At first glance, it may appear that Boris Johnson and the President of Somalia have little in common. However, they have at least one key similarity, having both renounced their US citizenship. And they are not alone, according to the US Treasury, 3983 individuals renounced in 2018, while 5,133 did so in 2017.

The President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, announced via Twitter earlier this month that he had renounced his US citizenship, but did not give any specific reason for his decision.  

David Treitel, founder and managing director of American Tax Returns Ltd, speculated that it could be “frowned upon...