Tag: Donald Trump
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Anti-FATCA lawyer rejects Europe threat to US taxpayers
Sanctions unlikely, lobbyist says The leading advocate for repeal of the U.S. Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act has called “laughable” any attempt to sanction Washington – should it rescind FATCA – for noncompliance with copycat European tax laws. Washington-based anti-FATCA tax-lawyer and lobbyist James Jatras said European efforts to pinpoint U.S. taxpayers through the Organization…
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Trump revolution and pre-war Germany
What understanding and use of economic law made it possible for Germany to advance from economic bankruptcy and 25% unemployment in 1933 to conquest of most of Europe and North Africa? What application does the answer have to today’s world. To the Trump revolution, the price of gold and the future of stocks and bonds?…
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The US Economy is Rolling Over
[box type=”alert”]Yet another “unmassaged” data point has shown that the US economy is rolling over.[/box] If you’ve been reading me for a while you know that one of my biggest pet peeves is the fact that headline US economic data (GDP growth, unemployment, inflation, etc.) is massaged to the point of being fiction. For this…
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Investing Offshore requires forward thinking
Donald Trump’s Fiscal Tax Plan will increase the ultimate yield on your corporate projects and investments offshore. Trump’s plan scraps dividend tax and at the same time it scraps the foreign bank interest tax exemption. Which means, for example, bank lending overnight from the Cayman is redundant / irrelevant. ”Tax Havens” such as Cayman, Bermuda,…
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U.S. Interest in Canadian Real Estate Surges Following U.S. Presidential Election
Forty per cent of real estate advisors believe that American inquiries will continue to climb after Donald Trump assumes power Canada’s reputation surges in international rankings TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – According to data released today by Royal LePage, Canada’s leading real estate services provider, American interest in Canadian real property has risen following…
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Moving overseas? High net worth community takes note
One of the listservs which I access, WealthManagement.com, recently published an article titled “In Trump’s America, a Second Passport May Be the Best HNW Insurance Plan.” For those not accustomed to the standard abbreviations, HNW stands for High Net Worth. The article was subtitled, “f clients are motivated to leave the U.S., attractive new destinations…