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WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. citizenship is priceless to some, worthless to others. But now the State Department has a dollar figure: U.S. citizenship is worth $450.
At least that's what it will cost you to renounce it.
New consular fees took effect Thursday. According to the Federal Register, the cost to process a formal renunciation of U.S. citizenship skyrocketed from $0 to $450.
The State Department doesn't say how or why it calculated the cost. Citizenship is free for most Americans who are accorded the privilege at birth. The department says only that it "has decided that the renunciant should pay this fee at the visit during which he or she swears the oath of renunciation."
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Were there so many people doing this that it was an issue...?
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Chogram posted:
Were there so many people doing this that it was an issue...?
there was a link of drudge about record numbers of Americans renouncing citizenship to avoid taxes, especially Americans who live abroad.
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We should take up a collection for Sith.
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I would probably never renounce my citizenship. I do disavow my federal government though
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I'm an American living and working in Canada, it cost me $5400 in lawyer fees to force the US to keep me as a citizen
they didn't want me to have two citizenships
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Rhodoman posted:
Write.The.Check
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And the G.T.F.O.
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FineYoungCannibals posted:
I'm an American living and working in Canada, it cost me $5400 in lawyer fees to force the US to keep me as a citizen
they didn't want me to have two citizenships
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I guess that isn't terribly expensive for a price of bondage removal.
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what happens if you renounce it? Do they kick you out?
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Tipztoe posted:
what happens if you renounce it? Do they kick you out?
where exactly would they send you? it would be illegal I think to drop you off anywhere that is a soverign state
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A person wishing to renounce his or her U.S. citizenship must voluntarily and with intent to relinquish U.S. citizenship:
1 appear in person before a U.S. consular or diplomatic officer,
2 in a foreign country (normally at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate); and
3 sign an oath of renunciation
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Aerlinthian posted:
I guess that isn't terribly expensive for a price of bondage removal.
If you renounced the internet, not only is it free, you could save money!
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FineYoungCannibals posted:
they didn't want me to have two citizenships
Probably because this is an oxymoron. Why they let anyone do this is beyond me.
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us laws regarding americans working in other countries to pay american taxes makes no sense at all. no other countries besides communist europe does this.
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Australia I think does it also. There was a guy who worked where I work who could no longer afford paying those double wammy taxes and had to move back to that prison island
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If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien, the rules for filing income, estate, and gift tax returns and paying estimated tax are generally the same whether you are in the United States or abroad. Your worldwide income is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where you reside.
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=97324,00.html
if you don't work in the us and pay taxes to the government and not renounce your citizenship you are a fool.
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I guess Superman owes the US 450 dollars. Good luck collecting.
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Fallen_daemon posted:
If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien, the rules for filing income, estate, and gift tax returns and paying estimated tax are generally the same whether you are in the United States or abroad. Your worldwide income is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where you reside.
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=97324,00.html
if you don't work in the us and pay taxes to the government and not renounce your citizenship you are a fool.
You know how easy it is to avoid having to pay anything when working/living abroad right?
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