Tax Notes Talk

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 Shortfall Prepare for the Biggest Tax Leadership Turnover Ever How an EY Split-Off Could Affect the U.S. Tax Profession Top Seven Reasons a Future Tax Leader Shoul...

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 II Transfer Pricing Litigation Update Coca-Cola Transfer Pricing Challenge Fizzles For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes: Analysis : 3M  and the Renaissance of the Commensurate With In...

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 Investigations First Update to IRS’s Bank Secrecy Act Data Analysis Coming Soon IRS Criminal Investigators Want t...

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 Inequality Jury Is Still Out on Treasury Equity Plan Listen to more Tax Notes Talk episodes from our critical tax theory series: Is I...

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, cha...

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 Nontaxation Biden Criticizes Republican Plans to Abolish IRS Conservatives Say McCarthy Is Committed to Natio...

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: @MullaneyWrites David Stewart: @TaxSte...

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 T...

Tax Analysts Chief Content Officer Jeremy Scott reviews the 2022 developments in U.S. tax legislation and speculates about what may lie ahead. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes: Nearly 6,000 Pages of Trump Returns Released, but Not IRS Files EV Credit Guidance Buys Time for Automakers on Battery Rules Initial Guidance Limits Buyback Tax on M&A Deals to Boot Corporate AM...

Valerie Dickerson of Deloitte Tax LLP discusses key developments in state tax policy from 2022 that will likely remain relevant in 2023, including new incentives from the CHIPS Act. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes: Louisiana Adopts Rules on Passthrough Entity Tax, NOLs Colorado Offers Millions in Incentives for Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Iowa DOR Proposes Require...

Tax Notes reporters recap some of the weirder stories they encountered in 2022, from the tax troubles of reality stars to a fight over a rather large tax bill for Christmas trees. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes: Tax Crime Roundup: Reality TV Stars Face Real Prison Colorado Now Accepts Cryptocurrency for Tax Payments HMRC Under Fire for VAT Bill on S’mores Marshmallows Li...

In the third of a three-episode series, former senior Treasury official Chip Harter discusses his experience creating the international tax guidance for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the evolution of those provisions.  Listen to the other two episodes in the series:   The TCJA Five Years Later: State Tax Issues The TCJA Five Years Later: Federal Tax Issues For additional coverage, read these artic...

In the second of a three-episode series, Jennifer Acuña, now with KPMG and former tax counsel for the Ways and Means Committee, discusses how guidance for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is still evolving. Listen to the first episode in the series here: The TCJA Five Years Later: State Tax Issues For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes: This Isn’t Your Father’s Tax Extender Package Yea...

In the first of a three-episode series, Steven Wlodychak, formerly with EY, discusses the creation of the SALT cap deduction by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and how states addressed it and other changes.  For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes: Consistent Guidance on SALT Cap Workarounds Needed, Panel Says California Governor Signs SALT Cap Workaround Fix Pennsylvania Bill Would Cr...

Tax Notes chief correspondent Stephanie Soong discusses how countries are approaching implementation of the OECD’s two-pillar corporate tax reform plan and the future of the OECD after Pascal Saint-Amans’s departure.   Listen to more podcast episodes on the OECD's tax reform plan: Implementation Issues: An OECD Tax Reform Project Update The End Is Nigh: An Update on the OECD Tax Reform Plan T...

Stephanie Hunter McMahon of the University of Cincinnati College of Law discusses why labor performed by incarcerated workers should be subject to tax.   For more, read Hunter McMahon's article in Tax Notes , " Prison Work Is Taxing and Should Be Taxed ." Follow us on Twitter: Joe Thorndike: @jthorndike David Stewart: @TaxStew Tax Notes: @TaxNotes ** This episode is sponsored by 360...

In the second of a two-episode series, Orly Mazur of SMU Dedman School of Law discusses her views on the tax implications of increasing automation and the alternatives to a robot tax. Listen to the first episode in this series, " Should We Have a Robot Tax? Part 2 ." For more on Orly, read " A Conversation With Orly Mazur: Taking on Tax and Tech ." Follow us on Twitter: Marie S...

In the first of a two-episode series, Ryan Abbott of the University of Surrey discusses his views on the tax implications of increasing automation and the need for a robot tax. For more, read Abbott and Bogenschneider's article, " Should Robots Pay Taxes? Tax Policy in the Age of Automation ." In our “Editors’ Corner” segment, Elizabeth Stevens, a member in the international tax pra...

Former IRS Commissioner Mark Everson, now with Alliantgroup, discusses the need to identify the agency’s next leader and how the IRS should use its additional funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes: TIGTA Tees Up Hot-Button Issues for Review in 2023 Leaderless IRS Threatens Credibility Crisis in Key Months Ahead Republicans Voice Concern...

U.S. Tax Court Chief Judge Kathleen Kerrigan discusses the court’s post-COVID transition and case management system, and how the additional funding from the Inflation Reduction Act may be used. Listen to our episode with Judge Foley, " Talking With the Tax Court Chief Judge: A Year of Change ." For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes: Company Looks to Reverse Tax Court...

It’s Tax Notes Talk ’s fifth anniversary! Host David Stewart discusses the history of the podcast with current and former members of the team: Gulnar Zaman, Derek Squires, Paige Jones, and Jordan Parrish. We want to hear from you, our listeners! To fill out a short, two-minute survey, visit taxnotes.co/podcastsurvey . Follow us on Twitter: Gulnar Zaman: @zgulnar Paige Jones: @paigeleejones Jordan...

Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates in London discusses the United Kingdom’s recent mini-budget and what effects the new tax proposals may have. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes: Cutting Taxes Is ‘the Right Thing to Do,’ Truss Says Kwarteng Forced Into ‘Screeching U-Turn’ on Income Tax Rates Kwarteng to Bring Forward Medium-Term Fiscal Plan Kwarteng Criticized Over Delayed...

Eric Solomon of Steptoe & Johnson LLP discusses the new excise tax on corporate stock buybacks and examines the issues that the IRS and Treasury will need to tackle before its implementation. Listen to our other episodes on the tax-related provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act: U.S. Tax Provisions Driving the Fight Against Climate Change $80 Billion in New Funding: What’s Next for the IRS?...

Tax Notes contributing editor Ryan Finley discusses the latest updates in recent transfer pricing cases Eaton and Medtronic II .  Listen to related episodes: Transfer Pricing Litigation Update Coca-Cola Transfer Pricing Challenge Fizzles For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes: Analysis:  Medtronic  and the Role of Unspecified Transfer Pricing Methods Medtronic  Might Trigger Up...

Lauren Collins of Vinson & Elkins LLP provides an overview of the new tax credits designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Inflation Reduction Act.  Listen to our other episodes on the tax-related provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act: $80 Billion in New Funding: What’s Next for the IRS? Analyzing the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax For additional coverage, read these articles...