Just Me sent me the following two notes:
New Goal for REPEAL FATCA Petition
In case any of you would like to join this effort and haven’t come across this …
http://www.signon.org/sign/repeal-fatca?source=c.em.cp&r_by=188650
Repeal FATCA
By Rami Schandall (Contact)
To be delivered to: The United States House of Representatives and President Barack Obama
Status Report at the milestone of 15,000 views
Petros provides a recap of the progress of isaacbrocksociety.com since its official launch on December 12, 2011. (Warning to readers: What follows resembles a high school pep talk!)
Jimmy Carter Redux: The presidential pardon as the constitutional solution to the FBAR madness
In looking back to President Carter’s amnesty of Viet Nam War draft dodgers, I have a profound sense that he made the right decision. His presidential pardon set free hundreds of thousands from the fear of prosecution. Andrew Glass at the Politico wrote the following:
You Want Taxes? I Want Services…
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.
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. This may lead to disputes between the nations claiming the allegiance of the person, requiring that international law settle the matter. 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. 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. Here is another suggestion: