This post has been co-authored by Diane Gelon* (see “Reflections Of An Expatriation Lawyer“) and John Richardson Prologue From @HelenBurggraf: "As AAA announces its new legal challenge to go ahead, expats echo its call for renunciation to be made easier" – AAA also argues that renunciations need not take place inside a US Consulate or […]
Q. What do #MeghanMarkle and the @USTransitionTax have in common? A. They are two news items of 2018 that will draw attention to U.S. policy of imposing "worldwide taxation" on people who have @taxresidency in other countries and do not live in the USA. https://t.co/G8Q7l3KSdQ pic.twitter.com/Co7OmQiXn7 — John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad […]
Civilizations and countries define themselves in part by their tax policies In 1993 Samuel Huntington wrote “The Clash Of Civilizations“. His basic thesis is captured in the following paragraph from Foreign Affairs Magazine. World politics is entering a new phase, and intellectuals have not hesitated to proliferate visions of what it will be-the end of […]
Some of you may be interested in the “short letter” that I sent by regular mail to the “powers to be” in Washington who are working on “Tax Reform”. A “Town Hall” interview with Speaker Ryan suggests that Tax Reform is going to happen. This is a very important video for those who are advocating […]
This is post is “based on” (not identical to) one of two submissions that I submitted in response to Senator Hatch’s request for submissions regarding tax reform. __________________________________________________________ Why is the United States imposing full U.S. taxation on the Canadian incomes of Canadian citizens living in Canada? The Internal Revenue Code mandates that ALL “individuals” […]
FATCA Hearings in Washington, DC – April 26, 2017 April 26, 2017 – Washington, DC – REVIEWING THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE FOREIGN ACCOUNT TAX COMPLIANCE ACT https://t.co/VmeUIdJlqb — John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) April 30, 2017 Beginnings – It all began in July 2016 The purpose of this post is […]
Part 1: Cook v. Tait 19124: Evolution of U.S. taxation http://t.co/7ADXyjhgmR Does citizenship taxation make sense in a #FATCA world? — John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) May 12, 2015 Part 1 – The Evolution of Taxation As goes taxation, so goes society As Charles Adams argued in his classic book, “For […]