Taxes for the Masses

As we are on a short summer break, we have something special planned for your listening enjoyment! Get ready to revisit some of your favorite tax topics with our timeless reruns. In this episode, we discuss the tax motivations behind Shohei Ohtani's record-breaking and tax-savvy contract with the LA Dodgers (and Lisa honors legendary Dodgers announcer Vin Scully). Check out the latest news on the...

As we are on a short summer break, we have something special planned for your listening enjoyment! Get ready to revisit some of your favorite tax topics with our timeless reruns. In this episode, we discuss the tax motivations for the rising trend in music catalog sales (and B sings a little Tay Tay).  Check out the latest news on the podcast here: https://linktr.ee/taxesforthemasses

As we are on a short summer break, we have something special planned for your listening enjoyment! Get ready to revisit some of your favorite tax topics with our timeless reruns. In this episode, we discuss the potential tax motivations and implications of Bezos’ big move to Florida.  Check out the latest news on the podcast here: https://linktr.ee/taxesforthemasses

As we are on a short summer break, we have something special planned for your listening enjoyment! Get ready to revisit some of your favorite tax topics with our timeless reruns. In this episode, we unpack the tax consequences of the NCAA's 2021 name, image, and likeness policy change to student athletes and discuss how athletic supporters have also tried to obtain favorable tax outcomes from NIL...

Hey Tax Nerds! We're taking a short summer break, but we have something special planned for your listening enjoyment! In the meantime, get ready to revisit some of your favorite tax topics with our timeless reruns. In this episode, we discuss the estate and gift tax consequences of the Chouinard family decision regarding their Patagonia fortune as well as alternative structures they could have con...

In this episode, we welcome tax expert Scott Hodge to discuss his new book, Taxocracy: What You Don’t Know About Taxes and How They Rule Your Daily Life.

In this episode, we discuss the qualified business income deduction in light of a February 2024 report by the Congressional Research Service that examined the provision’s effect on investment and employment, equity, and taxpayer compliance.

In this episode, we unpack what research says about the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act six years after its effective date.

In this episode, we discuss the causes and consequences of reduced interest in the accounting profession.

In this episode, we discuss the tax motivations for Shohei Ohtani's creative contract structure with the Dodgers.

In this episode, we discuss the tax motivations for the rising trend of sales of music catalogs.

In this episode, we discuss the latest tax research presented at the 2024 Journal of the American Taxation Association Conference.

In this episode, we discuss the sources of the tax gap in the U.S., what it means for government operations, and how we can best close it.

In this episode, we discuss the potential tax motivations and implications of Bezos’ big move to Florida.

In this episode, we discuss the issue behind the largest single IRS assessment in history, what Microsoft disclosed about the issue, and what might happen next.  

In this episode, we unpack the tax consequences of the NCAA's 2021 name, image, and likeness policy change to student athletes and discuss how athletic supporters have also tried to obtain favorable tax outcomes from NIL activities.

In this episode, we discuss two year-end tax bills that many hoped Congress would pass in 2023 but that they very likely will not.

In this episode, we discuss a 2014 Irish tax law change and how it impacted large U.S. multinational companies. We are joined by Brian Grant, graduating PhD student at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. 

In today’s episode, we’re delighted to welcome Robert Stack, Managing Director at public accounting firm Deloitte, to provide an update on the global efforts to impose this tax.

In this episode, we explain the tax issues at the heart of the Moore v. United States case brought in front of the Supreme Court and what the Court’s decision could mean for current and future tax laws.

In this episode, we discuss the unexpected and potentially unjustified magnitude of Employee Retention Tax Credit payments. 

In this episode, we discus the latest tax accounting research presented at the biannual Tax Symposium hosted by the University of Illinois in Chicago.

In this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of taxing carried interest as capital gains, as well as the current state of political discourse on the topic.

In this episode, we welcome Patrick Badolato, an Associate Professor of Instruction from the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss what investors and other interested parties can learn about taxes by examining a company’s income tax footnote. 

In this episode, we talk about how the University endowment tax works and why it was implemented, how some people want to change it, and generally discuss whether we think it’s a good idea.