US to All Holders of Its Passports and Green Cards (Including Pres Ma): PAY TAX

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台湾总统府：马英九绝不会向美国报税. BBC Chinese, May 6, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chin ... taiwan_us_tax.shtml
("《壹周刊》指出马英九的总统年薪将被美国课以39.6%的税率 [the highest bracket for federal tax]，即使其现在想放弃绿卡，也必须缴 '弃籍税')

Note:
(a) 《封面故事》美71追稅砍向馬英九; 台灣總統要向美國納稅. 壹週刊, 2014年05月14日.
www.nextmag.com.tw/magazine/news/20140514/3427575
(abstract only for nonsubscribers)
(i) Judging from the hasty deadline (the magazine received the IRS reply on May 13, the publication on May 14), it is likely that the major content of the report is the IRS reply.
(ii) The woman to Ma's right is his wife 周美青, and to his left is the elder daughter 馬唯中 (who was born in US; the younger
daughter was born in Taiwan). See 馬英九
zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%e9%a6%ac%e8%8b%b1%e4%b9%9d
(section 1 家庭)

(b) 弃籍税  Expatriation Tax
www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Expatriation-Tax