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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: Here is What Could Be Fixed by the Taxes on Apple's Offshored Profits [View all]riverbendviewgal
(4,254 posts)The Tax filing is so complicated and requires only e filing for Americans Abroad. To make it worse the IRS has closed all its abroad offices that could help Americans abroad with questions on filing. The 1 800 number for IRS that Homelander Americans have to call IRS if there are tax questions does not work outside of the USA.
In 2010 a new US law was passed where it required EVERY bank in the world to report on Americans who have bank accounts with them on penalty of not reporting was a 30 percent charge to the banks on All US transactions, in and out. Foreign Banks are now so terrified of this that they are kicking off Americans who lived for decades outside of the USA , duals and residents .. Even those Americans now working abroad temporarily are finding it hard to obtain a bank account in the country they are working in
What has happened is that there is now a wall around the USA to KEEP Americans in the country. but most don't want to leave anyway. So the usual refrain to those who do leave is "don't let the door hit you on the backside, and good riddance."
Very Sad.