Contrary to the expectations of Isaac Brock Society voters, the “name and shame” list for the first quarter of 2012 showed up in Monday’s edition of the ever-fascinating Federal Register; you can view it here. It contains 460 names, more than in last quarter’s list which had 360, but fewer than in the Q1 2011 list which had 499 (see our discussion of last year’s statistics here). Thanks to Rick for letting us know. I guess we won’t have to arrest Timothy Geithner. Or will we? Several names which were expected to turn up in this quarter’s list are missing, including Belizean politician Yolanda Schakron who renounced in February, South Korean politician Nam Moon-key who renounced last September but still hasn’t shown up in any list, and our very own Peter Dunn. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Renunciation-Relinquishment of US citizenship
A celebrity's relinquishment report from Taipei, 2009
This story was published in Taiwan’s Apple Daily last summer; a friend of mine forwarded it to me recently. It recounts the relinquishment experience of Ms. Chi Cheng, an Olympic medalist and Cal Poly Pomona graduate who gave up her U.S. citizenship in 2009 to take up a policy-level advisory job with the government in Taipei under Ma Ying-jeou. (According to Article 28(2) of their Civil Service Employment Act, civil servants are not permitted to hold foreign citizenship.) Translation and my comments after the jump. Continue reading
My Certificate of Loss of Nationality is in the mail
I suppose that I am no longer a US person from the point of view of the immigration law. Of course, I have been de facto not an American since February 28, 2011, but then I was like Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz–I lacked the piece of paper proving what was already true.
Video: Robert Wood speaks with Scott Drake on loss of U.S. citizenship
Another video I came across today on the subject of taxation of U.S. Persons in non-U.S. jurisdictions, and specifically on giving up U.S. citizenship — Robert Wood talking with Scott Drake on the Legal Broadcast Network. Looks like renounceuscitizenship beat me to it and wrote about this one a few weeks ago over at his own blog! Anyway, for those of our readers who are hard of hearing or just too impatient to watch a whole video, I’ve written up a transcript — you can click “continue reading” below to see the transcript, along with my own comments. Be forewarned: you will probably find the level and tone of discussion in this video to be rather disappointing.
The stalker: divorce from the United States is a messy process
The United States is like an ex-wife or ex-husband who hasn’t figured out how to let go. Indeed, the IRS stalks its former citizens by insisting upon a messy divorce process, which aims at dissuading the wealthy from leaving. But like any bad relationship, stalking makes the former lover hate even more the one who can’t let go. Certainly, this stalking behavior will not lead the expatriated person to run back into the arms of his former lover!
About the Isaac Brock Society
The Isaac Brock Society consists of individuals who are concerned about the treatment by the United States government of US persons who live in Canada and abroad. Continue reading
FATCA: A ticking time bomb for the economy
Buried in an ostensible jobs bill signed by President Obama last year is a little-noticed job-destroying government regulation that threatens to trigger a massive outflow of capital from the American economy.
See also: FATCA means Americans will pay more for things like Toilet Paper
When government turns predator
Honest US citizens are being turned into prey by the IRS, the victims a hunt for tax evaders. It is the natural, if lamentable, product of the urge to power our Founders warned us against.
