http://andshetookherjourney.blogspot.com/A blog describing my journeys in life. It opens with an accounting of my trip to Santiago, Chile. Not sure where or how it ends...it's a mystery I hope to uncover shortly. At the Lord ’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey. This is [her] journey by stages: - Numbers 33:2 ennoreply@blogger.com (Donna Martinez, Ed.D.)Thu, 16 May 2013 14:48:13 PDTBlogger http://www.blogger.com30213noreply@blogger.comnoA blog describing my journeys in life. It opens with an accounting of my trip to Santiago, Chile. Not sure where or how it ends...it's a mystery I hope to uncover shortly. At the Lord ’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey. This is [her] joA blog describing my journeys in life. It opens with an accounting of my trip to Santiago, Chile. Not sure where or how it ends...it's a mystery I hope to uncover shortly. At the Lord ’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey. This is [her] journey by stages: - Numbers 33:2blogspot/UhwDIhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UhwDI/~3/YaRM7wUvVPE/11-05-2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Donna Martinez, Ed.D.)Thu, 16 May 2013 14:34:17 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871516218343723800.post-18007673711353365312013-05-16T17:34:17.074-04:00011-05-2013, a set on Flickr.<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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I foresee them becoming an integral part of the decor at our Sea Ranch home.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/UhwDI/~4/hXUg75j6yEM" height="1" width="1"/>2013-05-10T21:16:22-08:002013-05-10T21:16:22-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_donna_martinez/8742751492/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UhwDI/~3/SlWIlwJhwgE/Donna MartinezWed, 15 May 2013 14:41:07 PDTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/8742750352<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/dr_donna_martinez/">Donna Martinez</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_donna_martinez/8742750352/" title="Doug and Jorge with Abalone -2"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7290/8742750352_559568ff71_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Doug and Jorge with Abalone -2" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/UhwDI/~4/SlWIlwJhwgE" height="1" width="1"/>2013-05-10T21:16:12-08:002013-05-10T21:16:12-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_donna_martinez/8742750352/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UhwDI/~3/58rmwheMuls/Donna MartinezWed, 15 May 2013 14:40:45 PDTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/8742748996<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/dr_donna_martinez/">Donna Martinez</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_donna_martinez/8742748996/" title="Doug and Jorge with Abalone -3"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7289/8742748996_8c8aeb8b66_m.jpg" width="159" height="240" alt="Doug and Jorge with Abalone -3" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/UhwDI/~4/58rmwheMuls" height="1" width="1"/>2013-05-10T21:16:10-08:002013-05-10T21:16:10-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_donna_martinez/8742748996/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UhwDI/~3/vd1ubCLSPsI/californiasearanchabalonebayDonna MartinezWed, 15 May 2013 10:42:32 PDTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/8742090838<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/dr_donna_martinez/">Donna Martinez</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_donna_martinez/8742090838/" title="Neighbor's tree"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7284/8742090838_ef9c2d4f58_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Neighbor's tree" /></a></p> <p>hopefully we can have neighbors give their tree a trimming.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/UhwDI/~4/vd1ubCLSPsI" height="1" width="1"/>2013-05-10T21:06:22-08:002013-05-10T21:06:22-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_donna_martinez/8742090838/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/UhwDI/~3/v0N5WkptRic/for-usa-citizens-last-week-for-comments.htmlTax ReformDemocrats Abroad ChileWays and Means CommitteeDemocrats AbroadUSA CitizenFATCAFBARnoreply@blogger.com (Donna Martinez, Ed.D.)Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:22:33 PDTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871516218343723800.post-33298735097391451232013-04-08T12:22:33.672-04:000no Photo from CNN's story :&nbsp;The investor's stake in corporate tax reform For USA citizens- &nbsp;This is the last week for your comments to the US House of Representatives' Committee on&nbsp;Ways &amp; Means on Tax Reform.&nbsp; This post serves as a rnoreply@blogger.com (Donna Martinez, Ed.D.) Photo from CNN's story :&nbsp;The investor's stake in corporate tax reform For USA citizens- &nbsp;This is the last week for your comments to the US House of Representatives' Committee on&nbsp;Ways &amp; Means on Tax Reform.&nbsp; This post serves as a resource to information.&nbsp;USA Citizens with bank accounts, investments and funds in Chile and/or other foreign countries on &nbsp;Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). &nbsp;I have included various resources for you to examine and make your own decisions on these issues. &nbsp;I encourage you to contact your Representatives and Leaders of the Ways and Means&nbsp;&nbsp;Committee to inform them of the impact the laws will have on you as a USA citizen living abroad.&nbsp;You are invited to add your comments, experiences and personal opinions in the comment box below for discussion here, but it is MOST important that you let your representatives here from you. If you know of other resources that may help expats (especially those of us in Chile) to make an informed opinion please send those along as well! What is the&nbsp;Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA): Beginning in January 2013, FATCA requires U.S. and foreign financial institutions to annually identify and report their U.S. account holders. Read the bill's summary -&nbsp;http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/extenders_summary.pdfUnder newly proposed U.S. Treasury Code Sections 1471 through 1474, effective for payments after December 31, 2012, all foreign financial institutions (FFIs) will be required to enter into disclosure compliance agreements with the U.S. Treasury, and all non-financial foreign entities (NFFEs) must report and/or certify their ownership or be subject to the same 30 percent withholding. This new reporting and withholding regime will ultimately impact current account opening processes, transaction processing systems and “know your customer” procedures utilized by foreign banks. Chief compliance officers, tax reporting heads and other key players within your organization will need to evaluate the potential impact of these regulations and develop a plan for managing and remediating any potential risk associated with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) non-compliance. Relevance and impact&nbsp;in other words: The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS have released final regulations on the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA"). &nbsp;Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act would force foreign financial institutions, foreign trusts, and foreign corporations to provide information about their U.S. accountholders, grantors, and owners, respectively. The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation has estimated the provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act would prevent U.S. individuals from evading $7.7 billion in U.S. tax over the next ten years.&nbsp; Information from IRS IRS- Notice of&nbsp;implementation:&nbsp;http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-11-53.pdf IRS Regulations Relating to Information Reporting by Foreign Financial Institutions&nbsp;and Withholding on Certain Payments to Foreign Financial Institutions and Other&nbsp;Foreign Entities Timelines for Due Diligence and Other Requirements under FATCA WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE-TAKE THE SURVEY: For purposes of full disclosure, I am a member of the executive committee of&nbsp;Democrats Abroad-Chile. Take the survey from Democrats Abroad- share your expat tax stories:&nbsp;http://www.surveymonkey.com/FATCA_FBAR&nbsp;(and for purposes of full disclosure I am a member of the executive committee of Democrats Abroad-Chile) We need your urgent help now.&nbsp; A critical problem facing Americans abroad today is the recent toughening of laws and regulations designed to catch tax cheats back home. The recently adopted FATCA legislation (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) and the changes with respect to FBAR (Foreign Bank Account Report) are having grave and unintended effects on the six million of us who live outside the United StatTax Reform, Democrats Abroad Chile, Ways and Means Committee, Democrats Abroad, USA Citizen, FATCA, FBARPhoto from CNN's story :&nbsp;The investor's stake in corporate tax reform For USA citizens- &nbsp;This is the last week for your comments to the US House of Representatives' Committee on&nbsp;Ways...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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