The Lesperance Letter
Now is the time for America’s top 1% to start preparing their Back-Up Plans?
It’s November 4th, 2020 and you are waking up to the results of the previous day’s US elections. From the vantage point of early 2019, the news could very well be a new Democratic POTUS and Democrats controlling both houses of Congress.
Should California threaten to Secede … or just Silicon Valley’s Golden Geese?
Pishevar said “It’s the most patriotic thing I can do. The country is [at] a serious crossroads.” His hope is that California, as the sixth-largest economy in the world in terms of GDP, might become a catalyst for a “national dialogue” as the country reaches a “tipping point. In short, he and others
EB-5: First of Four Steps to Certain Economic Devastation for Wealthy Chinese
Well, 2015 was another banner year for the US EB-5 Visa Program. The quota was filled in record time with approximately 90% of the applicants being wealthy Mainland Chinese, aka ‘Golden Geese’. In the last week, there have been high profile articles in the…
Another Record number of US expatriations…is this the beginning of an avalanche of Wealthy Americans leaving the US tax system?
Well the latest list of Americans who have renounced their US citizenship has been published and it is another record setter. So what does this really mean and should the average American be
Kill the Non-dom Movement: Folly in Fairness Clothing?
Well now Labour has nailed its colours to the mast and boldly declared that they will eliminate the non-domiciled remittance tax system if elected. This populist “Tax the Rich” announcement actually had them leap forward in the polls past the Tories. Some politically…
Roger "BitCoin Jesus" Ver is Outraged…Outraged I tell you!
I guess that Roger Ver is not aware of the Streisand Effect! For those who are not familiar with his story, a bit of background. After acquiring citizenship in St. Kitts and Nevis (“SKN”), Mr. Ver decided to expatriate from the US. He later wanted to enter the US for…
Boris Johnson and the IRS: A Lion in Winter becomes a Lamb in Spring
Brits are heavily divided on their opinions regarding Mayor of London Boris Johnson but all can agree he is both interesting and colourful. In the last three months, “BoJo” has also captured the attention of the media on the other side of the Atlantic over his row…
Chris Brown refused entry into Canada: Someone’s misjudgement just cost millions
American entertainer Chris Brown was refused entry to Canada on Tuesday evening for being criminally inadmissible. His problems stem from two very famous assault convictions in 2009 and 2014. It has also been
Roger "Bit-Coin Jesus" Ver: Martyr or Poster Child for not doing your own US Renunciation?
To tell you the truth, I never heard of Roger Ver until a few weeks ago, when the Twitterverse blew up regarding his rejection for a US visa. This rejection was completely contrary to the experience I have had with my US expatriation clients