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U.S. Economic Update: Inflation, the Deficit, and the Debt Limit
Tax Analysts’ chief economist Martin Sullivan provides an overview of the state of the economy and how the recent debt limit bill could affect it. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:
We’re Free Filin’? Assessing the IRS’s Direct File Report
Former IRS Commissioner David Kautter, now with RSM, discusses the recently released report on the feasibility of an IRS-run direct file program. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:
State’s Victory: An Update on Maryland’s Digital Advertising Tax
Tax Notes reporter Andrea Muse provides an update on the state and federal lawsuits challenging Maryland’s digital advertising tax. Listen to our previous episodes on this:
Clarence Thomas’s Luxury Travel and the Gift Tax
Professors Bridget Crawford and Victoria Haneman discuss the estate and gift tax and how it could apply to the gifts received by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:<...
Taxpayer Scores: Farhy Blocks International Reporting Penalties
Tax Notes reporter Andrew Velarde discusses the penalty dispute in Farhy v. Commissioner and the case’s implications for other penalties and future refund decisions. For additional coverage, read these articles in ...
Emissions Free Trade: EV Tax Credit Sourcing Rules and the EU
Professor Kathleen Claussen of Georgetown Law discusses how the proposed regs for the new clean vehicle tax credit affect the EU and other countries without a free trade agreement. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax...
Lies for Likes: Evaluating Social Media Tax Scams
Professor Samuel Brunson of Loyola University Chicago discusses social media tax scams highlighted in the IRS’s 2023 “Dirty Dozen” list of scams and how to spot this misinformation. For more, read "
Analyzing the IRS’s Inflation Reduction Act Spending Plan
Former IRS Commissioner Fred Goldberg, now with Skadden, shares his thoughts on the IRS’s strategies and proposals outlined in the recently released spending plan for the $80 billion granted by the Inflation Reduction Act. For additiona...
Bad Credit: A Look at Switzerland’s Bank Secrecy
Tax Notes contributing editor Robert Goulder discusses the history of bank secrecy, Credit Suisse’s role in it, and the bank’s recent collapse. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:
ChatGPT Takes on Tax
Tax Notes legal reporter Caitlin Mullaney discusses ChatGPT’s understanding of tax. For more, read "Off the Beate...
Grace Perez-Navarro: Tax Mainstay for 30 Years
Grace Perez-Navarro discusses her long career at the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration and what’s next after her retirement. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:
More of the Same: Breaking Down Biden’s Budget
Kyle Pomerleau of the American Enterprise Institute discusses the Biden administration’s fiscal 2024 budget and examines how the tax proposals play into the administration’s wider political agenda. For additional coverage, read these ar...
Bringing Order to Chaos? Digital Services Taxes and Pillar 1
Tax Notes contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo discusses digital services taxes and the OECD’s goal to solve related challenges through the pillar 1 multilateral convention. For additional coverage, read these articles in Ta...
Paving the Way for the Next Generation of Tax Professionals
Tony Santiago of TaxSearch Inc. discusses how the tax profession is changing and offers advice on developing future tax leaders. For additional coverage, read Santiago's articles in Tax Notes:
IRS Victory: 3M Transfer Pricing Challenge Update
Tax Notes contributing editor Ryan Finley discusses the IRS’s major win in 3M and how it may affect other transfer pricing cases. Listen to related episodes:
Updates From IRS Criminal Investigation Deputy Chief
Tax Notes legal reporter Nathan Richman talks with IRS Criminal Investigation Deputy Chief Guy Ficco about the upcoming Advance Collaboration Data Center and other CI initiatives. For additional coverage, read these articles in...
Examining Treasury’s Review of Racial Bias in the U.S. Tax Code
Professor Steven Dean of Brooklyn Law School discusses the U.S. Treasury’s Equity Action Plan and its progress on examining potential racial bias in the tax code. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:<...
Analyzing the Constraints of the OECD Corporate Mediation Process
Tax Notes reporters Sarah Paez and Kiarra Strocko discuss what they found in an exploration of the OECD-supported mediation process for multinational corporations. For more, read Paez and Strocko's article in Tax Notes...
A Closer Look at the National Sales Tax Proposal
Tax Notes Capitol Hill reporter Doug Sword discusses the latest national sales tax proposal in Congress, and contributing editor Robert Goulder shares his thoughts on the challenges of implementing the tax. For additio...
Teaching Tax Law Critically and the Earned Income Tax Credit
Professor Diane Kemker of DePaul College of Law shares her argument for more coverage of the earned income tax credit in tax law casebooks to improve inclusivity. For more, read Kemker's article "'
Trump’s Tax Returns and the Future of Transparency
Tax Notes contributing editor Joseph J. Thorndike discusses the release of former President Trump’s tax returns and how they may influence the discourse around disclosure in the next presidential election.To see the collection ...
2023 U.S. Tax Legislation Forecast
Tax Analysts Chief Content Officer Jeremy Scott reviews the 2022 developments in U.S. tax legislation and speculates about what may lie ahead.For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:
State Tax Policy Trends to Watch in 2023
Valerie Dickerson of Deloitte Tax LLP discusses key developments in state tax policy from 2022 that will likely remain relevant in 2023, including new incentives from the CHIPS Act. For additional coverage, read these articles in Ta...