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Support the Residence Based Taxation For Americans Abroad Act. Tell your Representatives in Congress to Pass This Legislation Now!
Tell Congress that it is time to pass the Residence based taxation (RBT). Educate your Representatives on recent efforts to pass legislation that would exempt US citizens on the taxation of the foreign income, the global standard of taxation.
Let Your Representatives in Congress Know Your Concerns Over Overseas Voting!
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Let Your Representatives Know
Don’t see your issue listed in our write-in campaigns. Is there some legislative or regulatory issue you are dealing with that your Representatives in Congress need to hear about? Then write and let your Representatives know what issues and problems you are facing as a U.S. citizen overseas.
Right to U.S. Citizenship
Every year about 60,000 children are born overseas to a U.S. citizen parent. Of these, 90% acquire U.S. citizenship at birth while 10% do not if the U.S. citizen parents of these children have not fulfilled certain residency requirement in the United States, then their children are unable to attain...
All U.S citizens overseas should be able to vote
Thirteen U.S. states refuse to extend voting rights to individuals who have never lived in the United States but are U.S. citizens by virtue of the U.S. citizenship of one or both parents. However, these same U.S. citizens are subject to all the tax reporting and payment obligations incumbent on...
Transition and GILTI Tax Regimes and U.S. citizen overseas
The U.S. Congress needs more education on how U.S. citizens overseas have organized their businesses and what businesses they are running. Legislation like TCJA which was targeted towards big multinationals that were “offshoring” profits should not be applied to U.S. citizens running small businesses and consultancies overseas. These provisions can...
Passport Revocation Provision in the “Fast Act"
With the increase in individuals coming into compliance from overseas, the lengthy mail delivery and communication time between the IRS and overseas tax filers, the risk of error in filing from overseas, the Passport Revocation Provision could have detrimental effects on US citizens overseas whose US passport is the only...
The Net Investment Income Tax is double taxation for US citizens overseas
ACA advocates for the use of foreign tax credits to offset this supplemental tax...
House Ways & Means Chairman needs to call for hearings on US citizens overseas
ACA estimates 5-6 million US citizens living and working overseas are facing serious issues related to US legislation. Congressman LaHood has introduced Residence-based taxation (RBT) legislation into Congress. Time has come for the House Ways & Means Committee Chairman to call for hearings so that RBT legislation can be passed...