The Isaac Brock Society

[...] of age and not US Nationals/Persons”. This illustrates a broader phenomenon: non-U.S. financial institutions are not responding to FATCA by spending their time and money doing in-depth studies of [...]

[...] , financial institutions will begin to determine what accounts are “reportable accounts.” Information regarding [...]

[...] assertion that Canadian registered accounts are exempt (yes, exempt for the banks / financial institutions not for the individual *US taxpayer* at all!). Making sense of US obligations [...]

[...] and we already have a system that works. To rigidly impose FATCA on our citizens and financial institutions would not accomplish anything except waste resources on all sides. Another issue, this [...]

[...] of citizenship in any country which allows dual citizenship is a fairly rare event. [...]

[...] of Micronesia in December, according to the government press release (the FSM does not allow dual citizenship for adults, though it is not clear what standard of proof they require that a naturalised [...]

[...] country in which they have citizenship. FATCA conforms to none of the international rules of dual citizenship. By completely disregarding the international doctrines of dual citizenship,  the United [...]

[...] months with renunciation appointments. (“Most other countries” means those which allow dual citizenship, like Canada and France, or those which forbid dual citizenship but allow new citizens [...]

[...] that millions of Canadian citizens are now at risk for identity theft. As of July 1st, Canadian banks are forced to send the private information on ‘suspected US persons’ bank accounts, [...]

[...] to collect penalties from the account holder’s information they have received from CRA to Canadian Banks operating in the USA, namely RBC, TD, HSBC etc. Once the USA branch of Canadian Banks gets [...]

[...] departed the scene. FATCA has far-reaching extraterritorial implications. It would turn Canadian banks into extensions of the IRS and would raise significant privacy concerns for Canadians. … [...]

[...] information of Canadians (account numbers, balances, deposits, withdrawals); information the Canadian banks were never permitted to send to the CRA due to our privacy laws. This reporting applies to [...]

[...] (@USCitizenAbroad) August 16, 2014 Notre Dame law professor Michael Kirsch defended citizenship-based taxation at the May 2, 2014 ACA Conference on citizenship-based taxation. Here is a very recent [...]

[...] Abroad has posted an update with information concerning their efforts to replace Citizenship-based Taxation with Residence-based Taxation. They are also calling for testimonials about how [...]

[...] with an Ottawa dual citizen who’s affected, a defence of the U.S. model of citizenship-based taxation, and our latest: the legal case against Canada’s acceptance of FATCA. Are you [...]

Life planning, Career planning and the Reality of U.S. Citizenship for Americans Abroad including Life Preparation for U.S.Citizen-children of U.S.Cit [...]

[...] analogy, precisely because some of those who fled, whom Jimmy Carter pardonned, became Canadian citizens, and as a result lost their US citizenship. Then in 1986, that a Supreme Court decision [...]

[...] estimates that about a million people considered American under U.S. law (who may also be Canadian citizens) live here. In theory, all of them, unless their income falls under minimum levels, are [...]

[...] has no need to have any concern with your so-called citizens here in Canada, if they are Canadian citizens. It’s none of your business. The lawsuit by the Alliance for the Defense of Canadian [...]

[...] the new provisions that “raise serious questions about what kinds of information on Canadian citizens the government plans to share with foreign governments, and why.” The_Animal says [...]

[...] accounting firm is taking the unusual step of urging Canadians to double-check their citizenship status, warning there may still be thousands of accidental Americans in Canada oblivious to their [...]

[...] U.S. tax returns. You may NOT be one. Your first step is to take steps to determine  your citizenship status. A. Being born in the U.S. is NOT conclusive proof of U.S. citizenship. You may have [...]

[...] be permitted to allow the “disclosure of information to verify the citizenship status or identity of any person” to enforce any Canadian law “or law of [...]

[...] jurisdictions may follow the Cayman’s example in restricting the application of the FATCA IGA only to trusts “…whose trustee is ‘incorporated, registered or licensed’ in the [...]

[...] -says/ Well, you don’t get much bigger than the entire universe: “The signing of the FATCA IGA is universal… Also, contrary to what others claim, this is not about selling out anything,” [...]

[...] While this article focuses on immigration, it’s a perfect opportunity to bring in the FATCA IGA again. An excerpt: Cabinet will also now be permitted to allow the “disclosure of information to [...]

[...] ? Are you not at all concerned that respected and renowned Canadian lawyers believe that the FATCA IGA is in violation of Section 15 of our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Mr. Richards, I am [...]

[...] the families of anyone considered as such by the US. On Canada Day, July 1, 2014, Canadian financial institutions began to determine what accounts are “reportable accounts.” Information regarding [...]

[...] anyone who was a Canadian at the time the tax was incurred.” The author claims that Canadian Financial Institutions are not signed on to the Tax Treaty and that the IRS can take the information [...]

[...] the families of anyone considered as such by the US. On Canada Day, July 1, 2014, Canadian financial institutions began to determine what accounts are “reportable accounts.” Information regarding [...]

[...] the IRS “relaxed opportunities” for people to come into compliance and will focus on: Citizenship Issues: Are you a US citizen? Are you still a US citizen? Are your children US citizens? [...]

[...] the IRS “relaxed opportunities” for people to come into compliance and will focus on: Citizenship Issues: Are you a US citizen? Are you still a US citizen? Are your children US citizens? [...]

[...] of the family, etc. This information session will focus on these issues which include: Citizenship Issues: Are you a US citizen? Are you still a US citizen? Are your children US citizens? What is [...]