Call Storm for Residence-Based Taxation

June 15 is the IRS tax deadline for international filers. Join Democrats Abroad worldwide by calling your representatives in Congress in support of Residence-Based Taxation. #DAforRBT

Residence-Based Taxation (RBT) is a system in which you pay taxes according to the country where you live, rather than the one where you are a citizen. The United States and Eritrea are the only countries in the world which do not use it. 

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SAMPLE SCRIPT

Hello, my name is ______________ and I am Representative/Senator ______________’s constituent in _____________ [County, State]. [If calling a Representative - My zip code is ___________.]

I currently live in [City, Country] and I am hoping to speak directly to the Senator/Representative or his/her staffer about a tax matter that impacts constituents like me who live outside the United States.

[The receptionist may find you someone to talk to or may or speak to you themselves. This is the message you may want to relay. ]

I am calling to ask Representative/Senator _____________ to support Residence-Based Taxation. As you may know, the U.S. is the only developed country that taxes its citizens on their world-wide income even when those citizens live abroad and no matter how long they’ve lived abroad. That means I pay taxes in [name of country] where I live, and I file a tax return to the IRS every year. IRS tax forms for declaring foreign income are a lot more complicated, so besides being a nuisance, filing abroad is complex, costly and very stressful.

I’m an ordinary US citizen. I moved to [country] to [be with my partner/ be with my family/ to take an exciting job/other]. I/my family cannot afford to be double-taxed. I’m/we’re not wealthy, with lots of disposable income to spend on tax return preparers.

I value my US citizenship. I vote every year I can. I pay attention to U.S. politics as much if not more than the average citizen. But I don't think it's fair that I am taxed in [country of residence] as well as in the US on income I make abroad.

The current law is costly, punishing, and unfair and is causing many of us to consider renouncing our U.S. citizenship. I hope that shocks you because it shocks me.

That is why I am asking Representative/Senator _________ to change the US tax laws from Citizenship-Based Taxation to Residence-Based Taxation. Can you please pass this message to Representative/Senator ________________ and ask her/him to support Residence-Based Taxation. Thank you.

WHEN

Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 10:00 AM Stockholm Time

WHERE

You can call from home!
Anywhere
Anywhere 169 70
Sweden
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CONTACT

Alex Lange
[email protected]