Alexander Marino is quoted in the Newsweek article: “Thousands Renounce US Citizenship as Expatriation Figures Near Record High,” October 30, 2026.
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.
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.
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.
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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New US Hire Act will find you!
Uncle Sam Wants YOU to file US tax returns…and he has recruited foreign banks into his army to report you! Now you will get caught if you don’t file returns and report foreign income.
What is the benefit of a tax specialist?
Please be warned that this blog may sound like marketing and it is different from our normal blogs. The reason for this is that we were recently asked by a prospect and a client the question:
US foreign bank account reporting rules: Update
The US Government has required its citizens to report on their foreign bank accounts since 1970; however, its controversial revisions of October 2008 continue to cause tax practitioners, citizens and persons doing business in the US headaches. We expect the US Government to aggressively enforce these reporting requirements since they assist the US Government in identifying abusive offshore accounts such as the UBS accounts (discussed in our blogs on September 8, 2009 and February 10, 2010).
2010 Federal Budget
On March 4, 2010, Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty released the 2010 Federal Budget (the “Budget”). The Budget contained a significant amount of tax material in comparison to recent budgets. Find below the relevant tax measures that are worthy of discussion.
Olympics and new tax legislation: Employee Life and Health Trusts
Bill 53 proclaimed!
Further to our blog postings of November 26, 2009 and October 27, 2009, this legislation was finally proclaimed on February 4, 2010 and comes into force on March 1, 2010.
Alexander Marino is quoted in the Newsweek article: “Thousands Renounce US Citizenship as Expatriation Figures Near Record High,” October 30, 2026.
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.
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.
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.
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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