Jon and Katie are two 20-something high school sweethearts living in Montreal, who just welcomed their first child, Colin, into…
Lawsuit against US renunciation fee
A lawsuit has been filed by Marc Zell, an American lawyer resident in Israel, on behalf of the Association of…
India moving toward a more sensible version of citizenship taxation
Those who read my blog know that I am not necessarily against any form of citizenship taxation. It is reasonable…
Isac Schwarzbaum, German-American, forced to pay over $15,000,000 in FBAR penalties
For two years of allegedly “willfully” not filing FBAR forms, this man must pay an astounding $15,000,000 (up from a…
91 year-old blind woman being harassed for outrageous penalties for innocent and harmless filing error
According to an article on Law360, the IRS is hounding a blind 91-year-old woman, Margaret Jones, for ridiculous multimillion dollar…
Economist again covers FATCA and Citizenship Taxation
“Should personal financial data be sent to foreign tax authorities?” reads the headlineSee the article in its original form here:…
How to use Trailing Stop Limit Orders on Questrade
I found Questrade’s explanation of the Trailing Stop Limit to be quite confusing, so I’m posting a better explanation in…
How to understand RRSP “Available Contribution Room” and “Deduction Limit”
If you’re like me, the CRA’s RRSP calculation make you do the “WTF Jackie Chan” face. Their descriptions are so…
Stalling the IRS
I saw this helpful tip on a Facebook group dedicated to helping American “Persons” abroad who would like to try…
BBC Radio looks into Accidental Americans
On October 31st 2019, the BBC did a story about British citizens being hounded by the IRS over taxes owed…
Uncle Sam's Canadian Nephews 