上半年超5800人放棄美國國籍

A record number of people are giving up their US citizenship, new research published on Sunday found.

上週日（8月9日）公佈的一項新研究發現，放棄美國國籍的人數創下紀錄。

More than 5,800 Americans gave up their citizenship in the first six months of 2020 compared to the 2,072 Americans who renounced their citizenship in all of 2019, according to Bambridge Accountants, a New York-based firm.

根據總部位於紐約的班布里奇會計師事務所的數據，在2020年的前六個月，超過5800名美國人放棄了美國國籍，而2019年全年放棄美國國籍的人數爲2072人。

The firm said it examined public data, published by the US government every three months, of the names of all Americans who give up their citizenship.

該事務所表示，它審查了所有放棄美國國籍的美國人姓名公開數據，美國政府每三個月發佈一次這類數據。

"These are mainly people who already left the US and just decided they've had enough of everything," Alistair Bambridge, a partner at Bambridge Accountants, told CNN.

這家會計師事務所的合夥人阿里斯泰爾·班布里奇告訴美國有線電視新聞網：“這些人主要是那些已經離開美國的人，他們認爲自己已經受夠了這裏的一切，因而決定離開。”

"What we've seen is people are over everything happening with President Donald Trump, how the coronavirus pandemic is being handled, and the political policies in the US at the moment."

“我們看到的是，人們對唐納德·特朗普總統所做的一切、新冠肺炎疫情的處理方式以及美國目前的政治政策都受夠了。”

While many people who renounced their citizenship complain of being unhappy with today's current political climate in the US, another reason for their decision is often taxes, according to Bambridge.

據班布里奇說，雖然許多放棄國籍的人抱怨稱對美國當前的政治氣候感到不滿，但他們做出這一決定的另一個原因通常是稅收。

US citizens living abroad are still required to file tax returns every year, report their foreign bank accounts, investments, and pensions, he said. While these citizens were able to claim the $1,200 stimulus checks and $500 for each child, for many, the annual US tax reporting "is just too much."

他說，居住在國外的美國公民仍然需要每年提交納稅申報單，報告他們在國外的銀行賬戶、投資和養老金。儘管這些公民可以申請1200美元（約合人民幣8360元）的經濟刺激支票，每個孩子也可以申請500美元，但對許多人來說，美國每年的稅收申報“實在是太多了”。

Americans who want to relinquish their citizenship must pay $2,350 and appear in person at the US embassy in their country if they are not in America.

想要放棄美國國籍的美國人必須支付2350美元，如果他們不在美國，還必須親自到美國大使館。

Despite the risks that come with giving up a US citizenship, Bambridge predicts that the trend will only continue going up.

儘管放棄美國國籍會帶來風險，但班布里奇預測，這一趨勢只會繼續上升。

"A lot of people are waiting for the November election to see what's going to happen," he said. "If President Trump is reelected, we believe there will be another wave of people who will decide to renounce their citizenship."

他說：“很多人都在等待11月的選舉，看看會發生什麼。如果特朗普總統再次當選，我們相信會有另一波人決定放棄國籍。”