Having grown up in South Bend, I can testify that anything 20 miles south of the border with Michigan is absolutely culturally aligned with the South.

Was your housing provided as a benefit? If so, then again, what’s the issue? You’re already in the top 5% of income at that point. You should also maybe have had a conversation with your accountant, because unless you were being housed in some luxury villa, that is not remotely possible.

It’s currently $126,500 for a person filing single, and it goes up every year. That’s not an undue burden of taxation. The bigger issue living abroad is capital gains taxes, which must be paid regardless. I am and expat living in the UK, so have to keep abreast of this every year.

Thanks. Hope you enjoy. I’m almost done working on a new release for this fall that goes a bit in a neo-classical direction blended with psychedelic jazz.

I turn off all AI features on every platform. It totally interferes with my workflow be music or accounting…

Alas, my family lives there and so do my clients. Unavoidable for me…