Number of Americans Renouncing Their U.S. Citizenship Hit All-Time High in 2014

International Tax Blog, 2014 - More Expatriations Than Ever:

Today the Treasury Department published the names of individuals who renounced their U.S. citizenship or terminated their long-term U.S. residency (“expatriated”) during the fourth quarter of 2014. .... The [3,415] total for the year breaks last year’s record number of 2,999 published expatriates. The number of expatriates for 2014 is a 14% increase over 2013. 

• Bloomberg, A Record Number of Americans Are Renouncing Their Citizenship
• The Hill, Record Number of Americans Renounce US Citizenship
• Time, More Americans Than Ever Are Giving Up Citizenship
• Wall Street Journal, Record Number Gave Up U.S. Citizenship or Long-Term Residency in 2014