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The Austrian Offshore Advantage

This week, I’m writing to you from the departure lounge of the Vienna International Airport. I lived in Austria from ...

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Panama: Problems Ahead

I’m in Panama City, Panama, conducting some boots-on-the-ground research and due diligence on this remarkable country’s legal and financial infrastructure.

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Why Congress Wants to Revoke Your Passport

For the third time in as many years, legislation has been introduced in Congress that would revoke the passports of ...

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The Revised IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP)

Around 10 years ago, the US declared war on a select group of Americans – the nearly 8 million US ...

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Concept art of an article about Paraguay Passport Scam: church in Paraguay (AI Art)

Paraguay Passport Scam Exposed

Last July, I spent four days in Las Vegas at FreedomFest. This annual event is huge, with as many as ...

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The Carl Zwerner Case: IRS vs. Offshore Investments

Carl Zwerner, an 87-year-old resident of Florida, is the latest poster child for the IRS vendetta against offshore investments.

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Here’s One Fight Uncle Sam Can’t Win

Just the other week, I witnessed economic imperialism at work. It came courtesy of a secretive US Treasury bureau called ...

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US Citizens: Tax Related Travel Restrictions

If you’re a US citizen and believe you have an unfettered right to leave your country – and come back ...

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Will the IRS Reschedule the Death of the Dollar?

Ever since President Obama signed the ill-conceived “Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act” (FATCA) into law in 2010, I’ve been warning ...

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Is Puerto Rico Really the Perfect Tax Haven?

One of the advantages of being around as many years as I have is a long memory. And, during my ...

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Governments’ Use of Citizenship Revocation as a Strategic Tool

You might not fit the profile of Osama bin Laden. But if your government suspects you of terrorism or treason, ...

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The Real Reason to Welcome Secession

I have a globe from the 1960s. It includes countries with names like British Honduras, the Union of Soviet Socialist ...

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Why Millions of Americans Are Tax Evaders… Without Even Knowing It

The IRS believes that most Americans living overseas violate US tax and reporting rules.

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Expatriation Reasons: It’s Not What You Think

The year is 1633, and a respected old man finds himself on trial for his life. His crime? Writing a ...

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An Interview With Chris Kalin

Mark shares with you a recent conversation he had with Chris Kalin of Henley & Partners, the global leader in ...

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Debunking the $150 Billion Tax Evasion Myth of 2014

Did you know you can charge an iPhone with just an onion and a glass of Gatorade? “Really?” you say. ...

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The Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on Civil Asset Forfeiture

Imagine for a moment that you and your wife operate a successful business refurbishing and selling used medical equipment. One ...

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When Did the “Peace Officers” Get a “License to Kill”?

Do you remember when policemen were called “peace officers”? I do. In the small West Virginia town where I grew ...

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Proof That Airport Screening Is Nothing More Than “Security Theater”

Have you ever wondered what really goes on behind the scenes at Transportation Security Administration airport checkpoints? Wonder no more. ...

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Why It Took More Than 30 Years to Confirm Vitamin C Fights Cancer

A recurring theme in my work is that Big Brother and big business conspire against the interests of ordinary citizens ...

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My 7 Favorite Ways to Go Offshore in ’14

Imagine you’re cruising down the highway, top down, your favorite song on the radio. Then you notice the blinking lights ...

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Second Passports: Does Uncle Sam Need to Know?

Every year, my associates and I help clients get a second citizenship (and the passport that goes along with it). ...

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Mexico Passport Scam Exposed

The newest passport scam that has come to my attention recently is for Mexico. The Mexico "program," as the company ...

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Media Misconceptions About Expatriation

Pop icon Tina Turner has just joined a multitude of famous – and not so famous – expats. Having recently ...

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Understanding the Impact of FATCA

FATCA, otherwise known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, is one of the most arrogant and one-sided laws ever ...

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Is Bitcoin Becoming the Anti-Dollar?

Little by little, Bitcoin is winning individual users all across the planet. But something else is happening at the same ...

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Oops! Malta Postpones its Economic Citizenship Program

The politics of economic citizenship programs can be ugly. But occasionally, I find something in the works that makes me ...

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The Secret Reason Germany Wants to Join the NSA “Spy Club”

For me, one of the most ironic aspects of the Edward Snowden spy scandal is watching the reaction of foreign ...

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Frank Facts About the New Malta Passport Program

If you follow the offshore scene, you may have heard about the proposed new economic citizenship program in Malta, an ...

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Considering Expatriation? You Are Not Alone

According to a recent poll by research firm Rasmussen Reports, fully 9% of the U.S. population has considered "expatriation." These ...

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