TESTIMONIALS
Testimonials - from Jon Ettelson - 25 August 2025
"RETA did a great job. They saved me over $44,000 in 2024 from my old CPA(6 years). Jason took the time to walk through all my expenses and itemize everything that was business. Many items I had no idea were deductable. Definitely recommended and I will continue to use them. "
TAX STRATEGIES FAR BEYOND TURBOTAX - from Dan Parsons - 29 October 2024
"As a self-employed professional married to a teacher, I’ve was using TurboTax for years thinking that the software would provide the necessary guidance to maximize our deductions. Was I wrong! This year, having an expert prepare my taxes made all the difference. Jason and his team identified many strategies that I was completely missing all these years and he is now helping us structure our business to benefit in future years. Jason is easy to work with, super-responsive, and very insightful into our professional and small-business needs. Thank you Jason!"
WEALTH BUILDING STRATEGIES AND MORE - from Albert Gross - 28 October 2024
"I am so thankful for meeting Jason and for all the support that he has given me thus far! Jason has diverse international business experience and shares my deep connection with Japan. He understands my situation and is able to advise me on the key tax strategies to guide me on the best way to structure my business. He is always willing to help out and straight-forward with his feedback. He has educated me and changed my perspective on taxes, real estate investing, and life in general. Jason is good-hearted, trustworthy, and open to new ideas. I deeply appreciate his friendship and support, and [I] would recommend his services to anyone who is looking for a tax advisor and so much more."
EXPAT PREPARATION FOR, AND PURCHASING OF HOUSE/LAND - from Eric Shepherd - 27 October 2024
"About five years back, when the company I'd been working for suddenly and unexpectedly lost the contract I was on, it provided me with the opportunity of finding a new home for some of my savings from the past fifteen years. Savings I had hoped would one day serve as a sufficient down-payment on a house in Okinawa. "
EXCELLENT SERVICES FROM DAVID DEHARTY AND THE ISG TEAM - from Brian Kramer - 7 November 2017
"David DeHarty was very helpful in setting me up for an international transfer. The alternatives I had here locally were either not safe and or not a good rate for changing over that amount of money. David knew I was looking to get a house in Okinawa Japan, and had done other business with me with opening me a Royal London account through ISG. He connected me with Joe Cooke in the UK and the conversations went from there. I was able to lock in a rate, and hold the money there until the day I was ready to have it transferred. Money arrived promptly which was necessary for it to be there during the "ceremony" the Japanese have when it comes to purchasing a house. Thanks again for the help."
JAPAN/US TAXES, REAL ESTATE, AND SOLAR - from David Clement - 9 May 2016
"In 2009 I attended an ISG tax event. At that time ISG introduced a wide range of financial services including tax preparation and real-estate investment. I initially asked an ISG group member to review my taxes for the past 10 years to see if there was anything I missed. We discover potential tax refunds worth $30,000 and refiled 7 years of taxes. Over the next year I was able to recover the majority of the refund. "
DAVID AND ISG HELPED ME SETUP MY FUTURE - from Daniel Oesterman - 17 January 2013
"I will recommend David De Harty at International Solution Group to all my friends. I am now setting up an offshore account for my future. I know who will be handling my business."
ISG TO THE RESCUE - from Daniel Oesterman - 17 January 2013
"With all the stories of the IRS in the news, I wanted to get my taxes straight. I have been living over sees for many years and have had problems understanding the different forms and what I qualify for, and where to get these forms. When I went to the local US Consulate they only had the basic forms and said I would need to download what I needed. How would I know what form I needed? In the past the IRS had refused to accept many of my claims and failed to respond to me when they owed me money. So, I fell behind in filling but didn't know where to turn for help understanding what to do and how to do it."
ISG SAVED THE DAY, US TAXES AND NICE SAVINGS! - from James G Meredith - 13 November 2012
"I am working overseas I missed filing a few years of my taxes and the IRS sent me letter claiming I owed them well over $50,000, I said WHAT! They even sent me a nasty letter stating that they would take money directly out if my US bank accounts and investments and seize my property! How dare they! I had no idea what to do, so I urgently called my friend who works at International Solution Group in Tokyo."
ISG PUT ME BACK IN THE BLACK - from Peter - 15 October 2010
"When I came to ISG and Jason Hurst, my Zurich Vista policy was worth half of what I had invested. The funds that I had invested in were losing value and hence I was losing money. I got Jason’s number from Zurich International and I contacted him about what he can do to help me turn around my policy and help me make money on my investments. From the first phone call I had with Jason, I got nothing but professionalism from Jason; everything from his prompt communications with the customers to accommodating the customers’ needs to make them feel at ease. I have been with ISG for a little over a year now and my Zurich policy is worth more than the money I have placed in the funds. Jason accommodated my needs including get monthly evaluations from Zurich and that help me keep track of my investments and change the composition of my investment whenever needed. All in all, I am very satisfied with Jason Hurst and ISG and I would recommend them without hesitation to anyone looking to invest some of their hard-earned cash and watch their money grow."
SERVICING MY ZURICH SAVINGS PLAN - from David Michael - 10 October 2010
"I'm writing this testimony to express my appreciation to Jason Hurst, a administration planner with International Solution Group (ISG). In 2005, I started a Zurich savings plan with a Tokyo based administration planner, to fund my retirement. In early 2010, after 5 fruitless years I changed administration planners and decided to use Jason Hurst. Although I have only been using ISG since early 2010, I am more than satisfied with not only the direction my investments are heading in, but also the level of service offered by Jason Hurst."
SERVICING MY GENERALI PLAN - from Sven - 14 September 2010
"From several investments that I have made in the past few years, the Generali Vision proved as one of the best and especially it went through the Lehman Shock as if nothing ever happened. This was surely to a large amount thanks to Jason Hurst from ISG, who I was luckily introduced to by a friend when not only the same plan was down about 15%, but I also was really unhappy with the way my former advisor treated my investment and my concerns. Jason has always been there for me from the beginning on, changed my investments in a way that it has now turned into a 15% plus and is still giving me excellent service with fast communication, clear response to my concerns and personal meetings whenever I wish. This makes me feel safe and in good hands."
SERVICING MY HANSARD PLAN - from James - 12 September 2010
"I have been part of the Universal Retirement plan with Hansard for about eight years, and once it had initially been set up, I pretty much did not pay any attention to what was happening to it for five years or so. During that time a lot of the initial funds I was investing in were not giving much growth or had ceased to grow at all. Despite this, no one from the initial company I had set the scheme up with had bothered to contact me about reviewing my funds or generally how my scheme was progressing."
SERVICING MY ZURICH SAVINGS PLAN - from Marco - 10 September 2010
"I have been a Zurich saving plan account holder for quite some years and to be honest there was a time I did not feel happy about it. This was mainly because of the agent handling my account. In the tough turmoil years of 2008/2009 where I really needed a helping hand with my portfolio I did not receive any substantial support from him. Instead of saving money I was loosing money. So I was very happy when ISG Japan offered me to take care of my Zurich account and to turn it into something I can consider right now to be a good investment into the future. Thumbs up. The guys did a great job!"
