“We have not been contacted by anyone saying that they wanted to give up their citizenship because Trump won the election,” he said. This is no new policy – Americans abroad have always been covered by federal tax laws. “FATCA is a dirty word to Americans abroad,” Peter Spiro, a Temple University law professor and the author of “At Home in Two Countries: The Past and Future of Dual Citizenship,” explained. Americans abroad used to be able to do their taxes just like Americans at home. “Many Americans who live permanently abroad have been proud Americans, and that’s why they have kept their citizenship, the tax hassles notwithstanding,” he said.

Source: National Post February 10, 2017 11:26 UTC