Exit Taxes As A Barrier To Emigration And The Need For An International Treaty To Create Uniformity And Certainty Surrounding Emigration

This blog post was written for a presentation at the MigrationConference.net on June 12, 2025. Here are the slides that will be used:

A PDF version is here:

Migration Conference 2

Here is a recording of John’s brief presentation at the conference on June 12, 2025:

A more comprehensive blog post follows.

Outline:

Part A – Introduction
Part B – Emigration historically burdened by “exit taxes” (The Nazis and Soviets)
Part C – Modern Exit Taxes And First World Democracies (Canada, the United States, etc.)
Part D – A Tax Treaty Solution That Protects BOTH The Right Of Emigration And the Desire Of Governments To Tax Individuals On Gains Accruing While Living In The Country

Appendix – Human Rights Documents

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