#338 Another Expatriate Horror Story

Logic and common sense tell you that if you are cooperative and try to do the right thing in your dealings with a government authority, that authority should work with you in the same spirit. Unfortunately, the IRS didn’t get the memo.

This week, the FAIRtax Guys look at a story first told by Jim Bennett in his weekly “Grassroots Corner” article. It’s the story of Alexandru Bittner, an American citizen who ran afoul of the American tax code while living in Romania. The treatment he received at the hands of the IRS is nothing short of appalling. It’s just one more reason why the FAIRtax should replace the income tax and relegate the IRS to permanent extinction.