Trump Pledges to End ‘Double Taxation’ of Americans Abroad
- KerryMcQ
- Oct 9, 2024
- 1 min read
Solomon Yue, the chief executive of Republicans Overseas, an advocacy group, is part of a decadelong push to ease U.S. tax burdens on Americans abroad. Yue said he was inspired by Trump’s earlier tax proposals aimed at other constituencies and realized he might have a chance to get his issue added to that list.
Yue, a longtime Republican National Committee official, said he urged Trump campaign aides to get the subject in front of the former president and to keep any position simple rather than getting into a detailed explanation of citizenship-based taxation versus residence-based taxation. That effort helped lead to Trump’s new support for the issue, according to Yue.
“America first also means Americans first, regardless of where they are residing,” Yue said, praising Trump’s support for cutting taxes for Americans who live abroad. “It’s a giant first step,” Yue added...
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