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> I suppose I could renounce, too – but they won’t let you do that until you’ve filed your back tax returns.

According to the article that is impossible.



According to the article they reneged on tax obligations while keeping their American citizenship. It's one or the other.


According to the article, she left the US when she was 11 and has never lived in the US since. And now the US government wants a significant amount of all the money she has ever earned through adulthood. Is that fair?


She failed to file tax returns. Likely she never owed any money. How is the IRS supposed to know she falls below the collection limits if she never filed?


Dear Mr/Ms Parfe,

Please provide definitive proof that you are not a pederast by no later than thursday of this week.

Please provide the requested material so that we can resolve this matter as quickly as possible.

Thank You.

Ima Cog, Undersecretary of Legal Enchainment.


Hmm... how does the IRS know people file fraudulent claims?




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