[erkelly]

I’m confused. How can the US pass legislation requiring the Canadian govt to do anything? Or is this just bad writing? I suppose I should have broken the time-honored tradition of replying to a post without reading the article.

[Timber Rattler]

Congress didn't, but the Obama Regime in fact did press Harper and the Canadian Parliament to pass it's own onerous law targeting American citizens, even those who were born to American citizens, but have never stepped foot inside the U.S.

At the time, Obama was trying to wring every last dollar out of ex-patriates abroad to help pay for Obamacare, and so they played hard ball with the Canadians and Swiss.

[Mears]

“I suppose I should have broken the time-honored tradition of replying to a post without reading the article.”

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Oh for heaven’s sake don’t do that or FR would be a shell of it’s former self. :-)

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[Alberta's Child]

The IRS and Revenue Canada are subject to reporting requirements under an agreement that actually has a lot of benefits for citizens of both countries working across the border. Basically, a U.S. citizen who works in Canada is obligated to file a U.S. tax return and pay U.S. taxes, but he/she gets credit for taxes already paid in Canada under the terms of this agreement.

It looks like the U.S. government is cracking down on U.S. citizens who live in Canada and haven't filed U.S. tax returns for some time.