August 2014

U.S. Fee to Give-Up Citizenship Is Raised Fivefold

When record numbers of Americans are giving up citizenship, the fee for individuals to renounce U.S. citizenship is jumping to $2,350 as of Sept. 12—more than five times the current charge of $450. Here is the explanation from the State Department – Documentation for Renunciation of Citizenship The CoSM demonstrated that documenting a U.S. citizen’s […]

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Four (4) Investment Considerations for US expats

In May 2014, the government of Singapore concluded in principle, an Intergovernmental agreement with the government of the United States.  This agreement, commonly known as FATCA, stands for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.  Over the past several months, the publicity around this regulation has encouraged US expats who may not have been fully tax

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