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Send us a textTax Notes Today International Editor in Chief David D. Stewart talks with Tax Notes reporters Jonathan Curry and Alexis Gravely about the tax policies proposed by President Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:GOP Takes Subdued Victory Lap on TCJA at Republican ConventionPayroll Tax Deferral for Federal Employees Prompts CriticismBiden Tax Agenda Gets Brief Nods at Democratic ConventionTrump on the Hunt for Solutions to Payroll Tax Memo ProblemsBiden Would Fund Caregiving Plan by Cutting Like-Kind ExchangesBiden Wants to ‘Build Back Better’ With Business Tax ChangesIn the segment In the Pages, Tax Notes Federal Editor in Chief Ariel Greenblum chats with Tax Notes contributing editor Benjamin M. Willis about the piece he coauthored, “Biden-Harris’s High Hopes for Mitigating Tax Rate Disparities.”***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCrayShowrunner: Paige JonesAudio Engineers: Derek Squires, Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Nicole White

Send us a textFrancine J. Lipman, a law professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, talks with Darrick Hamilton, a stratification economist and the New School’s incoming Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy, about the intersection of U.S. tax policy and racial wealth inequality.***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCrayShowrunner: Paige JonesAudio Engineers: Derek Squires, Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Nicole White

Send us a textTax Notes senior reporter Paul Jones talks with Richard C. Auxier, senior policy associate at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, about tax issues raised by the gig economy and how policymakers are working to address them. Note: This episode was recorded prior to a California court decision mandating Uber and Lyft to reclassify drivers in the state as employees. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:California Chamber Backs Labor, Payroll Tax Exemption for App-Based CompaniesLabor, Payroll Tax Law Exemption for App-Based Companies on California BallotBusinesses, Lawmakers Urge Suspension of Pending Tax PoliciesRide-Sharing Companies Fight California Labor Law on 2 FrontsTax Pros Seek Clarity on California Insurance Mandate, Employment Law California FTB Mulls Gig Economy Tax ChallengesCalifornia Governor Signs Employment Reclassification LawIn the segment “In the Pages,” Tax Notes Executive Editor for Commentary Jasper B. Smith interviews Tax Notes contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo about her recent piece, “Rwanda Leading African Sustainable Investment Drive.”***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCrayShowrunner: Paige JonesAudio Engineers: Derek Squires, Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Nicole White

Send us a textTax Notes legal reporter Nathan J. Richman talks with IRS Chief Counsel Michael J. Desmond about pivoting to virtual settlement days amid the coronavirus pandemic. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Lessons From Virtual Settlement Days Could Help Future EventsWork-From-Home Technology Comes With New Privilege ConcernsVirtual Settlement Days Will Continue, IRS SaysIRS Collection Officials Seeing Settlement Day BenefitsIRS Considering Long-Term Benefits of Settlement Conference DaysIRS Settlement Conference Day Guide Implies Timing Flexibility***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCrayShowrunner: Paige JonesAudio Engineers: Derek Squires, Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Nicole White

Send us a textTax Notes chief correspondent Stephanie Soong Johnston and legal reporter Ryan Finley discuss Ireland and Apple Inc.’s state aid win with law professors Ruth Mason of the University of Virginia and Stephen Daly of King’s College London.For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Ireland’s Reputation Harmed by Apple State Aid InvestigationWill the EU Commission Cut Its Losses After the Apple Decision?Crunch Time: What the Apple Decision Means for Global Tax ReformEU Court Rules Against Commission in Apple State Aid CaseNeither Apple nor Ireland on Hook for Any Escrow Fund LossesIn the segment "In the Pages Sneak Peek," Tax Notes Federal Editor in Chief Ariel Greenblum chats with Alan I. Appel, director of the international tax program at New York Law School, about his recent piece, "The Hidden Marriage Penalty Inside the TCJA."***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCrayShowrunner: Paige JonesAudio Engineers: Derek Squires, Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Nicole White

Send us a textTax Notes reporter Alexis Gravely talks with Edward Karl, vice president of taxation at the American Institute of CPAs, about tax changes made and considered by Congress in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Don’t Count Out PPP Deductibility, Senate Republicans SaySenate Coronavirus Relief Package Faces Uphill BattleSenate Relief Package Expands PPP, Extends Tax CreditsAICPA Calls for PPP Clarity in Next Round of Virus ReliefSmall Businesses Need a ‘Future-Proof’ Tax System, AICPA Says***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCrayShowrunner: Paige JonesAudio Engineers: Derek Squires, Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Nicole White

Send us a textTax Notes contributing editor Robert Goulder talks with Steven A. Dean, faculty director of New York University School of Law’s graduate tax program, about the intersection of racial diversity and U.S. international tax policy. For additional coverage, read Dean's piece in Tax Notes: FATCA, the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus, and the OECD BlacklistIn the segment "In the Pages Sneak Peek," Tax Notes Executive Editor for Commentary Jasper B. Smith chats with Lucas de Lima Carvalho, an international tax law professor at the Brazilian Institute for Tax Law, about his recent piece, "The Trouble With 'Pillars' in International Tax Policy."***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCrayShowrunner: Paige JonesAudio Engineers: Derek Squires, Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Nicole White

Send us a textTax Notes reporter Carolina Vargas interviews Tax Notes State contributing editor Roxanne Bland about the emerging trend among some states to tax digital advertising. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:D.C. Council Passes Digital Ad Tax in First Budget VoteDigital Advertising Taxes Trigger Foreign Commerce Clause ConcernsMaryland Governor Vetoes Digital Ad Tax BillAnother New York Lawmaker Pushes for Digital Ad TaxDigital Advertising Tax Proposals: Revenue Booster or Unconstitutional?New York Lawmaker Proposes Digital Advertising TaxNebraska Lawmaker Pushes for Digital Ad Tax***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCrayShowrunner: Paige JonesAudio Engineers: Derek Squires, Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Nicole White

Send us a textKelly Phillips Erb, the managing shareholder of Erb Law Firm PC, known as @taxgirl on Twitter, talks to Tax Notes reporter Jonathan Curry about the abnormal 2020 tax season.For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:COVID-19 Shaped Tax Pros’ Business Through Filing SeasonNo Extension of July 15 Filing Deadline, IRS AnnouncesWork-From-Home Technology Comes With New Privilege ConcernsSome Tax Pros Wary of Another Return Filing ExtensionPreparers Scramble in Pandemic Adapt-to-Survive MomentBusiness of Tax: All COVID-19, All the Time for Tax WonksIn the segment “In the Pages Sneak Peek,” Tax Notes State Editor in Chief Jéanne Rauch-Zender talks with Robert Plattner about his recent piece, "Part 2: The Commerce Clause Strikes Back."***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCrayShowrunner: Paige JonesAudio Engineers: Derek Squires, Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Nicole White

Send us a textTax Notes International contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo talks with Virginia La Torre Jeker, a U.S. tax attorney based in Dubai, about establishing her tax practice abroad, the challenge of balancing family life with career, and recent international tax issues.For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Conquering Hong Kong and Dubai: A Conversation With Virginia La Torre JekerWhen Sharia and U.S. Tax Law Collide***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCrayShowrunner: Paige JonesAudio Engineers: Derek Squires, Jordan ParrishGuest Relations: Nicole White