The Only Legal Way to Escape US Taxes Besides Death and Renunciation

“The US government can effectively enforce its citizenship-based taxation policies thanks to its massive economic, political, and military weight and the fact that it does not recognize any limit to its jurisdiction. American expats are therefore in the uniquely unfavorable position of having arguably the worst tax policies and a government that can effectively enforce them. It is no wonder, then, why a record number of Americans gave up their citizenship last quarter to escape these onerous requirements. There is, however, another way besides death and renunciation to legally escape US income taxes, thanks to the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico.”

https://www.internationalman.com/78-global-perspectives/991-the-only-legal-way-to-escape-us-taxes-besides-death-and-renunciation

The US government caneffectively enforce its citizenship-based taxation policies thanks to its massive economic, political, and military weight and the fact that it does not recognize any limit to its jurisdiction (consider FATCA and Edward Snowden).

American expats are therefore in the uniquely unfavorable position of having arguably the worst tax policies and a government that can effectively enforce them. For many, it is a tight and suffocating tax leash. It is no wonder, then, why a record number of Americansgave up their citizenship last quarter to escape these onerous requirements. (You can find more about citizenship-based taxation versus residence-based taxation in this article.)

There is, however, another way besides death and renunciation to legally escape US income taxes, thanks to the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico.

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