Attn: Former U.S. Citizens: Are you STILL or have you EVER BEEN a U.S. “Tax Citizen”? http://t.co/IsmbLzUjQL — Citizenship Lawyer (@ExpatriationLaw) March 4, 2015 Synopsis: This is a long post. In fact, it is too long for the average reader. Therefore, I wish to summarize the purpose and possible (but not certain conclusion) of the […]
Dual Citizenship – American style – All Americans are both “Citizens” and “Tax Citizens” One Country – Two Citizenships First Citizenship – Citizenship for Nationality Purposes Americans have always been proud of their U.S. citizenship. Most U.S. citizens regard their U.S. citizenship as the most valuable thing they have. Most Americans will fight for their […]
Richardson, to Canadian radio talk show hostess Danielle Smith: U.S. FATCA info requirements ‘incredibly intrusive’ https://t.co/93RAxrWfub — John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) November 13, 2021 On November 12, 2019 CBC Reporter Elizabeth Thompson published an interesting article. The article, reported that “Nearly a million bank records sent to IRS“. Ms. Thompson’s […]
American @citizenshiptax AKA #ExtraterritorialTax Affects Different Groups of #Americansabroad in Different Ways – Why some groups oppose a change to RBT https://t.co/nsbf5qWPID via @SEATNow_org — John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) June 7, 2021 Prologue This is the fourth of a series of posts focussing on the need to end US citizenship-based […]
US @CitizenshipTax AKA #Extraterritorialtax is greater than the self-interest of any one person. It affects you in ways that may not be obvious now. It affects your neighbours. It affects the sovereignty of your country of residence. It affects the future value of US citizenship — John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) […]
The words “exit tax” should not be included in any discussion of RBT that includes existing #Americansabroad and what non-US assets they have. People should not have to buy their freedom. — John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) May 23, 2021 Those contributing to conversations on Social media about FATCA and US […]
Discussion @TAPInternation @FixTheTaxTreaty @Expatriationlaw moderated by @RobertGoulder: "Citizenship-Based Taxation: A Simple Regulatory Fix" https://t.co/E6LFAh7C8P via @YouTube — John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) January 27, 2021 Background In 2016 I first made the suggestion that citizenship-based taxation could be changed through Treasury regulation. In October of 2020 John Richardson, Dr. Karen Alpert […]
Prologue – The Only Certainties Are Death And Taxes But are these payments taxable and if so by whom? "U.S. persons living in Canada could benefit from #COVID19 aid from both Canada and the USA" /via @globeandmail https://t.co/UVHB8N65Ok — John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. persons" abroad (@ExpatriationLaw) September 21, 2020 The above tweet references […]
Readers Digest Version: The Bottom Line Is … As reported by American Expat Finance, which discusses an interview with Dr. Bernard Schneider of Queen Mary … John Richardson Podcast: Dr Bernard Schneider, an expert in int'l tax law at Queen Mary U in London, says China does NOT have a US-style citizenship-based tax regime and […]
On June 25, 2020 Dr. Karen Alpert and I did a series of podcasts where we discussed how renunciation will affect your interaction with the US tax system. The key point is that you will still be taxable by the United States on US source income. What does that mean? Under what circumstances could renunciation […]