Today's the day:Mr. #FBAR finally makes a long-sought appearance before the Supreme Court, in a certain-to-be-closely-watched debate over how "non-willful" Foreign BankAccount Report penalties shd be determined... bit.ly/3zAWcwX Americans Abroad Brian Streig, CPA V. La Torre Jeker JD Frank Agostino

Americans in NZ are urging others there to sign a new petition having to do with US regs governing KiwiSaver pensions, to free US expats in NZ from occasionally dysfunctional annual reporting obligations...bit.ly/3FCZT9a @DemsAbroadNZ JakDac Fix the Tax Treaty! AARO

The AXFNJ Podcast: Bangkok-based Peggy Creveling of Creveling & Creveling talks to John Richardson about her and husband Chad's 16 years advising American expats in the 'Land of Smiles' (when not motorcycling across Asia)...bit.ly/3DuMGMP @ChadCreveling Democrats Abroad Thailand

BREAKING: More name duplications are spotted, as the latest quarterly list of expatriating Americans' names is published on the Federal Register's website... bit.ly/3FIt8Yh John Richardson - Counsellor for US persons abroad

Exclusive AXFNJ Podcast: Dems Abroad’s Rebecca Lammers discusses the ‘suffocating’ U.S. expat tax situation with AXFNJ’s Richardson... bit.ly/3Vuxozu

For 13+ years, Vince Truong, a Vietnam-born Californian, has been advising US expats in Dubai on their investments. Recently he shared some of his thoughts on his time there with the AXFNJ's John Richardson...bit.ly/3PyiExv IntellectualWealth John Richardson - Counsellor for US persons abroad JimmySextonLLM

BREAKING: The AXFNJ extends its best wishes for the holiday season, and New Year, to all of its readers around the world...and thanks them for their amazing support in 2022.. bit.ly/3PS9PP4 Helen Burggraf

BREAKING: U.S. and #Argentina agree #FATCA IGA at last (...but it's said no more reciprocal than other Model 1 IGAs) John Richardson - Counsellor for US persons abroad Accidental Americans Nick Lee Keith REDMOND 🟦▪️🎹▪️ 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇪🇺▪️ Democrats Abroad Taxation Task Force Americans Abroad TConsult Rebecca Abroad Mark Fitzpatrick Tanager Wealth Management LLP bit.ly/3IiydYe

BREAKING: IRS issues 'temporary relief' (through 2024) for banks of '#accidentalAmericans' who lack TINs bit.ly/3vrUOu2 Accidental Americans Americans Abroad David Treitel AARO John Richardson - Counsellor for US persons abroad Democrats Abroad Jet B

BREAKING: Ahead of scheduled oral arguments on Monday in US district court in DC, the State Dept announces its "intent" to reduce renunciation fee by 4/5 to $450, seen as major win for US 'accidentals'... bit.ly/3Ir71qy Accidental Americans, Jenny❤️🐱🌹🐝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧⚖️ Mark Landler Mark Fitzpatrick

BREAKING: US Supreme Court declines to hear #FBAR plea of Boston-area gran, 82, ignoring concerns about poss violations of 8th Amendment's 'Excessive Fines Clause'...bit.ly/3XWVKTh #SCOTUS John Richardson - Counsellor for US persons abroad Institute for Justice AARO Freeman Law Nick Lee Jenny❤️🐱🌹🐝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧⚖️ JakDac

Chuck ('IRS') Rettig and Nina ('NTA') Olson to consider 'The Future of IRS Funding' in free Tax Analysts' webinar on Wednesday (2-3pm EST); also featuring Michael Desmond, Cara Griffith... bit.ly/3JrWw6W AARO Center for Taxpayer Rights Tax Notes

EU officials are planning to push 'for a more permanent solution' to 'accidental American'# FATCA issues at meeting w/ US this week, an EU official has said..(Update, incl. new PETI committee hearing video link...) bit.ly/3HZCPSN Accidental Americans EU Finance 🇪🇺 Sophie in 't Veld

BREAKING: A group of "accidental Americans" responded to the dismissal, on Friday,of their 2-yr legal challenge of the US governmnt's citizenship renunciation regime, by filing an immediate appeal... bit.ly/3xhPbQ5 Accidental Americans JakDac Democrats Abroad Americans Abroad Marc Zell

Will US expats &accidentals finally make progress in 2023, w/ their anti-CBT, pro-RBT campaigns? It certainly looks like a fight's brewing, though experts say it's unlikely to be easy..bit.ly/3HSkdTe Jenny❤️🐱🌹🐝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧⚖️ AARO TConsult Ltd Mark Fitzpatrick suzanne herman Tax Notes

'Silicon Valley whizzkids' are taking the place of other 'international' buyers of London resi property, according to The Times...good-bye diamonds,suits, hello cargo pants & trainers...bit.ly/3SxFqac David Byers MASECO Private Wealth Knight Frank

BREAKING: In a long-awaited landmark FBAR ruling, the US Supreme Court today ruled in favor of Alexandru Bittner, and 'per form/year' accounting of penalties; instead of having to pay $2.72m, he'll only owe $50,000... bit.ly/3IBEiO3 Mark Fitzpatrick JakDac suzanne herman

John Richardson & Virginia La Torre Jeker podcast: 'The morning after the U.S. Supreme Court #FBAR decision in Bittner' - ("a clear win for Mr. Bittner, but going forward ...?") bit.ly/3T473Id John Richardson - Counsellor for US persons abroad V. La Torre Jeker JD Helen Burggraf SEATNow.org - Stop Extraterritorial American Tax

Dems Abroad, to House subcommittee hearing: 'Substantial adjustments needed' to FBAR regs (as 30% of expats don't even know about them...); "ultimately change to RBT system" to elim doub taxation... bit.ly/4229wa8 Democrats Abroad Taxation Task Force Democrats Abroad Rebecca Abroad @@SydneyPElmo

Today, #FATCA turned 13! And as we always do on March 18, we've got a set of questions that reveal just who has been paying attention to this still-major issue... bit.ly/3n7IttO Jenny❤️🐱🌹🐝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧⚖️ AARO Colleen Graffy Jet B Jude Kirton-Darling Frank Hirth Democrats Abroad Taxation Task Force