Potential elimination of citizenship-based taxation of American expats

[sergio]

For anyone believing Trump's promises: I've got a great bridge to sell.

Who authorises changes to the US tax code? Is it Congress? And if so, all the President could do is make a recommendation. Or is that not correct? Can someone clarify?

 

[BobbyHank]

Trump and Milei could give away bars of gold and people on BA Expats would still complain about it.

Some people just find contentment in being discontent and by complaining, whether in the United States or in a foreign country. It's a sad way to go through life.

Well Said! Bravo!! simply mashing the like button wasn't enough to convey how much I agree with your post! Grassy Ass!!

 

[jbeas176]

try living with a trump administration. i can live milei its trump i don’t trust. to each his own. campaign promises are just that, attempts to get you vote.

 

[jbeas176]

on second thought, i might agree that you might not notice any difference. its the country i care about

 

[elhombresinnombre]

Talking of the upcoming US elections (which we weren't) has anybody else noticed how quiet it is in here this time?

In previous US election years at about this time the forum would have been full of new posters all scrapping away with each other, determined to raise their Google ranking on other sites by being quoted and replied to on this one. I guess the algorithms must work differently these days.

 

[QuilmesSlo]

Who authorises changes to the US tax code? Is it Congress? And if so, all the President could do is make a recommendation. Or is that not correct? Can someone clarify?

There is a recent mylatinlife podcast where the guest, a tax lawyer, suggests it could be effected administratively, ie, without congress. It was maybe 3 episodes back if you want to listen.

That said, I think it’s a political powder keg if there are not some limitations. Can every billionaire simply move to a tax haven?

 

[Quilombo]

Who authorises changes to the US tax code? Is it Congress? And if so, all the President could do is make a recommendation. Or is that not correct? Can someone clarify?

Congress I'd argue 100%, but given how dysfunctional it is, the Supreme Court has increasingly let the Executive Branch monkey around with things when there is any guise of it potentially being their jurisdiction. I suppose the argument being advanced here would be that it's tangentially related to foreign policy by the nature of it being American citizens living abroad, and that therefore gives the Executive standing to make changes via Executive Orders, but it would be challenged in court since U.S.C. Title 26 has been governed by an act of Congress since the Internal Revenue Code of 1939.