.
2017.03.01
Update–The Canada-US Intergovernmental Agreement and Sharing Finanacial Information, Hill Notes, Library of Parliament, Canada.
My Big FATCA IRS: Why assume that Americans overseas are tax cheats? Wall Street Journal, US.
Tax boost from FATCA, says economist, Rosemarie Sant, The Guardian, Trinidad and Tobago.
2017.02.28
Some Recent Scholarship on Tax and Human Rights:  Human Rights at the Borders of Sovereignty, Taxpayer Rights in Canada, Taxpayer Rights in the United Staates, Allison Christians, Tax, Society and Culture. [This blog post contains abstracts of these three papers and links to the complete papers.]
Trump Should Bin FATCA Now, Campaigners Urge, Lisa Smith, iExpats.
Dual Citizenship question: American/Irish. Two valid passports, living and working in Ireland, paying taxes and spending money (20 years or so). I haven’t claimed to the IRS in said time, coming into a bit of inheritance now. Am I going to get screwed…? Reddit forum.
US Treasury ‘Informs’ on More Israelis with American Accounts, Dror Halavy, Hamodia, Israel.
On or about 2017.,02.28
TV Announcement: Work with financial institutions. Support international tax cooperation. Government of Hong Kong.
2017.02.27
Renounce US, Here’s How IRS Computes ‘Exit Tax’, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
FATCA is doomed?,CTMfile.
on or about 2017.02.27
deVere’s Campaign to Repeal America’s Toxic Global Tax Law turns up the heat in DC, Fintech.
2017.02.24
US Overseas Entrepreneurs and the IRS, Interview with Keith Redmond and “Mike Wilson”, IRS Medic, US.  (video)
2017.02.23
Trump can’t repeal FATCA, Julian Neaves, Newsday, Trinidad & Tobago.
2017.02.22
CRA’s new fingerprinting policy could create travel problems for accused tax evaders, Dean Beeby, CBC News, Canada.
2017.02.21
Happenings Inside The IRS Under The New Administration, John Dundon, TaxConnections.
US Will Not Repeal FATCA, Letter by Ravi Maharaj, TTWhistleblower, Trinidad & Tobago.  [Note:  See the following comments on this thread regarding the above mentioned article:  Barbara:  “. . . . The article’s author did not speak to Meadows or Paul, but sponsors of previous bills. Hence he writes from confusion.”  Bubblebustin:  quotes statement from Republicans Overseas:  “No. Ravi Maharaj needs to speak with Rep. Meadows and Sen. Paul, not last year’s co-sponsors. Both will reintroduce their repeal FATCA legislations . . . ”]
2017.02.20
US banks and FATCA reporting, BritishExpats Forum.
“Europe’s Last Dictator” finally finds the limits to power: taxing the unemployed during a recession, Blacklisted News.
2017.02.19
The Latest: Trump invites Panama, Trinidad-Tobago leaders,Associated Press, Washington Post, US.
Attacks On Americans Abroad: Not By ISIS …By The IRS! Shellie Karabell, Forbes, US. cached copy.
Lobbying against FATCA on Capitol Hill, Editorial, Jamaica Observer, Jamaica.
2017.02.17
Famous Swiss bank whistleblower wonders why Canada gave up so easily on $1 billion in unpaid taxes, Claire Brownell, Financial Post , Canada.
2017.02.16
When a green card holder is no longer a US tax payer (permanent resident)? This might surprise you! Kasia Strzelczyk, 1040Abroad.
2017.02.15
We will not pay: the Americans withholding their taxes to fight Trump, Joanna Walters, The Guardian, UK.
Watchdog’s refusaal to name Canadian bank fined $1.2M named ‘unconscionable’, Robert Cribb, Marco Chown Oved and Bruce Livesey, Toronto Star, Canada.
2017.02.14
T&T Gov’t again bows to Opposition demands on FATCA, Jamaica Observer, Jamaica.
PM: No more delays on FATCA, Ria Taitt, Daily Express, Trinidad.
Pre-clearance bill would give US border agents in Canada new powers, Evan Dyer, CBC News, Canada.
2017.02.12
Former US diplomat wants T&T to wait,  Anna Ramdass, Trinidad Express, Trinidad.
FATCA hurting Caribbean: Revoke it, Mr. Trump, Editorial, Jamaica Observer, Jamaica.
More Americans giving up their US Citizenship, Adam Taylor (Washington Post),  Stars and Stripes, US.
2017.02.10
More Americans Give Up Citizernship In Reverse Trump Bump, Robert W. Wood, Forbes, US.
With Trump and GOP in Power, New Push to Stop FATCA Horror Show, Alex Newman, New American, US.
Ukraine and the US sign Intergovernmental Agreement to implement FATCA, Baker McKenzie, Lexology.
