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MASECO: UK’s first ‘B Corp’ wealth manager benefits from surge in interest in ESG investing

Founded in 2008, London-based American specialists Maseco Private Wealth embraced the idea of ethical investing and business philosophy early on. Below, Andrea Solana, head of advanced planning, and George King, senior wealth manager, discuss what being a B Corp wealth manager involves…

August 23, 2019
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Sri Lankan politician, media join those asking questions about U.S. renunciation data

A Sri Lankan presidential candidate whose name failed to appear on the U.S. government's quarterly list of individuals who have renounced their citizenship is inadvertently drawing attention to a question many Americans and former Americans have been asking for years – which is why it can take months for renunciants'…

August 23, 2019
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ACA warns: U.S. withdrawal from Universal Postal Union could impact U.S. citizens overseas

The American Citizens Abroad has issued a warning that U.S. citizens resident overseas could be adversely impacted by U.S. plans to withdraw from the Universal Postal Union by October "unless substantial changes are made to the [existing] tariff structure".

August 19, 2019
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At the Foreign Correspondents Club in Bangkok on Thursday evening

Thai officials says TM30 regs 'really not that hard', as expats remain skeptical

Expatriates resident in Thailand were told by a senior immigration officer on Thursday evening in Bangkok that complying with a controversial immigration regulation known as TM30 should not really be "that hard" – but social media comments afterwards revealed that many of the country's expats remain unconvinced.

August 16, 2019
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Charles Schwab unveils MiFID II-related changes to ETFs for investors in Europe

Charles Schwab Corp., the San Francisco-based financial services giant that has a significant client base of Americans resident outside of the U.S., has announced that after Sept. 19, Schwab clients who are resident in the EU will no longer be able to purchase U.S.-registered exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded notes (ETNs).

August 14, 2019
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Accidental Americans group to UK banks: how many U.S./dual citizen clients at risk of losing accounts in 2020?

A Paris-based organization representing so-called “accidental Americans” is calling on Britain’s banks to say how many of their U.S. citizen clients are believed not to have “Tax Information Numbers”, and therefore may be asked to give up their U.K. bank accounts as a grace period on the need for these…

August 14, 2019
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U.K. MP seeks to draw Boris Johnson into 'accidental American' debate

Preet Kaur Gill, a British Labour Party member of Parliament from the greater Birmingham area, has formally asked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to detail his plans with respect to standing up for so-called "accidental Americans" living in Britain – as he was himself, until renouncing his citizenship in 2016…

August 11, 2019
Tax
By Helen Burggraf

The 2019 IRS 'expatriation' compliance campaign: Let's keep the fear-mongering in perspective

For the last few weeks, Americans living in Expatland have been becoming increasingly concerned over news that, as reported, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service is embarking on what it calls “Six Additional Compliance Campaigns” that potentially could impact on some expat U.S. citizens...

August 11, 2019
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The ongoing mystery of the missing American expatriate numbers

In an age when detailed global data on populations of everything from sheep and cattle to vegetarians can be had with little more effort than it takes to type a word or two into a Google search box, the continuing lack of reliable information on the numbers of Americans resident…

August 10, 2019
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‘Thousands’ of expats in petition to Thai gov’t to scrap immigration reporting regs

A petition being promoted by expatriates living in Thailand that calls on the country’s Immigration Bureau to scrap a controversial reporting requirement for foreigners living there has secured the support of more than 4,000 people in less than two weeks.

August 8, 2019
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IRS large biz division unveils new compliance campaign seen to potentially ensnare expat individuals

A U.S. Internal Revenue Service announcement on July 19, by the agency’s “Large Business and International Division” (LB&I), of a new set of compliance initiatives, is attracting growing attention among overseas American tax experts because of its likely impact on expat U.S. citizens.

August 3, 2019
Tax
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MASECO: UK’s first ‘B Corp’ wealth manager benefits from surge in interest in ESG investing

Sri Lankan politician, media join those asking questions about U.S. renunciation data

ACA warns: U.S. withdrawal from Universal Postal Union could impact U.S. citizens overseas

Thai officials says TM30 regs 'really not that hard', as expats remain skeptical

Charles Schwab unveils MiFID II-related changes to ETFs for investors in Europe

Accidental Americans group to UK banks: how many U.S./dual citizen clients at risk of losing accounts in 2020?

U.K. MP seeks to draw Boris Johnson into 'accidental American' debate

The 2019 IRS 'expatriation' compliance campaign: Let's keep the fear-mongering in perspective

The ongoing mystery of the missing American expatriate numbers

‘Thousands’ of expats in petition to Thai gov’t to scrap immigration reporting regs

IRS large biz division unveils new compliance campaign seen to potentially ensnare expat individuals

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