Dear ETNI @ free lists. May they always remain free. This morning I unleashed a sheetstorm ( where lots of virtual sheets of paper blow around) when I pointed out that there are new American tax regulations requiring all Americans liiving in Israel to file insanely detailed tax returns by June 15 or face the penalties of paying of large fines, being barred from Macdonalds and having to hand in your accent to the Embassy officials. I was Barrage Obama'd by the response. I hope all the letters I got were Cc'd to you ( excuse me another one just came in.) as well as to me so that most of what I write here is redundant is redundant. First of all, quite a few Americans are blithely spiriting along teaching HOTS, listening to folk music, totallly unaware of the tax tsunami about to sweep them away. "Dear Barry," goes the one I just opened. "I have no idea what you're talking about." About 40% of responses were similar. They haven't even heard about it yet. But the other 60% agree with my wife ( whom I thought was stam making trouble). They spoke of retroactive penalties, self-contradicting instructions, declaring your fingernail clippings, and Tax experts drowning under a sudden flood of new, panicking clients. So, those of you in category A had better hustle your sweet 106 forms to the nearest AACI office and find out what's going on. As for me, my 106 form has disappeared, my name is mud and I think I'll just hide in the shelter til June 15 when it all blows over. Barry S. ----- Original Message ----- of From: "Barry Silverberg" <barisil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 10:33 PM Subject: [etni] Death and Taxes > Dear Group, especially those who are being healed by the etni group after > a lifetime of hard knocks. > I am writing this to all you Americans out there. I suppose I should > address this to Janglo,but I know you better. Meself, I'm from Winnipeg, > Canada. However, I'm married to an American. > > There are new US tax regulations that apply to Americans living here. Are > you other Americans spending hours filling out forms and declaring your > possessions down to your dog's fleas, under warnings of paying stiff > fines? > > Or is it just us? > > Thank you for your co operation. > > Barry > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > SPAMfighter has removed 255 of my spam emails to date. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > ************************************** > ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org > ** post to list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx > ** David Lloyd: ETNI founder & manager > http://david.greenlloyd.com > *************************************** > > ************************************** ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** post to list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** David Lloyd: ETNI founder & manager http://david.greenlloyd.com ***************************************