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Every year the IRS publishes a detailed report on the taxes it collects. And the statistics are REALLY interesting. A few weeks ago the agency released its most recent report. So this is the most objective, up-to-date information that exists about taxes in America. This is important, because, these days,
Can you get paid to move to Italy in 2023? Yes you can! In a recent episode, we looked at places in the US that will pay you to move there. But the world is a big place, and if you’re up for an international move, your available options expand
If you’re old enough to remember— think back to the year 1999. Some of the year’s most popular movies included The Matrix, Fight Club, and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. The euro made its international debut. Vladimir Putin became Prime Minister of Russia. And over in the US, President Bill
This isn’t over yet. Last week after Silicon Valley Bank went poof in a matter of hours, I wrote that this financial catastrophe is just getting started: “Like Lehman Brothers in 2008, SVB is just the tip of the iceberg. . .” Within days, several other banks were on the
You know the old joke– “Predictions are hard… especially about the future.” And it’s true, nobody has a crystal ball. But it’s astonishing to see just how horribly wrong the people in charge can be in their predictions, especially about the very near future. You probably remember Joe Biden famously
On Sunday afternoon, September 14, 2008, hundreds of employees of the financial giant Lehman Brothers walked into the bank’s headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue in New York City to clear out their offices and desks. Lehman was hours away from declaring bankruptcy. And its collapse the next day triggered the
With the US most likely in a technical recession, it’s likely that we’ll be seeing an increase in frivolous litigation in the next 12 month period. For example, during the recession that followed the 2008 financial crisis, there were reports of an increase in lawsuits related to debt collection, foreclosure,
Digital Nomad Visas offer straightforward residency options around the world, and sometimes even get paired with special tax deals. But did you know that you don’t have to go abroad to benefit from working remotely? Today we look at five places in the US that will actually pay you to
In 2021, Malaysia’s My Second Home (MM2H) visa program became way more expensive. Fortunately, the country’s autonomous Sarawak Province had a far more accessible regional version of the program. And now, Sabah Province is following suit by launching its own affordable MM2H program… Malaysia’s MM2H Visa: A quick recap of
Benny Grossbaum was the embodiment of the American Dream. Born in London in 1894 during the reign of Queen Victoria, Benny and his family moved to New York City (through Ellis Island) when he was still a baby. At first the family was well off; his father ran a successful
In 1969 while testifying to Congress, US Secretary of the Treasury Joseph Barr called out 155 Americans who were not paying their “fair share” of taxes. Those 155 Americans had managed to reduce their federal tax liability to essentially zero by using perfectly legal deductions and credits in the tax
The past week has been a bloodbath for the investment migration industry. But demand won’t be disappearing, and more countries will launch residency and Citizenship By Investment programs in response. One such country is Armenia, which is reportedly launching a CBI program shortly… But first… Could Armenia make sense as
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