Possible waiver of U.S. tax and FBAR penalties for U.S. citizens residing abroad

Subject to the "unknown unknowns"

Thanks to Barrie McKenna of the Globe and Mail for this article and to his support on this important issue during this most difficult time for U.S. citizens residing in Canada and the rest of the world. Thanks also to Finance Minister Flaherty and the MPs who have supported Canada/U.S. dual citizens during this time.

On December 7, 2011 the IRS posted a Fact Sheet providing information about this issue. I have written some commentary about the Fact Sheet here.

I recently predicted that the IRS treatment of U.S. expats would become a diplomatic issue for the U.S. The December 2011 announcement by Ambassador Jacobson, concerning the IRS and U.S. expats,  suggests that this is true.

OVDI Collateral Damage The Story Must Be Told

Those of you reading this blog are familiar with my conviction that the U.S. has completely abandoned its historical and constitutional roots. Let me be more precise. It is the Government of the United States that is the problem. The country is run by one of two private clubs – I am referring to the Democrat and the Republican parties.  America’s first president George Washington – feared and opposed political parties. In any case, I want to make a specific point: The country and the political process is for the people – not for the politicians, not the IRS, not the political parties, not the mainstream media. November 12, 2011 was the annual celebration of a day for our veterans of armed conflict. During World War II, the allied powers went to war to protect their freedom and liberty from the axis powers. Freedom and liberty is NOT the natural order of the universe.

So, You Think You May Be A U.S. Citizen – Think Again!

I never left the U.S. – The U.S. left me!

 

The lyrics to our National Anthem were written by Francis Scott Key, as the British bombed Baltimore, during the war of 1812. On September 11, 2001 the United States was attacked. In a misguided attempt to protect Americans and to punish the guilty, the government passed laws which undermined the very freedoms that America was built on.

John Adams, one of the founders of the U.S. constitution noted that:

“.. it’s of more importance to community, that innocence should be protected, than it is, that guilt should be punished.”

Since September 11, 2001 the freedoms of U.S. citizens have and continue to be eroded.

It has become more important that the guilty be punished then the innocent be protected.