How the ultrawealthy use smartphone apps to avoid millions in taxes | Fortune
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How the ultrawealthy use smartphone apps to avoid millions in taxes | Fortune
"For high-net-worth individuals who declare residence in low- or non-tax jurisdictions such as Florida, Texas, or Puerto Rico, yet continue to circulate between New York, California, Illinois, and other high-tax states, the answer increasingly runs through software. Most tax tracking apps were launched in the 2010s, but they gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as remote work expanded dramatically."
"Available through monthly subscriptions (ranging from $99 for Monaeo to $39.99 for TaxBird and $9.99 for TaxDay after a 90-day trial) and easily downloadable from app stores, these apps make residency management accessible and routine. Through continuous location capture and automated documentation, they are reshaping the geography of offshore finance."
"Tax apps such as Monaeo, TaxBird, and TaxDay operate quietly in the background of smartphones, tracking physical location, counting days spent in each jurisdiction, issuing alerts as statutory thresholds approach, and generating exportable logs designed for audit defense."
Tax tracking applications such as Monaeo, TaxBird, and TaxDay monitor physical location, track days spent in different jurisdictions, and generate exportable logs for audit defense. These apps serve high-net-worth individuals who maintain residency in low-tax states like Florida or Puerto Rico while frequently traveling to high-tax states. Originally launched in the 2010s, tax apps gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as remote work expanded. Available through affordable monthly subscriptions ranging from $9.99 to $99, they have become integrated into wealth management practices. By automating residency documentation and threshold alerts, these applications operationalize tax avoidance at scale and reshape offshore finance geography.
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