A record number of (former) Americans ended their citizenship in the first half of 2020, with some citing the chaotic Trump Administration as a key reason.
Born and raised in Connecticut, Susan Crosse was 21 when she left the United States. She married a Brit, and in 1986 they settled in Australia, ultimately in Sydney. "We just thought this was kind of neutral ground," she says. "And here I shall reside forevermore."
Susan Crosse, who lives in Newport on the northern beaches, is in the process of renouncing her American citizenship.The tax incentive has been a factor for a long time. The US is one of just two countries that taxes its citizens regardless of where they live. The other is Eritrea in eastern Africa.Like most renouncers, Ms Crosse grew tired of the time and expense of filing an annual tax return in the US, despite having no income or assets there.
Karen Alpert, a former American and a finance lecturer at the University of Queensland Business School, says Americans "live in fear" of the Internal Revenue Service, even if it is unjustified. "What we've seen is people are over everything happening with President Donald Trump, how the coronavirus pandemic is being handled, and the political policies in the US at the moment," he said.
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