Vitalik Buterin criticized the U.S. tax-by-citizenship system as an outlier globally and argued that tax-related offenses should be resolved through repayment with penalties rather than prosecutions

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Vitalik Buterin criticized the U.S. tax-by-citizenship system as an outlier globally and argued that tax-related offenses should be resolved through repayment with penalties rather than prosecutions

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12:00am, Saturday, March 1, 2025

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The US tax-by-citizenship and associated exit tax regime are extreme. The former is shared by almost no other countries in the world, and the latter is on the high end of what countries do, e.g., the UK only charges capital gains if you return within 5 years
Genuine good faith mistakes should be treated by giving the actor the opportunity to pay back taxes if needed with interest and penalties, not with prosecution

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