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Alexander Marino is quoted in the Newsweek article: “Thousands Renounce US Citizenship as Expatriation Figures Near Record High,” October 30, 2026.

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Alexander Marino appeared on CONNECT With Sarah Crosbie on Corus Radio on August 25, 2026, to discuss to discuss US Citizenship Renunciation in wake of the Canada-US trade war.

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Alexander Marino is quoted in The Guardian article:“‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship”, April 28, 2026.

 

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Alexander Marino was a guest on the “This is Ottawa” CBC podcast episode titled ‘I feel alienated from my U.S. identity’ on March 23, 2026.

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Alexander Marino was interviewed for the CBC news story “Dual citizens weigh Trump, taxes in decision to renounce US citizenship” on March 23, 2026.

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A Taxonomy of Tax Professionals

At this time of year, many tax professionals are inundated with tax questions and assumptions about how busy they may (or may not) be. The answer may be surprising.

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USCIS Announces End of Trump-Era Public Charge Final Rule

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will no longer be applying former President Trump’s highly controversial August 2019 Public Charge Final Rule (Public Charge Rule)

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What’s the IRS’s Deal with the 2019 Return Processing Backlog?

US tax professionals are keenly aware of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and its processing of returns, payments, and other documents. The delay has been so severe that at the end of 2020, there were still many million pieces of unopened mail and well over a million unprocessed returns.

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President Biden’s US Citizenship Act of 2021 Introduced to Congress

On February 19, 2021, President Biden introduced his administration’s highly anticipated comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) bill, the “US Citizenship Act of 2021”, to both the Senate and the House.

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CLIENT ALERT: Suspension of Alberta Pilot COVID-19 Program

The Alberta Pilot Program will be suspended as of February 22, 2021 as part of a broader introduction of new COVID-19 travel restrictions.

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CLIENT ALERT: COVID-19 Testing Requirement for Land Entries to Canada

The requirement that all international air passengers travelling to Canada must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result prior to boarding will now also apply to ports-of-entry via land, starting Feb. 15.

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Alexander Marino is quoted in the Newsweek article: “Thousands Renounce US Citizenship as Expatriation Figures Near Record High,” October 30, 2026.

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Alexander Marino appeared on CONNECT With Sarah Crosbie on Corus Radio on August 25, 2026, to discuss to discuss US Citizenship Renunciation in wake of the Canada-US trade war.

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Alexander Marino is quoted in The Guardian article:“‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship”, April 28, 2026.

 

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Alexander Marino was a guest on the “This is Ottawa” CBC podcast episode titled ‘I feel alienated from my U.S. identity’ on March 23, 2026.

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Alexander Marino was interviewed for the CBC news story “Dual citizens weigh Trump, taxes in decision to renounce US citizenship” on March 23, 2026.