Homelander feels discriminated against in CA! “Nationality-based taxes are among the worst kinds of protectionism.” https://t.co/eeEolALkUj

— U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) September 13, 2017

The above tweet references the following comment by Muzzlednomore;

The full text of this Wall Street Journal article was sent to me by someone who reads here but does not post. It demands some response from this community! It’s written by an American who is (rightly, in my opinion) upset by Vancouver’s real estate tax on foreign ownership.

Amongst the article’s notable quotes is: “Nationality-based taxes are among the worst kinds of protectionism.” Instead of ranting solely against a Canadian tax of this nature it would have been marvelous if the author had acknowledged the nationality-based tax imposed by her own government against all its sons and daughters – including her! – who no longer live within its borders. Perhaps the author is unaware. Perhaps Brockers would like to enlighten her.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/canadas-tax-on-being-american-1505171378 I haven’t copied the full text of the article here for copyright reasons. I hope a non-paywall version becomes available

As per Muzzlednomore’s request:

Here is a link to the article, enjoy and if you can comment …

Posted by Barbara on the Media thread. Cross-posted from there.

UPDATE: Emailed letters will be delivered to the White House on OCTOBER 2. Deadline for sending emails is SEPTEMBER 30!!!

Write your letters, people!!

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YOU MUST ACT NOW!! NO EXCUSES!! PLEASE SHARE WITH ALL FELLOW AMERICANS OVERSEAS (regardless of party affiliation or non-affiliation) & ACCIDENTAL AMERICANS!! If you do nothing, nothing will change!!

We need your help. The Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee are working on tax reform, and we need to get overseas Americans’ voices heard. We have not had tax reform for 31 years, and if we miss our window now, we will not see another chance for 20 more years.

At the initiative of Republicans Overseas, the RNC recently adopted a White House approved resolution supporting the change from citizenship based taxation (CBT) to residence based taxation via RO’s proposed Territorial Taxation for Individuals (TTFI). We have champions and sponsors in both the House and the Senate. We have found tax loopholes that TTFI would close, thereby making TTFI revenue positive. The ingredients for success are lined up–but we’re missing one: the massed voices of ordinary overseas Americans.

What we need now is for our representatives to hear from as many overseas Americans as we can gather. We believe that the vast majority of overseas Americans support the inclusion of TTFI to the tax reform package, and we need to hear from thousands of them. We want to collect as many letters supporting TTFI and tax reform as we possibly can, which Solomon Yue will then present to the White House.

Can you please support our initiative by writing a letter to President Trump and copying your Congressman and Senator.

Here’s how it will work:

1) RO is providing a letter template along with an example which can be found here:

https://republicansoverseas.com/territorial-taxation-individuals/#sample-letters

We urge letter writers to share their own short stories, but also to link their letters to the themes outlined by the White House in their press release on tax reform by focusing on two points: \

(a) TTFI reduces the cost of hiring Americans working overseas, increases U.S. exports, and creates more American jobs within the U.S., and (b) it reduces tax preparation costs for overseas Americans. The sample letter already does this, but it is important to reiterate that we need to reinforce the White House’s points and link those points to individual situations.

2) The letters should be emailed to taxreform@republicansoverseas.com and copied to their local representative and Senators. Links to government databases providing this information can be found at

https://republicansoverseas.com/territorial-taxation-individuals/#contact-congress

3) Solomon Yue will print out the letters and take the physical package to the White House. Clearly, the more the better!

Thank you for your support! If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Kym Kettler-Paddock at kym.kettler-paddock@republicansoverseas.com.

Regards,
Michael DeSombre
Worldwide President, Republicans Overseas

From George (Original George)
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Could someone create a post on BOTH of these positions because it would be sure handy that we now have ammunition to write Reps and Senators REGARDLESS of Party!!!

WE will be attacked by do gooders in the homeland but now we have a shield from DA that must be used.
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@Biscuit had a great llink to what Republicans Overseas is urging…

It seems that the RNC has passed a resolution calling for FATCA repeal and change to territorial taxation for individuals. Text is here:

https://republicansoverseas.com/rnc-approves-resolution-supporting-territorial-taxation-individuals/

Democrats Abroad is now speaking from the same song sheet;

http://www.democratsabroad.org/democrats_abroad_submits_recommendations_to_the_senate_finance_committee_on_tax_reform

Last week a U.S. appeals court confirmed an earlier judgment that the plaintiffs “lack standing” in their case against FATCA. I thought this news deserved its own post.

In response, Republicans Overseas has declared its firm intentions to prosecute this matter all the way to the Supreme court.

cross posted from citizenship solutions

In an earlier post I explained why the Canada Revenue Agency assisted the IRS in collecting a $133,000 U.S. dollar penalty on a Canadian resident. The bottom line was that he was presumably NOT a Canadian citizen and therefore did NOT have the benefits of the tax treaty. This post is to explain where the penalty came from in the first place.
 
Will you walk into my parlour?’ – #Americansabroad and IRS “amnesty” offers in the 2009 #OVDP
 
 
It has been widely reported that a U.S. citizen residing in Toronto, Canada since 1971, paid a $133,000 U.S. dollar penalty for failing to file IRS forms disclosing that he was running a business through a Canadian corporation.

How did this fly get caught in the spider’s web?

The Spider and the Fly is a poem by Mary Howitt (1799–1888), published in 1829. The first line of the poem is “‘Will you walk into my parlour?’ said the Spider to the Fly.” The story tells of a cunning Spider who ensnares a naïve Fly through the use of seduction and flattery.
The poem is a cautionary tale against those who use flattery and charm to disguise their true evil intentions.

The Spider and the Fly: Some things never change … https://t.co/GvSvoO7sO5 pic.twitter.com/fZC8pPZGuL

— Citizenship Lawyer (@ExpatriationLaw) August 13, 2017

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