Taxes for the Masses

In this episode, we discuss some of the ways that athletes and professional sports teams avoid those taxes.

In this episode, we discuss the estate tax planning techniques of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

In today’s episode, we welcome Brooke Lierman, Comptroller of the state of Maryland, to discuss steps the state of Maryland is taking to increase the take-up of the credit.

In this episode, we discuss the budget blueprint passed by House Republicans to extend the temporary provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which are set to expire at the end of 2025 without legislative action.

In this episode, we discuss some of the research presented at the 28th annual Tax Symposium hosted by UNC in Chapel Hill.

In today’s episode, we discuss recent research into the effectiveness of firm-specific tax subsidies and whether having more public information about these subsidies improves their effectiveness.

In this episode, we discuss the what, why and how of taxing cannabis.

In this episode, we discuss the current state of federal tax incentives for EV purchases and how Trump could modify them during his term.

In today’s episode, we welcome Joe Thorndike to explain how tariffs work and what the consequences of new tariffs could be for U.S. individual and businesses.

In this episode, we discuss some of the latest tax research presented at the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference in January 2025.

We are taking a very short winter break, but we have something special for your listening enjoyment! We're revisiting this episode, which in turn revisits the potential reasons behind declining accounting enrollments, helped by special guest and MIT Professor Andrew Sutherland. We'll return soon with new episodes for 2025! Check out the latest news on the podcast here: https://linktr.ee/taxesforth...

In this episode, we discuss the role of sin taxes in discouraging legal but potentially harmful behavior and in raising tax revenue.

In this episode, we discuss the potential tax benefits settlements and judgments from lawsuits can generate for the companies that pay them.

In this episode, we discuss how settlements and judgments are taxed by recipients, as well as arguments for changes to the current law.

In this episode, we invite University of Texas at Austin doctoral candidate Kaitlyn Kroeger to discuss her research on the effects of public accounting firms offshoring their services.

In this episode, we discuss the rules around charitable and political donations, as well as how donor advised funds can facilitate anonymous giving to politically engaged charities.

In this episode, we invite Andrew Sutherland, Associate Professor of Accounting at MIT, to revisit explanations behind declining accounting professionals and to discus his research on the topic.

In this episode, we discuss the potential consequences of both presidential candidates' proposals to exempt tips from taxes.

In this episode, we discuss two of the papers presented recently at the 6th Biennial Taxation Research Symposium hosted at the University of Texas in conjunction with the University of Waterloo.

In this episode, we discuss former President Trump's tax proposals as a 2024 presidential candidate.

In this episode, we discuss Vice President Harris' tax proposals as a 2024 presidential candidate.