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U.S. Expats Balk at Tax Law[W:82]

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sangha said:
Class warfare?

Gee, and you said you don't have an opinion on this law

Suddenly, it's "class warfare"!! :lamo
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No, you need to go re read what I said....I said I didn't know enough about it at the time I wrote that particular post, but I am learning....

Certain aspects of FATCA have been a source of controversy in the financial and general press.[27] The controversy primarily relates to five central issues:
Cost. Although numbers are still somewhat speculative, estimates of the additional revenue raised seem to be heavily outweighed by the cost of implementing the legislation. The Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS) claims FATCA is expected to raise revenues of approximately US$800 million per year for the US Treasury; however, the costs of implementation are more difficult to estimate, and estimates between hundreds of millions and over US$10 billion have been published.[28] ACFCS also claims it is extremely likely that the cost of implementing FATCA (which will be borne by the foreign financial institutions) will far outweigh the revenues raised by the US Treasury, even excluding the additional costs to the US Internal Revenue Service for the staffing and resources needed to process the data produced.[29] Unusually, FATCA was not subject to a cost/benefit analysis by the Committee on Ways and Means.
Capital flight. The primary mechanism for enforcing the compliance of foreign financial institutions is a punitive withholding levy on US assets. This may create a strong incentive for foreign financial institutions to divest (or not invest) in US assets, resulting in capital flight.[30]
Foreign relations. Forcing foreign financial institutions and foreign governments to collect data on US citizens at their own expense and transmit it to the IRS is divisive. Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has raised an issue with this "far reaching and extraterritorial implications" which would require Canadian banks to become extensions of the IRS and would jeopardize Canadians' privacy rights.[31] There are also reports of many foreign banks refusing to open accounts for Americans, making it harder for Americans to live and work abroad.[32]
Extraterritoriality. The legislation enables US authorities to impose regulatory costs, and potentially penalties, on foreign financial institutions who otherwise have few if any dealings with the United States.[33] The U.S. has sought to ameliorate that criticism by offering reciprocity to potential countries who sign Intergovernmental Agreements, but the idea of the US Government providing information on its citizens to foreign governments has also proved controversial.[34]
Citizenship renunciations. Time magazine has reported a sevenfold increase in Americans renouncing US citizenship between 2008 and 2011 and has attributed this at least in part to FATCA.[35]
There have also been doubts expressed as to workability of FATCA due to its enormous complexity,[36] and the legislative timetable for implementation has already been pushed back twice.[37]
American Citizens Abroad, a Geneva-based organization representing the interests of six million Americans residing outside the U.S., has been particularly vocal in opposition to the legislation and has launched a campaign to repeal FATCA. The group argues that "FATCA legislation is predicated on the faulty assumption that foreigners throughout the world with no predisposition to favor the U.S. will react positively to its attempts to convert them into unpaid IRS agents", and in addition to the issues above stresses the increased risk of identity theft, and the risk of a two-tier banking system developing to the partial exclusion of the U.S.[38]

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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So, from what I am reading here is that it is another example of spending 10 times to accomplish a dismal return, and pissing off people in the process...But I guess as long as they are the evil rich, that's ok with you....
 
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obvious Child said:
But that's not the focus of this particular law. As usual, J-Mac thanks a post that's not relevant to the law and still doesn't understand the topic.
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The giving Uncle Sam the finger part was the relevant part. Most people that work outside the States are very individualistic. They don't like being bugged and that's why they hate that law and I believe with good reason. Most of them pay their taxes but they get audited a lot more and its much more hassle to do the taxes. I can see why they give Uncle Sammy baby the finger.
 
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j-mac said:
No, you need to go re read what I said....I said I didn't know enough about it at the time I wrote that particular post, but I am learning....



So, from what I am reading here is that it is another example of spending 10 times to accomplish a dismal return, and pissing off people in the process...But I guess as long as they are the evil rich, that's ok with you....
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You're not understanding what you're reading

It's not costing the US 10x what it will collect.

And I don't care if we piss off tax cheats
 
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PirateMk1 said:
The giving Uncle Sam the finger part was the relevant part. Most people that work outside the States are very individualistic. They don't like being bugged and that's why they hate that law and I believe with good reason. Most of them pay their taxes but they get audited a lot more and its much more hassle to do the taxes. I can see why they give Uncle Sammy baby the finger.
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Then why even discuss this in the context of the thread?

