FATCA/CBT: See You in Court

The Canadian angle:

Today, the Alliance for the Defence of Canadian Sovereignty ADCS-ADSC retained Jim Butera, a Washington D.C. attorney with Jones Walker LLP. Mr. Butera will explore legal options to reverse practices of the United States government preventing Canadian citizens who are “Accidental Americans” from freeing themselves of U.S. citizenship and obligations.

Accidental Americans include those born in the U.S. but who left the United States at a young age to live permanently in another country. Although they have no meaningful ties to the U.S., they are claimed as “U.S. citizens” and subject to lifetime taxation on their non-U.S. income. Accidental Americans not compliant with the Internal Revenue Service IRS are considered by the U.S. to be “tax cheats” not paying their “fair share”.

The Franco-American Flophouse: FATCA/CBT: See You in Court.