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ACA Management Team up on Capitol Hill meeting with Congress and the Administration

Why now is the time to reform tax policy for U.S. citizens abroad

There is Presidential support for ending double taxation of U.S. citizens overseas.
Congress will continue to work on tax legislation this year and into next year. Not all Congressional tax provisions were included in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), so more work is needed and more legislation will come.
Congressman LaHood’s Residence Based Taxation for Americans Abroad (RBT) legislation is the basis for change and will be reintroduced this year. The tax writing committees are actively working on "scoring" the legislation for a revenue cost. This is an important step for reintroduction.
Senator Todd Young’s office is coordinating with Rep. LaHood’s office to update the December 2024 "Residence-Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act" (H.R.10468) and introduce complementary bills in the coming months that move the U.S. to a system of residency-based taxation.
There is awareness in Congress and with the Administration that tax policy for U.S. citizens overseas needs a fix. Congressman Hurd introduced legislation to exclude Pope Leo from U.S. taxation, and new VISA proposals offer exclusion of U.S. taxation on foreign income for non-U.S. citizens interested in these proposals.

Why support American Citizens Abroad (ACA) for tax reform

Our Strengths

ACA is headquartered in Washington, DC and available to the Congress and the Administration 24/7.
ACA management is composed of individuals who live overseas and/or have lived overseas.
ACA keeps its pulse on its membership and supporters, canvassing them to understand the issues they are facing.
ACA is a registered lobbyist via our ACA-PAC.
ACA and its staff are known to Congress and the Administration.
ACA has worldwide membership, bringing their concerns to the forefront of Congress and the Administration.

Our Resources

ACA has built the economic model for RBT legislation and has conducted research to establish the impact of RBT on the federal budget.
ACA Global Foundation has contracted with a national accounting firm to update its RBT research. This research will be invaluable to Congress and the tax writing committees.
ACA has published the technical explanations of previous legislation and of the Residence Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act.
ACA’s professional drafted documentation is referenced in Congressional and Administrative offices (U.S. Treasury, Joint Committee on Taxation, etc.).
ACA has contracted with BGR Group, a leading lobbyist firm in Washington, DC to augment our efforts.
ACA has partnered with other advocacy organizations to help amplify the voice for RBT
ACA’s website, with a wealth of professional information on the taxation issues for U.S. citizens abroad, is regularly referenced by Congress, citizens and stakeholders.
ACA Political Action Committee, the ACA-PAC is another tool ACA is using to build Congressional support for RBT. Only ACA members can contribute to the ACA-PAC.

Our Strategy

ACA staff is meeting with Congressional and Administrative offices in person - write-in campaigns, letters to representatives help, but nothing beats real people advocating for change.
ACA Global Foundation's new research report will be used in meetings with the Congress and Administration to help education on RBT modeling and the cost for RBT legislation.
ACA is working with advocacy groups that support RBT legislation in Washington, DC and working with them to amplify the need for RBT.
ACA is regularly quoted in the media and is running op-eds on the merits of RBT for citizens and businesses.
ACA has access to and working with tax policy stakeholders in Washington, DC.
ACA is using its RBT modeling to demonstrate how to minimize or eliminate any costs/achieve revenue neutral.
ACA is hosting member webinars and seminars to educate our membership and increase support for tax reform.
ACA is using all the tools in our toolbox; advocacy campaigns, our research, lobbyists, ACA-PAC, the list is extensive, to support adoption of RBT. ACA is the only organization that has this extensive network of support to drive RBT.

No other organization can do all this! Your support will ensure our success!

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