The law in question doesn't make a distinction between expats and everyone else.

And J-Mac is still cowardly refusing to answer a simple question.
 
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sangha said:
You're not understanding what you're reading

It's not costing the US 10x what it will collect.

And I don't care if we piss off tax cheats
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It's not your money.
 
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sangha said:
So you think our tax policies should be guided by the 0.000032% of the population that has decided to renounce their citizenship?

And I thought the OWS's 1% rhetoric was a bit extreme!!
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I think your numbers are off, that is more than 40% of the income tax base.
 
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obvious Child said:
Then why even discuss this in the context of the thread?

The law in question doesn't make a distinction between expats and everyone else.

And J-Mac is still cowardly refusing to answer a simple question.
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I don't believe you've asked a question...Attacked me personally yes, but asked a question? No, I don't believe you have.
 
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Tigger said:
That's fine. So long as they are barred from ever entering the United States again, owning property, businesses, or any other item of value inside the United States, and not allowed to make any money here.
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that might be even more silly than your claims that we should not engage in any athletics with other countries. That makes no sense whatsoever
 
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sangha said:
What are you talking about?

What is 40% of the income tax base?
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the top one percent when it comes to income taxes and almost all the death taxes
 
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j-mac said:
I don't believe you've asked a question...Attacked me personally yes, but asked a question? No, I don't believe you have.
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FAIL

Not that I expect you to answer hard questions. You never did on WS and you won't here.

There is a inverse corrolation between partisan hackery and honesty. The more of a hack you are, the less likely you are to either answer questions at all or answer them honestly
 
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sangha said:
It's not your either
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I am not the one bad mouthing them, calling them names, and treating their success like it should be against the law....Never said it was mine...No, you are lost my communist friend.
 
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PirateMk1 said:
As a former expat I do have some expertise on the situation. Most expats that are not in the country for if I remember correctly 330 days or so don't have to pay taxes on their income up to 97,000 this year. Considering the fact they don't really live in the country in the first place and depending on their income it may be vastly cheaper to not be a citizen hence why they do it. That and they are giving Uncle Sam the finger, which I always applaud.
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I was an expat for 11 years and they never got a dime out of me. When I returned in 1974, I actually had "tax shock" because I had forgotten how unpleasant it is. But I paid them from then on and got on with my life. The more I paid them meant the more money I made. So the good outweighed the bad.
 
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j-mac said:
I am not the one bad mouthing them, calling them names, and treating their success like it should be against the law....Never said it was mine...No, you are lost my communist friend.
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No, you're just bad mouthing everyone else.
 
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obvious Child said:
FAIL

Not that I expect you to answer hard questions. You never did on WS and you won't here.

There is a inverse corrolation between partisan hackery and honesty. The more of a hack you are, the less likely you are to either answer questions at all or answer them honestly
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Oh just stop....You're being childish again....Anyway, your question supposes that the money they have deposited in foreign banks is somehow illegal...That would be up to you to prove....
 
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j-mac said:
I am not the one bad mouthing them, calling them names, and treating their success like it should be against the law....Never said it was mine...No, you are lost my communist friend.
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Neither is Sangha. It would really help if you had any idea what that law was about before posting about it.

Is there a requirement for the partisan hackery club where you are not allowed to research?
 
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j-mac said:
Oh just stop....You're being childish again....Anyway, your question supposes that the money they have deposited in foreign banks is somehow illegal...That would be up to you to prove....
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Fail Again. My question does no such thing.

Please learn what the law is about.

And you just proved you aren't willing to answer questions.
 
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obvious Child said:
Fail Again. My question does no such thing.

Please learn what the law is about.

And you just proved you aren't capable of answering questions.
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And you are proving that you can't have a civil conversation...So don't reply to me anymore.
 
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obvious Child said:
Neither is Sangha. It would really help if you had any idea what that law was about before posting about it.

Is there a requirement for the partisan hackery club where you are not allowed to research?
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Keep it up, I hope you get banned. You trash up this site.
 
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