IRS Drops Latest List of Americans Ditching Citizenship for Good
Published Date: 4/22/2026
Notice
Summary
Every few months, the IRS shares a list of people who have officially given up their U.S. citizenship or long-term resident status. This update covers those who lost it by March 31, 2026. If you’re thinking about expatriating, know that this process is tracked closely and can have tax and legal impacts, so timing and money matters!
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Quarterly public list of expatriates
The IRS publishes a quarterly list that names people who have given up U.S. citizenship or long-term resident status. This notice lists those for the quarter ending March 31, 2026 and was published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2026 under IRC section 6039G.
Long-term residents included as expatriates
For the purposes of the quarterly listing, the IRS treats long-term residents (as defined in section 877(e)(2)) the same as U.S. citizens who lost citizenship, so their names appear on the list. That treatment is stated in this notice covering the quarter ending March 31, 2026.
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