Tax,
International Law
May 20, 2014
Expatriation on a record pace this year
The number of Americans renouncing U.S. citizenship or terminating permanent residency (a green card) is on a record pace this year.
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
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San Francisco , California 94111-3601
Phone: (415) 834-0113
Fax: (415) 789-4540
Email: wood@WoodLLP.com
Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
The number of Americans renouncing U.S. citizenship or terminating permanent residency (a green card) is on a record pace this year. Federal law requires the publication of a list of such persons every calendar quarter. Thus, every three months, the government publishes a list of those who renounced their U.S. citizenship or gave up their green card.
Although some observers criticize the list as a public outing, it remains required. The list is getting longer now, due to a huge u...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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