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Send us a textTax Notes reporter Sarah Paez discusses the EU tax haven blacklist and the potential impact of the recently released Pandora Papers. Read Sarah's article on the EU blacklist here: EU Tax Haven Blacklist Hamstrung by Politics, Critics SayFor additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:MEPs Demand Action Against Tax Avoidance After Pandora PapersPandora Papers Leak Details Widespread Use of Offshore EntitiesTurkey Evades EU Tax Haven Blacklist Once AgainEU Code of Conduct Group Reviewing Scope of Blacklist CriteriaFollow us on Twitter:Sarah Paez: @PaezWritesDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by Avalara. For more information, visit avalara.com/taxnotes.This episode is sponsored by SafeSend. For more information, visit safesend.com.We are excited to announce the new Tax Notes Transfer Pricing Center! For more information, visit taxnotes.com/transferpricing.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Christa Goad

Send us a textTax Notes Capitol Hill reporters Doug Sword and Frederic Lee return to discuss the latest tax developments with the record-breaking infrastructure and reconciliation legislation advancing in Congress. Listen to the last Tax Notes Talk episode about Congress: Keeping Up With Congress: Fall 2021 PreviewFor additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:‘We Need to Get a Number,’ Neal Says of Reconciliation StalemateNeal Continues Push for Action on Retirement IssuesDemocrats Move Off $3.5 Trillion Figure, Infrastructure LinkHouse Sets Up $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill for Floor VoteBank Reporting In, Stepped-Up Out of Tax Bill Options, Neal SaysCongressional Democrats Shifting on Key Tax ItemsWyden Looks to Tighten Rules Partnerships Use to Sidestep TaxesIn our “In the Pages” segment, Lynn Gandhi, a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, chats about her recent Tax Notes cover piece, "Zelinsky — Round 2 of the Convenience of the Employer Test." **This episode is sponsored by Avalara. For more information, visit avalara.com/taxnotes.This episode is sponsored by SafeSend. For more information, visit safesend.com.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Christa Goad

Send us a textProfessors Bridget J. Crawford of the Pace University School of Law and Anthony C. Infanti of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law discuss viewing the U.S. tax code through a feminist lens. Listen to more Tax Notes Talk episodes from our critical tax theory series:Taxes 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 Policy**This episode is sponsored by Avalara. For more information, visit avalara.com/taxnotes.This episode is sponsored by SafeSend. For more information, visit safesend.com.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Christa Goad

Send us a textJordan Bass of the firm Taxing Cryptocurrency discusses the proposed cryptocurrency tax changes that Congress is considering, and how they could affect taxpayers and the digital asset industry.  For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:House Democrats Propose Dramatic Changes to Wash Sale RulePotential Breadth of Crypto Rules Worries IndustryNews Analysis: A Scorecard for Reconciliation, Round 2Ramp Up Crypto Reporting Now, Say Tax ProsPractitioner Suggests Another Look at Crypto-Specific AmnestyThe Cryptocurrency Legislative Battle Is Far From OverNews Analysis: DeFi-ing Crypto Financial RegulationIn our “In the Pages” segment, Rob Warren, assistant professor of accounting at the Radford University Davis College of Business and Economics, chats about his recent Tax Notes piece, "More Tax Cops Are Needed to Close the Tax Gap." **This episode is sponsored by Avalara. For more information, visit avalara.com/taxnotes.This episode is sponsored by SafeSend. For more information, visit safesend.com.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Christa Goad

Send us a textMark Strimber of RSM US LLP provides an overview of the global minimum tax rule featured in the OECD/G-20’s two-pillar project and discusses the effect it could have on various tax regimes.Listen to the episode with Tax Notes chief correspondent Stephanie Soong Johnston here: The Beginning of the End? An Update on the OECD Tax Reform PlanFor additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:U.S. Must Be Bold in Global Minimum Tax Effort, Treasury SaysYellen Touts OECD Tax Deal Amid U.S. Global TCJA Reform PushTogo Joins OECD Inclusive Framework and Global Tax Reform DealOECD Tax Reform Plan Makes Sense for Ireland and EU, Macron SaysGerman-Speaking Finance Ministers Commit to OECD ProgressHungary Does Not Believe in Global Minimum Tax RateBarbados Joins OECD Corporate Tax Reform Plan**This episode is sponsored by Avalara. For more information, visit avalara.com/taxnotes.This episode is sponsored by SafeSend. For more information, visit safesend.com.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Christa Goad

