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Dec 10 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
When flying over international waters or on a cruise ship in international waters, US citizens are indeed subject to double taxation bc and only bc of US citizenship. Explained by @1040Abroad and @Expatriationlaw here … citizenshipsolutions.ca/2022/01/20/air…
To clarify it is US citizens with @taxresidency in another country that are subject to #doubletaxation. Think pilots, cruise ship employees and #Americansabroad who work on the plane. See this podcast with Jim Gosart of @RepOverseas where we discuss.
The #doubletaxation of income earned in intl waters is one more consequence of @citizenshiptax and another example of how #Americansabroad are taxed more punitively than US residents. Here is a series of podcasts with @RepOverseas explaining the problems citizenshipsolutions.ca/2021/11/30/rep…
US @citizenshiptax (enforced by #FATCA) is a system that taxes people based on WHO they are rather than WHERE they are. Only a complete severance of citizenship from @taxresidency will solve the problems of all people, all the time and under all circumstances.
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Now before people start saying "But what about the Republicans?" I remind you that the #FATCA of the matter is that Republicans are NOT out harassing you for your vote. Maybe they should be? It IS possible to discuss one party without discussing the other.
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