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Discussion about current events, culture, independent candidates, business, education, travel, death and taxes, global mobility, citizenship and residence by investment options, Americans abroad, FATCA, CRS, citizenship renunciation, Green Card abandonment, citizenship taxation, PFIC, GILTI, foreign trusts and more ...
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Saturday Jan 30, 2021
Saturday Jan 30, 2021
January 13, 2019 - Participants Include:
John Richardson - @Expatriationlaw
Tim Smyth - @Tpsmyth01
My last podcast featured a discussion with David Lesperance where we discussed how tax treaties impact the global mobility decision. That podcast included some discussion about the "saving clause".
This is an excerpt from a 2019 podcast which features an interesting discussion of the standard tax treaty "saving clause". This podcast was extracted from a longer discussion about Representative Holding's 2018 Tax Fairness For Americans Abroad act.
The "saving clause" is a standard feature of U.S. tax treaties which denies US citizen individuals the benefit of U.S. tax treaties except in very limited and specific circumstances. Notably, the "saving clause" prevents US citizens from using tax treaties to sever tax residency with the United States. Green Card holders ARE (although it may trigger the S. 877A Expatriation Tax) use the tax treaty tie break provisions to sever tax residency with the United States.
Interestingly: US citizenship-based taxation could be ended by simply either:
1. Eliminating the saving clause from the Standard US tax treaty; and/or
2. Including some kind of "citizenship-based tie breaker" that could be used by dual citizens.
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Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
January 17, 2021 - Participants include:
In the world of global mobility, there is great emphasis immigration and emmigration. There are many reasons why people seek second citizenships or residences. That said, every change in mobility may (or may not) create a change in tax residence. Changes in tax residency often have profound changes on wealth and opportunities. All countries have domestic tax rules. But, often these tax rules are modified by bilateral tax treaties between counties. Tax treaties impact tax residency, the amount of tax paid, information exchange and gradually more and more enforcement. In this episode, David Lesperance and John Richardson various ways these tax treaties can impact lives (including the future of the "Revenue Rule").
(See also my next podcast which focuses specifically on the saving clause of the standard US tax treaty.)
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
January 20, 2021 - Participants Include:
John Richardson - @Expatriationlaw
Dr. Karen Alpert - @FixTheTaxTreaty
Dr. Laura Snyder - @TAPInternation
Suzanne Herman - @SuzanneHerman1
Keith Redmond - @Keith__Redmond
The core mission of SEAT is to "Stop Extraterritorial American Taxation".
Extraterritorial American taxation is system that imposes worldwide taxation, on the non-US income of people who live outside the United States in other countries. US taxation of nonresidents is the reason for FATCA.
But:
1. Ending FATCA will NOT "Stop Extraterritorial American Taxation"; but
2. Ending "Extraterritorial American Taxation" will end the rationale for FATCA.
This podcast includes a discussion of (1) what Extraterritorial Americans taxation is and how it impacts people who live in other countries.
The message: individuals impacted by "Extraterritorial American Taxation" must understand that the "original sin" is "Extraterritorial American Taxation". Those impacted by these unjust and immoral U.S. tax policies must understand that this is a problem that is bigger than one individual. Things that do not affect you today could affect you tomorrow. Extraterritorial American Taxation must end.
"If we don't hang together, we will hang separately!"
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
January 3, 2021 - Participants include:
Canada is a Westminster democracy. The Canadian constitution includes a "Peace, Order and Good Government Clause". It is a stable place to live, a stable place to invest and (probably) a stable place to retain your wealth.
It's no surprise that Canada continues to be a top choice for immigration.
My second podcast with David Lesperance discusses some of the additional reasons why many would be well advised to consider residence or a second residence in Canada.
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
January 3, 2021 - Participants Include:
2020 was a difficult year for many and an unsettling year for all. It reinforced the dependencies people have on stability and predictability. It also reinforced the need for flexibility and "back up" plans.
In my first podcast of 2021 I discussed these issues with mobility consultant David Lesperance of "Lesperance Associates".
David is the author of "Flight Of The Golden Geese" which explains the dependency that governments have on the tax revenues extracted from the few and why those few are incentivized to to seek alternative residences and citizenships.
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
January 3, 2021 - Participants Include:
John Richardson - @ExpatriationLaw
Peter - A Retired London, UK Based Lawyer
This podcast features the experiences and perceptions of a person who is NOT and never was a U.S. citizen. But, approximately 40 years ago he married a U.S. citizen and had U.S. citizen children.
The discovery of U.S. citizenship tax rules led the family down a path of discovery where they gradually understood the principles of: U.S. citizenship, U.S. citizenship-based taxation and how the U.S. exports citizenship-based taxation to other countries.
The podcast includes a discussion of how the toxic mix of citizenship and U.S. taxation impacts individuals AND how it undermines the fiscal policies of other nations (in this case the UK).
Of particular interest is a discussion of how the evolution of the law of U.S. citizenship (harder to lose) and U.S. taxation (infinitely more complex) has exacerbated the problem.
Ultimately, the problem is not FATCA. The problem is not citizenship. The problem is not even the rules of U.S. taxation.
The problem is that:
The United States is imposing worldwide taxation, on people who are tax residents of other countries and do NOT live in the United States.
This discussion is valuable for individuals with U.S. citizenship who are attempting to live productive and normal lives outside the United States.
The discussion is also valuable for those government policy makers who value the sovereignty of their countries and wish to end the U.S. creeping encroachment on the sovereignty of their countries. The discussion reminds me of a post that I write in 2015 describing how FATCA and U.S. tax rules burden Canada's sovereignty.
Ultimately all U.S. citizen members of the family renounced their U.S. citizenship.
Listening to this podcast explains why, for Americans abroad, ...
"All Roads Lead To Renunciation!"