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Tax Notes
A discussion of cutting-edge developments in tax, including up-to-the-minute changes in federal, state, and international tax law and regulations.
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Mar 17, 2023 • 29min
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 articles in Tax Notes:White House Budget Plan Targets Wealthy With Tax IncreasesTreasury Green Book Shows Few Major Changes in Tax Policy GoalsBiden Budget Would Raise Taxes on Wealthy to Save MedicareIn our “Editors’ Corner” segment, Amish Shah, a partner at Holland & Knight, chats about his upcoming Tax Notes column on the intersection of clean energy and tax. Follow us on Twitter:Alex Rifaat: @alexrifaatDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.This episode is sponsored by Practising Law Institute. For more information, visit pli.edu/taxplanning23.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner: Jordan ParrishAudio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton RhodesGuest Relations: Alexis Hart

Mar 10, 2023 • 24min
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 Tax Notes:Pillar 1 Tax Convention Talks Hitting Roadblocks, Le Maire SaysAnalysis: DSTs, Destabilization, and the Rocky Road to Pillar 1Netflix Tells OECD to Mull Cultural Levies for DST Rollback ListKenya Urges Narrower DST Removal Scope for Wider Tax Deal Buy-InOECD Consults on DST Rollback, Global Minimum Tax ImplementationU.K. Will Consider Extending DST if Pillar 1 Is DelayedFollow us on Twitter:Nana Ama Sarfo: @nanaama_sarfoDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.This episode is sponsored by Practising Law Institute. For more information, visit pli.edu/taxplanning23.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Alexis Hart

Mar 3, 2023 • 30min
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:Addressing the Upcoming Tax Leadership ShortfallPrepare for the Biggest Tax Leadership Turnover EverHow an EY Split-Off Could Affect the U.S. Tax ProfessionTop Seven Reasons a Future Tax Leader Should Work in the OfficeFollow us on Twitter:David Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.This episode is sponsored by Practising Law Institute. For more information, visit pli.edu/taxplanning23. ***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Alexis Hart

Feb 24, 2023 • 17min
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:Transfer Pricing Litigation Update IITransfer Pricing Litigation UpdateCoca-Cola Transfer Pricing Challenge FizzlesFor additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Analysis: 3M and the Renaissance of the Commensurate With Income StandardSupplemental Briefing Requested in Coca-Cola Transfer Pricing CaseTax Court Rejects 3M’s Challenge of Blocked Income RegsAnalysis: Brazilian Transfer Pricing Reforms Ease U.S. Tax FrictionsFollow us on Twitter:Ryan Finley: @ryanmfinleyDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Alexis Hart

Feb 17, 2023 • 47min
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 Tax Notes:IRS Starts Showing Tax Fraud Fruits of Pandemic InvestigationsFirst Update to IRS’s Bank Secrecy Act Data Analysis Coming SoonIRS Criminal Investigators Want to Keep Talking About Bank DataIRS Looking for Real Tax Crime in Virtual RealityIRS Teams Collaborating to Thwart Emerging Cybercrimes and FraudCI Chief Has a Big Plan for How to Find Tax Dirty DeedsIn our “Editors’ Corner” segment, Sharon Katz-Pearlman, a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig’s global tax practice in New York, chats about her Tax Notes piece, "Definitely Not Boring: The U.N. Tax Committee and OECD Collide.” Follow us on Twitter:David Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Alexis Hart

Feb 10, 2023 • 29min
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:Yellen Insists New Tax Credits Will Reduce InequalityJury Is Still Out on Treasury Equity PlanListen to more Tax Notes Talk episodes from our critical tax theory series:Is IRS Tax Enforcement Colorblind?State Tax Authority and Native Americans: Complex and ConvolutedWealth, Inequality, and Taxes in the U.S.Feminism and the Tax CodeTaxes and the LGBTQ CommunityAddressing Racial Inequity in State and Local Tax PolicyThe Tax Code and Economic Justice in AmericaHow Racial Diversity Shaped U.S. International Tax PolicyFollow us on Twitter:Alex Rifaat: @alexrifaatDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Alexis Hart

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Feb 3, 2023 • 29min
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, "OECD Corporate Mediation Lacks Teeth on Tax Matters, Critics Say."In our “Editors’ Corner” segment, Abraham Leitner, a director at Goulston & Storrs PC, chats about his coauthored Tax Notes piece, " Reexamining Underwater Lease Assumption Transactions.” Follow us on Twitter:Sarah Paez: @PaezWritesKiarra Strocko: @KiarraStrockoDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Alexis Hart

Jan 27, 2023 • 31min
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 additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Perspective: The Orgy of NontaxationBiden Criticizes Republican Plans to Abolish IRSConservatives Say McCarthy Is Committed to National Sales Tax VoteFollow us on Twitter:Doug Sword: @doug_swordRobert Goulder: @RobertGoulderDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.This episode is sponsored by 360 Coverage Pros. For more information, visit 360coveragepros.com/taxnotes.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Alexis Hart

Jan 20, 2023 • 39min
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 "'Cracking Open' the Tax Casebook: Genre, Ideological Closure, and the Earned Income Tax Credit."Follow us on Twitter:Caitlin Mullaney: @MullaneyWritesDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar Taxation Community. For more information, visit https://site.pheedloop.com/event/TaxConference2023/home/?utm_source=TaxNotes&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=TaxConference&utm_id=TaxConference.This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.This episode is sponsored by 360 Coverage Pros. For more information, visit 360coveragepros.com/taxnotes.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Alexis Hart

Jan 13, 2023 • 33min
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 of presidential tax returns, visit taxnotes.com/tax-history-project.For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Watchdog Calls for TIGTA Inquiry Into IRS Trump AuditsNearly 6,000 Pages of Trump Returns Released, but Not IRS FilesTrump and His Tax Returns Likely Fodder for Next CongressJCT: Audit of Trump Returns Relied on Accuracy of Paid PreparersWays and Means Votes to Release Trump Tax InformationFollow us on Twitter:Joe Thorndike: @jthorndikeDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar Taxation Community. For more information, visit https://site.pheedloop.com/event/TaxConference2023/home/?utm_source=TaxNotes&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=TaxConference&utm_id=TaxConference.This episode is sponsored by the Tax Attorney Recruiting Event. For more information, visit the-tare.com.This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Alexis Hart


