Tax Chats
Dyreng and Hoopes
Taxes touch every aspect of society, including who rules, where factories are built, what people drink, what car they buy, when they have children, and when they die. Scott Dyreng (Duke) and Jeff Hoopes (UNC), two accounting professors, chat about taxes, including current events, with the energy of an over-caffeinated chihuahua. Listening is guaranteed to be far more entertaining than actually paying your taxes.
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Jun 14, 2023 • 32min
Tax Research Then and Now: Chatting about 30 Years of Tax Research with Joel Slemrod
Send us a textScott and Jeff chat with Joel Slemrod, Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan about tax research over the past 30 years.
Jun 1, 2023 • 21min
Chatting about the Pink Tax with Sarah Moshary
Send us a textIn this episode, Scott and Jeff chat with Berkeley Professor of Marketing Sarah Moshary about the Pink Tax. Sarah and co-authors have written a paper that systematically examines the issue.
May 24, 2023 • 32min
Chatting about the Global Tax Landscape with Marna Ricker, EY Global Vice Chair -- Tax
Send us a textIn this episode, Marna Ricker, Global Vice Chair -- Tax at EY joins us from the Milken Institute Global Conference 2003 to discuss the global tax landscape. We get Marna's perspective on the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project, the TCJA, and how AI might affect the world of tax practice.
May 19, 2023 • 35min
Rich People Who Want to Tax the Rich? A Chat with Morris Pearl.
Send us a textWe chat with Morris Pearl, Chairman of the Board of Patriotic Millionaires, an organization of millionaires who, among other policy objectives, are advocating to alter the tax system so that the rich pay more in tax.
May 8, 2023 • 33min
A Taxing Dilemma: A Revenue Riddle with Brian Riedl
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May 1, 2023 • 31min
Excise Taxes on Firearm Suppressors: A Chat with Silencer Central CEO Brandon Maddox.
Send us a textWe chat with Silencer Central CEO Brandon Maddox about the excise tax stamp on firearm suppressors, which is a $200 federal tax introduced as part of the 1934 National Firearms Act., which is part of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC § 5801 – 5872). We discuss the origins of the tax, its purpose, and how it is implemented today. We discuss the formation of so-called "gun trusts" as legal entities to purchase suppressors.
Apr 18, 2023 • 33min
Paying Taxes with Cash? Jay Zagorsky Did.
Send us a textScott and Jeff chat with Jay Zagorsky from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University about his experience trying to pay his tax bill with cash. We discuss the complexities of paying with cash, and the costs that might be incurred if one does not have access to the traditional banking system. Jay wrote about his article here:Can you pay your taxes with cash? One economist did | Fortune
Apr 14, 2023 • 32min
An NFT for Drinking Coffee at Starbucks? Chatting with Garrett Brodeur about NFTs and Rewards Programs.
Send us a textStarbucks is piloting a reward program called Odyssey in which members get rewarded with NFTs. We discuss the possible tax consequences to Starbucks and its customers. We also discuss the issues surrounding taxation of NFTs in general.
Mar 29, 2023 • 35min
Chatting about Adam Smith's Tax Maxims.
Send us a textIn "The Wealth of Nations", Book V, Chapter ii, Adam Smith lays out some fundamental principles of taxation. We discuss some of those principles, and describe how they are still being applied today.
Mar 15, 2023 • 27min
Bias at the BBC? A Chat with Andrew Dilnot about the BBC's coverage of tax-related news.
Send us a textScott and Jeff chat with Sir Andrew Dilnot, currently serving of Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford, about his experience evaluating bias in the BBC's coverage of tax-related topics. We discuss the complications reporters face when covering complex economic issues. We review the findings of his recent report entitled "Review of the impartiality of BBC coverage of taxation, public spending, government borrowing and debt."
