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Can Obama Send U.S. Citizens to Guantanamo Bay?

The blogosphere has been humming the last couple of weeks with condemnation of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. This ...

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Another “Tax Attack” on U.S. Citizens Living Abroad

The United States is one of only two countries, and the only major country, that taxes its citizens, no matter ...

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Form 8938: Not a Prelude to a Wealth Tax…This Time [Part II]

In my last blog entry, I described the latest salvo against offshore financial privacy from the IRS: the requirement ...

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Form 8938: Not a Prelude to a Wealth Tax…This Time [Part I]

Back in 2010, President Obama signed the infamous Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”). Among other provisions, FATCA provides that ...

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USA to Non-Resident Citizens: “Pay Up, or Face the Consequences” (Part II)

Approximately seven million U.S. citizens live overseas. And while most of them don’t realize it, they’re subject to the same ...

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History of Civil Forfeiture in the US: The War on Your Wealth

“A man’s home may be his castle, but that does not keep the government from taking it.”

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Vernon Jacobs, R.I.P.

I just learned Monday that CPA Vernon Jacobs died last Friday after an unsuccessful battle with esophageal cancer.

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U.S. Treasury: We Won’t Tell You What’s Reportable

If you move cash or other "monetary instruments" across a U.S. border, you may be required to tell the U.S. ...

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Relinquish vs Renounce U.S. Citizenship: What’s the Difference?

There are several ways that a U.S. citizen can expatriate; i.e., end their U.S. citizen status.

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Why Offshore Investors are Like Osama bin Laden

U.S. citizens and permanent residents who invest offshore resemble the recently departed Osama bin Laden more than they might wish ...

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Owe the IRS Money? Pay Up or You Might Not Be Able to Renew Your Passport

I've long predicted there would come a time when the U.S. government began requiring individuals applying for or renewing their ...

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No Hassle Passport Renewal in the Commonwealth of Dominica

Last week, my friend and colleague Mark Nestmann wrote about a proposed form that may soon become ...

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The Benefits of Offshore Portfolio Management

If you have the equivalent of $500,000 or more to invest (more in some cases), you qualify for the

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Traveling with Gold Coins: Do’s and Don’ts

An article in a Mexican newspaper reports that Mexican federal police seized more than 150 gold coins from a traveler ...

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Allocated vs Unallocated Gold

In the last few months, I’ve received dozens of inquiries from readers who wish to convert their “unallocated” holdings of ...

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Congress and the IRS Tell 500,000 Foreign Financial Institutions to “Get Lost”

In March, 2010 President Obama signed the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) , the largest-ever expansion of offshore disclosure ...

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Expatriating and IRS Form 8854

I've written widely in this blog about the subject of expatriation. From a U.S. perspective, that's the act of giving ...

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Where to Find Quality Medical Care in the Caribbean

After I expatriated and moved to the Caribbean, I had to confront an important issue: health care. I quickly discovered ...

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Will Your Offshore Jurisdiction Seize Your Assets?

High-tax countries like the United States aren't the only ones experiencing a budget crisis. Dozens of low-tax jurisdictions are, too. ...

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Could Your Offshore Jurisdiction Go Bankrupt?

Offshore centers now face a perfect financial storm. In more prosperous times, revenues from the offshore sector, along with tourism, ...

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Buying Property and Casualty Insurance Abroad

Those readers living in the United States take property and casualty insurance for granted. But if you move abroad, you’ll ...

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Expatriation, Social Security, Pensions, Medicare

Expatriation—giving up U.S. residence and nationality, including your U.S. passport—is an admittedly radical step. But it's the only way that ...

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Congress Enacts Obama’s Anti-Offshore Jobs Bill

The Obama administration continues to work diligently to crack down further on U.S. citizens and residents who invest offshore. One ...

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Counterfeit Gold: How to Protect Yourself

In the last few months, I've noted increasing interest from clients wanting to take physical delivery of their precious metals ...

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How Babies are Like Sex Offenders

Your DNA is your genetic blueprint. It's unique to you and your DNA profile is the equivalent of a bar ...

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Canadian Customs Wants Your Laptop, Too

U.S. customs authorities have assigned themselves the authority to copy all data on your laptop or other electronic device when ...

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Yahoo, Verizon: Our Spy Capabilities Would Shock You

Every now and then, ordinary citizens can glimpse the breadth and depth of the surveillance infrastructure erect to monitor us. ...

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Tattoo Parlor Surveillance: Signs of Suspicious Activity

Thinking about getting a tattoo? If you are, better not pay cash! If you do, the FBI has informed tattoo ...

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Expatriation Examples: What It’s Really Like

There are a lot more former U.S. citizens than there once were. Americans fed up with paying tax—and their government—are ...

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Austria Capitulates on Banking Secrecy

On September 1, Austria's parliament approved a law to ease banking secrecy in the last EU country on the Organization ...

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