Tax Notes Talk

Miller & Chevalier member Loren Ponds shares her journey from Georgetown University Law Center to the OECD to Capitol Hill, where she worked on the 2017 tax law, and what she learned along the way. For additional coverage, read the article in Tax Notes " Walking a Unique Path: A Conversation With Miller & Chevalier’s Loren Ponds ." This interview published on the Miller & Che...

U.S. Tax Court Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley discusses his path to the bench, the court’s new case management system, and pivoting to virtual during the coronavirus pandemic. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes : Tax Court Hopes More Practitioners Will Use Remote Trials Learning Curves, Adaptation Predicted for Remote Tax Court Trial Coronavirus Measures Will Leave Tax Court M...

Tax Notes legal reporter Ryan Finley discusses the IRS’s major victory in the Coca-Cola case and its future implications for transfer pricing cases. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes : U.S. Tax Court’s  Coca-Cola  Ruling: Early Sign of a New Approach? Tax Court Sides With IRS in  Coca-Cola  Transfer Pricing Case IRS, Coca-Cola Continue Fight Over Transfer Pricing Analysis C...

The Tax Foundation’s Ulrik Boesen discusses the excise taxes imposed on longtime vices like alcohol and cigarettes as well as more recently developed habits. ** This episode is sponsored by Avalara. For more information, visit avalara.com/taxnotes . This episode is sponsored by University of California, Irvine Law School’s Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax . Thi...

Tax Notes senior legal reporter Andrew Velarde and contributing editor Robert Goulder discuss the influence of the 2020 U.S. elections on the international tax world. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes : Biden’s International Tax Proposals Missing Many Pieces EU Hopes to Repair Bilateral Relationship With U.S. Biden Win Brings Hope for Progress in Global Tax Talks TaxOps SAL...

Tax Notes reporters Alexis Gravely and Jonathan Curry discuss U.S. tax policy following the 2020 presidential election, and Tax Notes senior reporter Paul Jones talks about the results of state tax ballot measures. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes : Retroactive Tax Hikes Seen as Unlikely Under Biden Administration Elections Viewed as Opportunity for O-Zone Reset Smaller CO...

On Tax Analysts’ 50th anniversary, CEO and President Cara Griffith reflects on the organization’s history as a longtime transparency advocate and how she plans to expand its legacy. Kim Clausing, incoming professor at the University of California, Los Angeles Law School, talks about her upcoming Tax Notes piece, “Five Lessons on Profit Shifting From the US Country by Country Data.” For additional...

Five years ago, the OECD released its final report on the base erosion and profit-shifting project.  Tax Notes Talk host David D. Stewart chats with Deloitte’s Bob Stack, who represented the U.S. government at the OECD’s BEPS talks, about his thoughts on the project’s outcome and its effect on the OECD’s current work to overhaul the global tax system for the digital age. For additional coverage, r...

Tax Notes State Editor in Chief Jeanne Rauch-Zender talks with Amy Vetter, a keynote speaker and presenter, on how to survive – and thrive – personally and professionally despite the unique challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic.  In the segment In the Pages, Tax Notes Executive Editor for Commentary Jasper B. Smith chats with reference attorney Linda Friedman about the new Document Comp...

Tax Notes Talk host David D. Stewart chats with Tax Notes chief correspondent Stephanie Soong Johnston and Tax Notes contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo about recent developments on the OECD’s work to rebuild the international corporate tax system for the digital age. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes : G-20 Ministers Greenlight New Deadline for OECD Global Tax Accord OECD N...

Tax Notes contributing editor Marie Sapirie talks with American University tax professor Caroline Bruckner about the lack of consideration by Congress on how the U.S. tax code affects women-owned businesses and what can be done. For additional coverage, read Marie Sapirie's analysis in Tax Notes: A Seat at the Tax Hearing Table for Women-Owned Businesses In the segment In the Pages, Tax Notes...

Tax Notes contributing editor Joseph J. Thorndike and University of Iowa law professor Andy Grewal take a closer look at the The New York Times reporting on President Trump’s tax returns. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes : Trump Disputes Reports, Claims He's Paid ‘Millions’ in Income Taxes Trump Tax Revelations Spur Fresh Calls for IRS, Tax Reforms Trump's Seven...

Tax Notes reporter Nathan J. Richman talks with outgoing IRS Criminal Investigations division Chief Don Fort about his decades-long career with the tax agency, his plans for retirement, and the future of the division. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes : Incoming CI Chief Plans New Law Enforcement Network Another Longtime CI Veteran Will Be Next Division Chief Practitioners...

Tax Notes contributing editor Roxanne Bland chats with Donnie Charleston, the public policy and advocacy director of the nonprofit E Pluribus Unum, about how state and local tax policies can exacerbate racial inequity and what some communities are doing to address it. For more about the intersection of U.S. tax policy and racial wealth inequality, check out our podcast episode, " The Tax Code...

Allison Christians, the H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law at McGill University, tells Tax Notes Executive Editor for Commentary Jasper Smith about her principles for writing good papers in law school and beyond. For additional coverage, read Christians's paper, " Really Basic Rules for Writing Good Papers in Law School ." *** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jas...

Tax 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 Convention Payroll Tax Deferral for Federal Employees Prompt...

Francine 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. *** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCray Showrunner: Paige Jones Audi...

Tax 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 t...

Tax 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 Events Work-From-Home Technology Comes With New Privilege Concerns Virtual Settlement Days Will Continue, IRS Says IRS Co...

Tax 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 Investigation Will the EU Commission Cut Its Losses Afte...

Tax 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 Say Senate Coronavirus Relief Package Faces Uphill Battle Senate Relief Packag...

Tax 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 Blacklist In the segment "In the Pages Sneak Pe...

Tax 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 Vote Digital Advertising Taxes Trigger Foreign Commerce Clause Concerns Maryland Governor Vetoes Digital Ad Tax Bill Anoth...

Kelly 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 Season No Extension of July 15 Filing Deadline, IRS Announces Work-From-Home Technology Comes With New Privilege Con...

Tax 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 Jeker...