2017.02.09
This is our best chance to scrap the toxic American tax law that makes pariahs out of US citizens, Nigel Green, City AM, UK.
UK’s foreign secretary Boris Johnson renounces US citizenship, Associated Press, CTV News, Canada.
The G-Zero World Is Here, Sarah E. Leamon, Huffington Post, Canada. [discusses that “the often self-proclaimed greatest democracy on Earth, is no longer a ‘full democracy.’” [Refers to Democracy Index, 2016: Revenge of the ‘Deplorables, The Economist Intelligence Unit.]
Cullen, Angus unimpressed at prospect of Sarah Palin as US ambassador to Canada, Canadian Press, CBC News, Canada.
On or about 2017.02.09
“There were some articles recently in Chinese American and Korean American newspapers warning people not to get pressured into signing I-407 at the US border.”  Korea Daily.  Radio Korea.  Singtaousa.
2017.02.08
Record 5,411 Americans Renounced Their U.S. Citizenship In 2016, Caroline May, Daily Caller.
Minister of Finance to Visit Washington, D.C., Department of Finance, Canada.
Chrystia Freeland says Canada prepared for ‘strong offensive position’ on NAFTA, Janyce McGregor, CBC News, Canada.
Somalia’s new president is also a US citizen, Associated Press, CBC News, Canada.
2017.02.07
Nigel Green Launches Campaign to Repeal Obama-era FATCA law, Campaign to Repeal FATCA, PRNewswire.
IRS Ready To Pull Passports For US Expats With Tax Debts, Lisa Smith, iExpats.
‘Just Following Orders’: Horror stories about the lawlessness of Customs and Border Protection agents in the aftermath of Trump’s immigration ban, Mark Joseph Stern, Slate, US.
2017.02.04
American citizenship complicates couple’s financial planning, Dianne Maley, The Globe and Mail, Canada.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order directing the treasury secretary to review the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law, CBC News, Canada.
2017.02.03
FATCA law out for public comment, Rosemarie Sant, The Guardian, Trinidad & Tobago.
Taming US Imperialism,  Wall Street Journal, US, also in MarketWatch.
Trump Moves to Roll Back Obmam-Era Finanacial Regulations, Ben Protess and Julie Hirshchfeld Davis, New York Times, US.
2017.02.02
Update on Passport Revocation, Denial or Limitation for Seriously Delinquent Tax Debts, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.
Paul Ryan: We can’t start on tax reform and infrastructure until spring, Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, US.
2017.02.01
Call For Comments on the Tax Information Exchange Agreements Bill, 2016, Parliament, Trinidad and Tobago. Deadline 10 February.
See also:   Report of the Joint Select Committee on the Tax Information Exhange Agreements Bill, 2016, Parliament, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Proposed Bill, Parliament, Trinidad and Tobago.
Tiny island nation standing up to ‘hare-brained’ tax haven law, James George Jatras, The Hill, US.
Update on Passport Revocation, Denial or Limitation for Seriously Delinquent Tax Debts, Jack Townsend, Federal Tax Crimes, US.
Is Canada obliged to stamd up to the Trump White House? Anna Maria Tremonti, The Current, CBC Radio, Canada.
Hatch-et man leads Congress, pulls FAST one to target Americans abroad, Ross Feingold, Harbour Times, Hong Kong.
2017.01.30
Trump’s NAFTA pledge threatens US expats in Canada, Amandeep Hayer, Moodys Gartner, Canada.
Airlines Scramble to Adjust to Trump’s New World, Justin Bachman, Bloomberg, US.
Iran To Ditch Dollar, Dominic Dudley, Forbes, US.
2017.01.29
Transfer of Canadian banking records to US tax agency doubled last year, Elizabeth Thompson, CBC, Canada.  (Note:  Lynne Swanson quoted)
2017.01.28
Proposal for Lawsuit against citizenship based taxation, Heitor David Pinto, AmericanExpatriates, Facebook.
Trump Abruptly Bans All Refugees, Plus Even Legal Green-Card Holders Who Hail from 7 Majority-Muslim Countries, Matt Welch, Reason.
Trump EO Preventing Green Card Holders From Re-Entering USA, Virginia LeTorre Jeker, AngloInfo, Dubai.
2017.01.27
Price tag for wall: $15B, Canadian Press, Castanet, Canada.
2017.01.26
The State Department’s entire senior administrative team just resigned, Josh Rogin, Wasington Post, US.
2017.01.25
The Opposition Leader’s letter to US President Donald Trump on FATCA,  Khamal Ethan Georges, Twitter, Trinidad and Tobago.
‘Tax haven’ Canada being used by offshore cheats, Panama Paapers show, Dave Seglins, Rachel Houlihan, Zach Dubinsky, CBC News, Canada.
