Expatriation is ALSO Becoming the Norm
July 21, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher I find it funny that so many uber nationalistic individuals like to condemn those who either opt to leave or would like to open up the borders as being “unpatriotic”. I protested the protesters this past weekend because honestly the issues never boil down to migrants. It usually […]
Expropriation: The New Norm
July 14, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher What sort of nasty business has the Troika been up to lately? Well, first a brief refresher on who the Troika is: The European Commission, The European Central Bank, and The International Monetary Fund. The stated purpose of the Troika is to manage the Eurozone’s financial affairs, including, […]
Business Crowded Out by Mandates
July 7, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher By now you probably know that Obamacare is rolling out in phases, and each phase has had its glitches. First it was that everyone has to have health insurance. NO MATTER WHAT!!!! But the penalties for not having insurance weren’t going to roll out for another year, giving […]
Playing Catch-up With Bitcoin
June 30, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher A little topic I’ve not indulged for a while is Bitcoin (BTC). There have been some interesting developments surrounding this particular virtual currency. Mt. Gox was hacked back in February and filed for bankruptcy by month’s end. Prior to that, Mt. Gox Vice Chair, Charlie Shrem, was brought […]
IRS Announces New Amnesty Program for FATCA Problems
June 26, 2014 By: Diane Kennedy, Contributor FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) goes into force on July 1, 2014. The IRS has already extended the deadline for 2 years for financial institutions that aren’t in compliance yet, but have made progress to come into compliance. FATCA has a couple of components. One targets foreign […]
Internal Revenue Scandal
June 23, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher There’s been a fair amount of grumbling over the past several months regarding the IRS and its dealings with some “Conservative” groups. It started off as there being a good amount of stalling and balking when some “conservative” groups filed for tax-exemption status with the IRS. About 25% […]
Second Passport in Paraguay – Too Good to be True?
June 14, 2014 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Is getting a second passport in Paraguay too good to be true? This week we found out all the details on the ground in Asuncion. This past week, I was meeting with our partners in Paraguay investigating their residency and citizenship program. We met with government […]
Snowden’s Relevant Revelations
June 2, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher This past week, Edward Snowden did his first American MSM interview with NBC’s Brian Williams. Admittedly, I found it rather lackluster. That Williams had the opportunity to ask far more probing questions regarding programs like PRISM or the extent to which the NSA can and HAS invited itself […]
Breaking News: FATCA Delayed by Two Years!
May 29, 2014 By: Diane Kennedy, CPA After this exciting headline, your first question might be, “What is FATCA and why do I care?” Let’s start there. FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) came about in 2010 as part of the HIRE Act. This added chapter 4 to Subtitle A of the Code. “Chapter 4” […]
“I Will Fight No More Forever”
May 26, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher It’s that lovely time of year again, when I fire up my political barbeque and throw some nationalistic jingo-patties on the grill! This is when all the veteran-lovers dog pile those who admonish rather than praise their military service. I want to take a moment to remember all […]
