Tax Notes Talk
A discussion of cutting-edge developments in tax, including up-to-the-minute changes in federal, state, and international tax law and regulations.
Episodes
Tax Notes chief correspondent Stephanie Soong discusses how the Trump administration’s tax priorities have been shaping negotiations on the OECD’s two-pillar project.
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Professors Joshua Blank and Leigh Osofsky, authors of Automated Agencies: The Transformation of Government Guidance, discuss the IRS and other federal agencies’ use of artificial intelligence and chatbots in providing legal guidance to the public.
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Tax Notes Capitol Hill reporters Cady Stanton and Katie Lobosco outline Congress’s progress on drafting the tax-focused reconciliation bill and the obstacles still remaining.
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Tax Notes chief correspondent Amanda Athanasiou discusses her recent investigation into the IRS's handling of Freedom of Information Act requests and trends from two decades of agency data.
For more, check out the Tax Notes coverage of the IRS FOIA system:
Mat Mermigousis of BDO discusses the Trump administration’s ever-changing tariff policies and what they may mean for U.S. businesses.
For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes:
- Trump Pauses Tariff Increases
- EU Poised to Impose 25 Percent Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods
- China Announces Reciprocal Tariffs on U.S. Imports
- Trump’s Tariffs Generate Tons of Criticism as Uncertainty Abounds
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Professor Andrew Kahrl, author of The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America, discusses his argument that local property taxes have contributed to the disenfranchisement of Black homeowners.
Read Thorndike's book review in Tax Notes, "Is the ‘Predatory’ Property Tax an Instrument of Oppression?"
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Kimie Eacobacci of the National Council on Disability details how a 60-year-old revenue ruling can exclude workers with disabilities from standard employment benefits and protections.
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Tax Notes IRS reporter Benjamin Valdez provides an update on the IRS’s recent staffing developments and how they may affect filing season.
Check out our most recent episode on the IRS, "Trump's Hiring Freeze and the IRS."
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Melissa Wiley of Kostelanetz LLP provides an update on the Corporate Transparency Act’s legal status after Treasury announced it would not enforce penalties against domestic companies.
Listen to our previous episodes on the CTA:
- The Corporate Transparency Act: Recent Challenges and Confusion
- Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act
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In the third of a three-part series, Damien Martin and Tony Nitti of EY discuss their top tax cases from 2024, focusing on two C corp cases: Ju et al v. United States and Stead v. Commissioner.
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In the second of a three-part series, Damien Martin and Tony Nitti of EY discuss their top tax cases from 2024, focusing on two S corp cases: Maggard v. Commissioner and Estate of Thomas Fry et al v. Commissioner.
Watch the first part of the series, "Top Tax Cases of 2024, Part 1: Partnerships."
For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes:
In the first of a three-part series, Damien Martin and Tony Nitti of EY discuss their top tax cases from 2024, focusing on two partnership cases: Denham Capital Management LP v. Commissioner and Surk LLC v. Commissioner.
For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes:
- DOJ Touts Tax Court Win on Limited Partner Exception
- Tax Pros Weigh Impact of Ruling on IRS Basis Calculation Method
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Tax Notes contributing editor and historian Joseph J. Thorndike discusses President Trump’s referral to “the forgotten man” and how the phrase connects to a conservative case for taxing the rich.
Read Thorndike's article in Tax Notes, "The Too-Well-Remembered Man: A Conservative Case for Taxing the Rich."
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Robert Kerr, formerly with the IRS and now with Kerr Consulting, discusses the recent federal hiring freeze and buyout offer and speculates how they may affect the IRS.
Listen to our previous episode on how Trump's executive orders relate to international tax, "Former U.S. OECD Negotiator Talks Trump's Global Tax Impact."
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Scott Levine, former Treasury deputy assistant secretary for international tax affairs, discusses President Trump’s executive order on the OECD’s global tax deal and its potential impact on the two-pillar project.
Listen to our previous episodes on the two pillars here:
Tax Notes investigations editor Lauren Loricchio discusses security concerns regarding tax software platforms’ data-sharing practices.
Read Loricchio's article, "Monetization of Tax Data Sparks Concerns About Security."
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Lili Martin-Mashburn of Morris, Manning & Martin provides an update on where the Corporate Transparency Act stands in light of the recent litigation regarding its constitutionality.
Listen to our previous episode on the CTA, "Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act."
For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes:
Two state tax policy experts discuss key tax proposals that states will likely address in 2025, including efforts to raise revenue and extend provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Tax Analysts Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Scott reviews the 2024 developments in U.S. tax legislation and speculates what may lie ahead in 2025.
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Tax Notes reporters recap some of the most memorable stories they encountered in 2024, from “pig butchering” scams to a denied late-filing excuse citing Christmas stress.
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