Introduction: I have been blogging on U.S. citizenship-based taxation since 2011. In February of 2012, I wrote the “Prologue” for this series of posts: Citizenship renunciations soaring under Obama – Renunciation as an Act of Self Defense That post included the following poll. The results are shocking! In January of 2013 I began a […]
As citizenship evolves … I began this post in 2015. It has languished in draft form since that time. It is now November of 2017. As #TaxReform17 comes to an end, I feel motivated to finish it. It is now 2019. Really, it’s probably now or never. This post draws heavily from posts, insights and […]
Introduction: Again, *Can the U.S. deem somebody to be a U.S. citizen or (in the FATCA, FBAR and CBT world) forcibly impose U.S.… https://t.co/hlDf5jiq5g — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) January 16, 2016 The above tweet references an earlier comment on this vitally important question. Is having the "right to U.S. citizenship the same thing as […]
Introduction … The U.S. tax system is premised on the assumption that it can levy taxes on economic activity in other nations. This simple premise applies to both corporations and to individuals. In the case of individuals: The taxation of economic activity in other nations takes place at the time that the money is earned. […]
Cook v. Tait 24: The protection of political minorities in the political process http://t.co/D9f3Pc0Mt8 — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) May 19, 2015 Introduction And Purpose: This post is to “tie together” three comments/posts that discuss the problem of “political powerlessness” in the political process. This poses obvious problems in the area of “citizenship taxation”. It […]
Few countries grant citizenship bc of place of birth. Few countries levy tax bc of citizenship. 100 years after Cook v. Tait, US does both. — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) May 12, 2015 This post references the following two posts on the CitizenshipSolutions.ca site. U.S. Taxation does NOT mean the same thing as it did […]
COOK v. TAIT https://t.co/6It7D4B7Vh via @casetext – Here are the positions advanced by the lawyers for and against in #CookvTait — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) May 23, 2015 "Cook v. Tait" – Book of posts https://t.co/ENUaLAQ4v3 – Does citizenship taxation make sense in the modern world? Will it survive #FATCA? — U.S. Citizen Abroad […]
What Thomas Jefferson might have thought about using Cook v. Tait to justify citizenship-based taxation today http://t.co/rl279kREH6 — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) December 22, 2014 The above tweet references a fascinating discussion about the best Thomas Jefferson quotes. Homelander lawyers often justify U.S. citizenship-based taxation by citing the 1924 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Cook […]
Why should the taxation of #Americansabroad depend on which country they emigrate to? http://t.co/sbOV30YWHH – Canada vs. New Zealand — U.S. Citizen Abroad (@USCitizenAbroad) February 7, 2015 The above tweet references the following comment at Robert Wood’s blog. The comment includes: Tax loopholes? You must be joking Robert! Pity the poor US Slave (sorry, Citizen) […]
https://twitter.com/USCitizenAbroad/status/483239612316282882 This comment by Deckard1138 was made to: Dropping The Bomb at the Economist. Please, let’s all cut the crap, shall we? Especially those apologists for CBT who treat it like some esoteric academic exercise, the same way supposedly learned men, who should have known better, once opined about eugenics. It’s really very simple: citizenship-based […]
U.S. Persons Abroad - Members of a Unique Tax, Form and Penalty Club 