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September 22, 2015
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FATCA Update: September 2015

As those following FATCA would expect, a great deal has happened this month – and it is not over yet.  This is due largely to (what we were treating as......
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September 16, 2015

DSP Announcement

Democrats Abroad has submitted our Delegate Selection Plan to the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee.   The Delegate Selection Plan governs the process by which members of Democrats Abroad have a voice......
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August 25, 2015
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FATCA Update: August 2015

Update on our Grassroots Campaign in support of the FATCA Same Country Safe Harbor for Americans Abroad It’s been a tremendously busy month for the FBAR/FATCA Task Force.  I’ll try......
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July 08, 2015
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FATCA Update: June/July 2015

Another step forward for FATCA Reform: Americans Abroad Caucus Chairs circulating FATCA reform “sign on letter” through the House. This month Democrats Abroad and all those campaigning for relief from......
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May 15, 2015
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FATCA Update: May 2015

SPECIAL REPORT Please note that the Task Force published a Special Update earlier this week on the publication in the New York Times of a nefarious Op-Ed suggesting that Democrats......
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May 14, 2015
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Special Update: Democrats Abroad responds to "An American Tax Nightmare"

 Yesterday the New York Times published an Op-Ed about FATCA entitled “An American Tax Nightmare.”   The piece is a fairly accurate portrayal of the problems FATCA has created for ordinary......
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April 15, 2015
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Democrats Abroad submissions to Senate Finance Committee Tax Reform Working Group - 14 April 2015

Democrats Abroad responded to this invitation from the Senate Finance Committee to provide input and ideas on reforming the US tax code to one or more of five Tax Reform......
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March 15, 2015
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Report on the February 2015 FATCA Doorknock

During the week starting Monday February 23, 2015 Democrats Abroad was part of a "delegation" of representatives** from the following organisations representing Americans living outside the US which had a......
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February 12, 2015
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FATCA January/February 2015 Update

The Democrats Abroad FBAR/FATCA Task Force has some interesting developments to report, starting with the addition to the Task Force of two new members:  DeeDee Gierow of DA Sweden and......
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November 21, 2014
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November 2014 Update: FATCA Goes Global

51 COUNTRIES AGREE TO COLLECT FINANCIAL ACCOUNT INFORMATION FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR EXCHANGE WITH OTHER SIGNATORY COUNTRIES In the course of our work advocating for reforms to FATCA the Democrats......
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