193: Sex Hotels in Japan, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, and Building the #1 Nomad Tax Firm While Traveling the World with Krystal Pino
Podcast:The Maverick Show with Matt Bowles Rating: Explicit Published On: Fri Jul 15 2022 Description: Krystal Pino shares her journey of overcoming imposter syndrome, becoming a digital nomad, and building “Nomad Tax” to be the #1 accounting firm serving American digital nomads. ____________________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest travel gear I'm using, my favorite destinations, discounts for special events, etc.). Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram ____________________________________ Pino takes us on her journey growing up in Buffalo, New York, and moving to Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a teenager. She opens up about struggling with substance abuse and shares her path to overcoming her addiction and becoming a CPA. Pino then drops some tax knowledge and explains the “Foreign Earned Income Exclusion”, breaking down the physical presence test, the tax home test, and the abode test. She also explains the “Foreign Housing Deduction”. Next, Pino talks about “State Residency” and other State Income Tax considerations for American nomads. She also discusses some tax considerations for entity structuring and breaks down the guidelines for shifting certain personal expenses to business expenses. Pino takes us through her decision to travel the world on the Remote Year program and then to continue traveling as a full-time digital nomad for 5 years and counting. She shares her experience of accidentally winding up in a sex hotel in Japan, as well as her experience tracing her Italian heritage back to the church where her grandparents got married in Trieste. And, finally, she reflects on the impact that 5 years of itinerant world travel to 50 countries as had on her, and then offers all Maverick Show listeners a free tax consultation. FULL SHOW NOTES AND DIRECT LINKS TO EVERYTHING DISCUSSED IS AVAILABLE HERE. ____________________________________ See my Top 10 Apps For Digital Nomads See my Top 10 Books For Digital Nomads See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual) Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use) ____________________________________ ENJOYING THE SHOW? Please Leave a Rating and Review. It really helps the show and I read each one personally. You Can Buy Me a Coffee. Espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes! :)