Send us a textNikki Dobay, a partner with Eversheds Sutherland’s tax practice group, discusses the SALT cap workarounds for passthrough entities that many states have adopted, and possible coming developments for those policies.For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Illinois Governor Signs Passthrough SALT Cap WorkaroundLess Expensive SALT Cap Rollbacks Still Mostly Benefit WealthyNew York Issues Guidance on SALT Cap WorkaroundSurge of SALT Workarounds Could Pose Complications for PassthroughsCalifornia Democrats Join Call to Lift SALT Deduction CapIn our “In the Pages” segment, Philip Wolf, associate at Belcher, Smolen & Van Loo LLP, chats about his new Tax Notes column, The Tax Scribe, and his first installment of the column, "Starting Strong in Tax Writing: The Opening Paragraph."**This episode is sponsored by Avalara. For more information, visit avalara.com/taxnotes.This episode is sponsored by SafeSend. For more information, visit safesend.com. ***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Christa Goad

Send us a textTax Notes Capitol Hill reporters Doug Sword and Frederic Lee examine the record-breaking budget and infrastructure legislation advancing on Capitol Hill and preview potential tax policy proposals coming this fall.For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Will Dems Pay Full Freight on $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill?International Tax Draft Offers New Details, but Major Gaps RemainHouse Passes Budget Bill; Flurry of Markups to FollowDemocrats Promise, GOP Fumes as $3.5 Trillion Package AdvancesInfrastructure Bill Heads to House for Potential Crypto ChangesWays and Means Dems Gaming Out How to Raise $3.5 TrillionCalifornia Democrats Join Call to Lift SALT Deduction CapMembers Hope SALT Caucus Is Short-Lived**This episode is sponsored by Avalara. For more information, visit avalara.com/taxnotes.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Christa Goad

Send us a textTax Notes legal reporter Ryan Finley discusses the latest updates in recent transfer pricing cases, including Coca-Cola and Medtronic, and reviews the upcoming Amgen case.The Coca-Cola episode can be listened to here: Coca-Cola Transfer Pricing Challenge Fizzles For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Amgen Disputes $3.6 Billion Deficiency in Transfer Pricing CaseMedtronic Doubles Down on Its Use of CUT Method in New TrialTax Court Sides With IRS in Coca-Cola Transfer Pricing CaseCiting Comparability Questions, Eighth Circuit Vacates MedtronicCourt Finds IRS Arbitrary and Capricious in Medtronic Transfer Pricing CaseIn our “In the Pages” segment, Stephen Curtis, president of Cross Border Analytics Inc., chats about his Tax Notes piece, “Apple’s Cost-Sharing Arrangement: Frankenstein’s Monster.” ***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Christa Goad

Send us a textIn the second of a two-episode series, Tax Notes contributing editor Marie Sapirie interviews Shuting Pomerleau, a climate policy analyst at the Niskanen Center, about her views on a carbon tax. The first episode in the series can be listened to here: The Case Against a Carbon TaxFor additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Israel to Introduce Carbon TaxEU to Delay CBAM, ETS Own Resources ProposalsG-20 Finance Ministers Call for More Carbon Pricing CoordinationNew U.S. Position on Climate Change Doesn't Portend Carbon TaxCan a Tax Save the Planet?**This episode is sponsored by the National Society of Accountants. For more information, visit nsacct.org.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Christa Goad

Send us a textIn the first of a two-episode series, Tax Notes contributing editor Marie Sapirie interviews David Kreutzer, an economist at the Institute for Energy Research, about his views on a carbon tax. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Israel to Introduce Carbon TaxEU to Delay CBAM, ETS Own Resources ProposalsG-20 Finance Ministers Call for More Carbon Pricing CoordinationNew U.S. Position on Climate Change Doesn't Portend Carbon TaxCan a Tax Save the Planet?In our “In the Pages” segment, Walter Hellerstein, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia Law School and chair of the Tax Notes State advisory board, chats about his Tax Notes piece, “Platforms: The Postscript.”**This episode is sponsored by the National Society of Accountants. For more information, visit nsacct.org.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige JonesShowrunner and Audio Engineer: Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Christa Goad