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Brandon Mitchener
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Brussels-based journalist and consultant passionate about facts, democracy, science, technology, wine, health, the environment, sci-fi, superheroes and the theater. Vaccines work. Double taxation is unjust. All views are personal!
What's it like to live in Australia as an American? Not that fun if you ask Beth, who bemoans the complications of U.S. double taxation and related FATCA and FBAR filing obligations. Read her testimonial to understand how you can help. www.taxfairnessabroad.org/blog/a-nebra...
A Nebraskan in Australia bemoans double taxation, hopes for relief — Tax Fairness For Americans Abroad
Dear Congress, The nationality-based U.S. tax system is destroying the lives of Americans who are bona fide tax residents of other countries. The system puts a tremendous burden on millions of ordina...
www.taxfairnessabroad.org
August 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The reconciliation route to residence-based taxation was always just one way forward, and probably not the best. Read Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad's lasted blog to understand why a bipartisan solution is better in the long run. www.taxfairnessabroad.org/blog/washing...
#enddoubletaxation
Washington update: Building bipartisan support for residence-based taxation — Tax Fairness For Americans Abroad
Democrats and Republicans in Congress both support residence-based taxation (RBT) for Americans abroad.
www.taxfairnessabroad.org
May 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I hope the new pope has good accountants! He may need them.

www.wsj.com/opinion/how-...
Opinion | How Many Accountants Does the Pope Have?
Like many American expatriates, Leo XIV may find himself tangling with the IRS.
www.wsj.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Reposted by Brandon Mitchener
Today, FutureHouse is launching the FutureHouse Platform, bringing the first-ever superintelligent scientific AI agents to scientists everywhere via a web interface and API. The Platform is launching with four agents, each with their own specialization:
May 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reposted by Brandon Mitchener
Depending on your ancestry, you could get a second passport and live abroad.

“An increasing number of Americans are now doing this,” said Peter Spiro, a law professor at Temple University who has written books on dual citizenship.
Want dual citizenship? Check your family tree.
Depending on your lineage, you could get a second passport and live abroad.
wapo.st
April 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Reposted by Brandon Mitchener
The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products.
US Economy Is Set to Lose Billions as Foreign Tourists Stay Away
The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products, adding to a growing list of headwinds keeping recession risk ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Reposted by Brandon Mitchener
It’s not uncommon for foreigners to buy U.S. stock through a vehicle in the Cayman Islands, often to save money on taxes. But experts said it was strange for the party on the other side of a deal — the U.S. company — to prefer such an arrangement.

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How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Secretly Allows Investment From China
As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say. “It is…
propub.li
March 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM