A Record Number Of People Are Giving Up Their Us Citizenship, According To New Research. Here's Why 

来源：CNN

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

周日公布的一项新研究发现，放弃美国公民身份的人数创下纪录。

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 specializing in US expat tax, UK expats, actors and other creatives in the US and the UK.

在2020年的前六个月，超过5800位美国人放弃了他们的公民身份，相比较2019年，2072位美国人放弃了他们的公民身份。根据班布里奇会计师事务所，这是坐落于美国纽约的一家公司，专门从事与服务海外税务、英国外籍人士、演员和其他在英国和美国的创意人员。

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.

该公司表示，它审查了美国政府每三个月发布的公开数据，其中包括所有放弃美国国籍的美国人的姓名。

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.

班布里奇会计师事务所的合伙人阿利斯泰尔.班布里奇在接受CNN采访时表示，这些人主要是已经离开美国的人，他们觉得已经受够了所有的东西。

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.

我们看到，人们对特朗普总统身上所发生的一切、疫情的处理方式以及美国目前的政治政策都很关注。

'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.

据班布里奇说，虽然许多放弃公民身份的人抱怨对美国当前的政治气候感到不满，但他们做出这一决定的另一个原因通常是税收。

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."

他说，居住在国外的美国公民仍然需要每年提交纳税申报单，报告他们在国外的银行账户、投资和养老金。虽然这些公民可以申请1200美元的经济刺激支票，每个孩子可以申请500美元，但对许多人来说，美国每年的税收申报“实在是太多了”。

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.

想要放弃美国国籍的美国人必须支付2350美元，如果他们不在美国，还必须亲自到美国大使馆。

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

尽管放弃美国国籍会带来风险，但班布里奇预测，这一趋势只会继续上升。

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."

他说:“很多人都在等待11月的选举，看看会发生什么。“如果特朗普总统再次当选，我们相信会有另一波人决定放弃公民身份。”