AWCCS
P.O. Box 231
44-46 Morningside Road
Edinburgh EH 10 4BF
Scotland, UK
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Our purpose is to promote intellectual, social and charitable contacts by and for Americans and their families living in Central Scotland
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Information on the new Economic Stimulus Payment scheme passed by Congress.
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How to join? check out our "Membership" section.
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U.S. Consulate General in Scotland.
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The "Members Only" page includes monthly Newsletters, Resource Book, and Club News
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| HELP DEFEND OVERSEAS AMERICANS' RIGHT TO BANK ACCOUNTS IN THE USA |
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Did you know that there are over 20,000 North Americans living in the UK today? For a quarter of a century, AWCCS has provided contacts for people from or associated with North America in the Central Scotland region. Visit our site and find out more about our aims and activities.
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Member of the Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas FAWCO
See also the Association of American Women of Aberdeen
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US ECONOMIC STIMULUS PAYMENTS
- For all filers of tax returns for 2007, please see this IRS Government webpage for details on how to figure the amount and qualifications: http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=177937,00.html
- These Payments are also available to overseas nonfilers: Information provided by: GILBERT L. WELLS (He has been an IRS volunteer at the American Embassy) "The US Congress passed and President Bush has signed into law the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 which provides taxpayers a $300.00 bonus each. Overseas Americans who do not have to file an IRS return because they have only US Social Security payments or Veteran’s benefits are eligible for the Stimulus Payment. The information for filing is listed at the following website: http://www1.va.gov/opa/vafeature/stimulus.asp
I have looked at the website and what is required is to file an IRS Form 1040A, list the amount of US Social Security on line 14a and/or Veterans nontaxable combat pay election on line 40b, mark STIMULUS PAYMENT on the top of the form, sign and date the form and mail it to:
DEPTARMENT OF THE TREASURY
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CENTER
AUSTIN, TX 73301-099
USA
Forms 1040A and further information are available from the following website: http://www.irs.gov/"
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FAUSA is FAWCO Alumnae USA
FAWCO’s group for repatriated Americans, FAWCO Alumnae, USA, Inc, better known as FAUSA, is proud to introduce you to their newly designed website: http://www.fausa.org Repatriating has its own set of challenges, and the “Repat” Resources section (http://www.fausa.org/resources.htm) has all kinds of good information for upcoming “repats” including articles about repatriating with families and coming home on your own.
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| HELP DEFEND OVERSEAS AMERICANS' RIGHT TO BANK ACCOUNTS IN THE USA
American Citizens Abroad (ACA) is periodically contacted by Americans residing overseas who are unable to open or maintain a bank account with an American bank solely because they have a foreign address. This became an issue due to changes in banking regulations after the passage of the 2001 Patriot Act.
ACA is preparing to bring to the attention of Congress and the Treasury Department the magnitude of this issue and the problems it creates for Americans residing overseas. We need to document specific cases with a cross-section of banks to prepare a valid case. If you have encountered such a problem, kindly send an email to ACA (info.aca@gmail.com) with the following information.
Your name
Your address
Your telephone number
Your email address
Name and address of the bank which refused you as a client
Year in which this problem arose
Brief description of the specific problem encountered and outcome
If you have any written correspondence with the bank concerning the refusal, a copy would also be very helpful.
DO NOT send any bank account numbers, in the case you were obliged to close an existing account due to the bank's decision.
topHere is news from Gilbert Wells (CC-Portugal) which may be of interest to people in your area. He has been an IRS volunteer at the American Embassy for undless years. Many thanks, Gilbert, for sharing this.
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Passing on American Citizenship
Legislation covering the passing-on of US citizenship is highly complex, enshrined in the 14th amendment and numerous laws dating back to the early Congresses, and, most recently, in an act passed in 1940. Citizenship of children born outside the US and its possessions may be affected by whether a citizen parent is married to an alien or not, the agency for which a parent worked and for how long, whether his/her mother is married or unmarried, how long a citizen parent lived in the US and at what age – and many other factors. Being a US citizen is not sufficient of itself to pass on citizenship to your child. In some cases this may mean that a child will be born stateless. Existing legislation may also be incompatible with US commitments on human rights.
American Citizens Abroad (ACA) has drafted a paper that provides a historical overview of citizenship legislation, lays out the present laws and resulting anomalies, and makes suggestions for changes to the law. For further information, click here. If you have been, or may be, affected by this legislation, ACA would be happy for comments and observations. Read most recent paper: Passing On U.S. Citizenship in .pdf format. Contact them at: info.aca@gmail.com
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| US ECONOMIC STIMULUS PAYMENTS AVAILABLE TO OVERSEAS NONFILERS |
| The US Congress passed and President Bush has signed into law the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 which provides taxpayers a $300.00 bonus each. Overseas Americans who do not have to file an IRS return because they have only US Social Security payments or Veteran’s benefits are eligible for the Stimulus Payment. The information for filing is listed at the following website: http://www1.va.gov/opa/vafeature/stimulus.asp |
| "I have looked at the website and what is required is to file an IRS Form 1040A, list the amount of US Social Security on line 14a and/or Veterans nontaxable combat pay election on line 40b, mark STIMULUS PAYMENT on the top of the form, sign and date the form and mail it to: DEPTARMENT OF THE TREASURY, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CENTER, AUSTIN, TX 73301-099 USA" |
| Forms 1040A and further information are available from the following website: http://www.irs.gov/ |
| Gilbert Wells |
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