Wealthy Asians dash to ditch US passports

Increasing US government scrutiny of the tax affairs of American citizens abroad has led to a jump in the number of individuals looking to ditch their citizenship. So high is the demand that US law firm Butler Snow has been receiving at least a call on a day seeking information on expatriation and seeing record numbers proceeding to give up their US passport. “[Our clients] are saying that it’s too difficult to manage their financial affairs as an American abroad,” said Brad Wes…