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the_mitsuhiko on May 2, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for ...

> what do you think are the most common reasons for forfeiting US citizenship? I suspect it's tax-evasion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidental_American

themartorana on May 3, 2016 [–]

Despite their lack of personal or business ties to the United States, accidental Americans have the same U.S. tax filing and payment obligations...

There's a business model! Claim someone is a citizen, boom they owe taxes!

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