Americans Abroad Pin Hopes On Trump Promise To End Double Taxation | Financial Advisor

Financial Advisor, December 19, 2024

Americans Abroad Pin Hopes On Trump Promise To End Double Taxation

"The American Citizens Abroad group (ACA), a non-profit also advocating for an end to double taxation, started in early December a 100-day campaign to encourage Trump and the upcoming Congress to deliver on the pledges. 

The group says the changes could be included in Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which is up for renewal next year. That would be an 'easy win' for the new administration, wrote Charles Bruce, legal counsel at the ACA, because it has bipartisan support.

Ending double taxation is also 'good business,' said Marylouise Serrato, ACA executive director. She said that under the present system some Americans are deterred from moving abroad or end up renouncing their citizenship because of the tax burden. Changing the rules could boost U.S. trade, investments and exports and 'strengthen the U.S. economy,' she said."

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