Concord company helps immigrant families wade through tax code
When John Wani was visiting his old friends and roommates in 2015, he asked them what they thought of starting a tax preparation firm. His friends, Francois Ruvera and wife, Bijoux Bahati, agreed to the idea, and Foresight Tax Services was born right there in the living room of their Manchester apartment. "We all saw that there was a demand," Wani said to help immigrants with their US taxes. Wani and the others said they had "seen predatory tax practices against refugees and new immigrants, as well as many misunderstandings about all of the tax laws. So if we start we can do everything right here. " Wani and Ruvera had strong business backgrounds. Wani is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University's Business School with a bachelor's degree in business administration and has experience in finance with the South Sudan Community of New Hampshire, a non-profit organization. Ruvera holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Champlain College, a de...