2017.01.24
Overseas Banking Taxes Debated in Sixth Circuit, Kevin Koeninger, Courthouse News, US.
What is Willfulness? The Streamlined Disclosure Program And What We Know, Christopher Karachale and Kaitlyn E. Gardner, Mondaq.
Peter Thiel Gains New Zealand Citizenship as Tech Elites Prep for Doomsday, Matt Novak, Gizmodo.
2017.01.23
CBT-RBT comparison, Heitor David Pinto, Facebook, American Expatatriates.
Dear President Trump: Why I’m Leaving America, Robert Wood , Forbes, US.
Canadians With US Connections: Key Estate Planning Strataegies, Sarah Dykema, McInnes Cooper, Canada.
2017.01.22
Can I not accept US citizenship for my child on birth, Reddit.
2017.01.21
Dual US/CAD Citizen . . Just learned about US taxes and feeling stressed. Please help!, Reddit.
2017.01.20
Despair over President Donald Trump prompts US woman to test out life in Canada, Liam Casey, Global News, Canada.
Estrada: I will not shut up on FATCA, Miranda La Rose, Newsday, Trinidad and Tobago.
2017.01.19
Is US Treasury Secretary Nominee A Real Tax Cheat? Lynne Swanson, Maple Sandbox, Canada.
Steven Mnuchin Treasury Nominee, Failed to Disclose $100 Million in Assets, Alan Rappeport, New York Times, US.
Trump would support hiring more IRS workers ‘to make money’ for the government, Mnuchin says, Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times, US.
Repeal FATCA, Fernando Betancor, Medium.
Aliier Global unveils solution to FATCA fund dilemma, Lawrence Gosling, Investment Week. Allison Christians, Tax, Society and Culture, Canada.
Charles says US Ambassador “farce and out of place” on FATCA; asks if he is a closet PNM, CNC3, Trinidad and Tobago.
Major Congressional Tax Proposal Arrival – Congressional Tax, Thomas Kerester, TaxConnections.
Trump says border adjustment could lead to “bad deal”, Joe Kristan, Roth & Company, US.
Congress is Pretty Far From Passing a Tax Reform Bill, Sandra G. Swirsky, Wealth Management.
2017.01.18
Michael Moore Says He’s Done With The Current Democratic Party, Ron Capshaw, Western Journalism.
2017.01.17
Cockfield on Information Exchange,
2017.01.16
Israel Tax Authority: FATCA Working Both Ways, US Accounts Belonging to Israelis Reviewed, David Israel, Jewish Press, US.
2017.01.13
Democrats can’t win until they recognize how bad Obama’s financial policies were, Matt Stoller, Washington Post, US.
30-Days Notice of Proposed Information Collection:  Request for Determination of Possible Loss of United States Citizenship, Department of State, Federal Register, US.
2017.01.11
8 Indian mutual fund houses that allow US/Canada-based NRIs to invest, Rajeev Thakkar, Economic Times, India.
2017.01.09
Beware of Offshore Audits of Offshore Filings, Robert Wood, Forbes, US.
2017.01.07
FATCA Drama Continues in Trinidad &Tobago, Virginia Le Torre Jeker, Anglo-Info, Dubai.
On or about 2017.01.07
Taxpayer Advocate’s Annual Report to Congress, 2016, Taxpayer Advocatae, Internal Revenue Service, US.
(Section on FOREIGN ACCOUNT TAX COMPLIANCE ACT (FATCA): The IRS’s Approach to International Tax Administration Unnecessarily Burdens Impacted Parties, Wastes Resources, and Fails to Protect Taxpayer Rights, Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Revenue Service, US.)
2017.01.06
Regulations Relating to Information Reporting by Foreign Financial Institutions and Withholding on Certain Payments to Foreign Financial Institutions and Other Foreign Entities, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Register, US.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA): Is America an honest partner? Jerry Roker, Bahamas Press, Bahamas.
Government bows to opposition request for JSC on FATCA legislation, Daily Observer, Antigua.
‘Blackmailing’ Opposition gets its way on FATCA JSC, Darlisa Ghouralal, Loop, Trinidad and Tobago.
Bruce Heymaan Resigns as US Ambassador to Canada After Trump Edict, Huffington Post, Canada.
2017.01.05
Is a US citizen with Dual Ntionality a “US Person” under FATCA, Haydon Perryman, Haydon Perryman, UK.
2017.01.04
Call Trump: Kamla to government on FATCA, Anna Ramdass, Daily Express, Trinidad and Tobago.
2017.01.02
Buyers shrug as China tightens forex rules for overseas property binge, South China Morning Post.
2017.01.01
[FATCA/AEOI] By Jurisdiction, Haydon Perryman, Haydon Perryman, UK.
Kamla to write PM on FATCA, Rosemarie Sant, The Guardian, Trinidad and Tobago.