Tax Notes Talk

Mar 20 2025 374 ep. 25 mins 431
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A discussion of cutting-edge developments in tax, including up-to-the-minute changes in federal, state, and international tax law and regulations.

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The Latest at the IRS: Personnel Changes, More Staff Reductions

Mar 20 2025 10 mins  
Send us a text Tax Notes IRS reporter Benjamin Valdez provides an update on the IRS’s recent staffing developments and how they may affect filing season. Check out our most recent episode on the IRS, "Trump's Hiring Freeze and the IRS." For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes: IRS Rollout of In-Person Work Faces ObstaclesTreasury, IRS Still Finalizing Next Staff Reduct

Corporate Transparency Act Update: Treasury’s Announcement

Mar 13 2025 28 mins  
Send us a text Melissa Wiley of Kostelanetz LLP provides an update on the Corporate Transparency Act’s legal status after Treasury announced it would not enforce penalties against domestic companies. Listen to our previous episodes on the CTA: The Corporate Transparency Act: Recent Challenges and ConfusionNavigating the Corporate Transparency Act For more coverage, read the follo

Top Tax Cases of 2024, Part 3: C Corporations

Mar 06 2025 39 mins  
Send us a text In the third of a three-part series, Damien Martin and Tony Nitti of EY discuss their top tax cases from 2024, focusing on two C corp cases: Ju et al v. United States and Stead v. Commissioner. Watch the first two parts of the series: Top Tax Cases of 2024, Part 1: PartnershipsTop Tax Cases of 2024, Part 2: S Corporations Follow us on X: David Stewart: @TaxStewTax No

Top Tax Cases of 2024, Part 2: S Corporations

Feb 27 2025 47 mins  
Send us a text In the second of a three-part series, Damien Martin and Tony Nitti of EY discuss their top tax cases from 2024, focusing on two S corp cases: Maggard v. Commissioner and Estate of Thomas Fry et al v. Commissioner. Watch the first part of the series, "Top Tax Cases of 2024, Part 1: Partnerships." For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes: Tax Court Rejects En

Top Tax Cases of 2024, Part 1: Partnerships

Feb 20 2025 47 mins  
Send us a text In the first of a three-part series, Damien Martin and Tony Nitti of EY discuss their top tax cases from 2024, focusing on two partnership cases: Denham Capital Management LP v. Commissioner and Surk LLC v. Commissioner. For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes: DOJ Touts Tax Court Win on Limited Partner ExceptionTax Pros Weigh Impact of Ruling on IRS Basis

A Conservative Case for Taxing the Rich: Lessons From History

Feb 13 2025 27 mins  
Send us a text Tax Notes contributing editor and historian Joseph J. Thorndike discusses President Trump’s referral to “the forgotten man” and how the phrase connects to a conservative case for taxing the rich. Read Thorndike's article in Tax Notes, "The Too-Well-Remembered Man: A Conservative Case for Taxing the Rich." For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes: Bye-

Trump's Hiring Freeze and the IRS

Feb 06 2025 24 mins  
Send us a text Robert Kerr, formerly with the IRS and now with Kerr Consulting, discusses the recent federal hiring freeze and buyout offer and speculates how they may affect the IRS. Listen to our previous episode on how Trump's executive orders relate to international tax, "Former U.S. OECD Negotiator Talks Trump's Global Tax Impact." For more coverage, read the following in Tax

Former U.S. OECD Negotiator Talks Trump's Global Tax Impact

Jan 30 2025 29 mins  
Send us a text Scott Levine, former Treasury deputy assistant secretary for international tax affairs, discusses President Trump’s executive order on the OECD’s global tax deal and its potential impact on the two-pillar project. Listen to our previous episodes on the two pillars here: Making Progress: Updates on the OECD Tax Reform PlanAn Update on Pillar 1 Amount BPillar 1 Amo

How Monetizing Tax Data Puts Taxpayers at Risk

Jan 23 2025 10 mins  
Send us a text Tax Notes investigations editor Lauren Loricchio discusses security concerns regarding tax software platforms’ data-sharing practices. Read Loricchio's article, "Monetization of Tax Data Sparks Concerns About Security." For additional coverage, read the following articles in Tax Notes: Taxpayer Data Leak Investigations Rarely Lead to ProsecutionsProPublica Data Lea

The Corporate Transparency Act: Recent Challenges and Confusion

Jan 16 2025 18 mins  
Send us a text Lili Martin-Mashburn of Morris, Manning & Martin provides an update on where the Corporate Transparency Act stands in light of the recent litigation regarding its constitutionality. Listen to our previous episode on the CTA, "Navigating the Corporate Transparency Act." For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes: Once Again, District Court Finds CTA Likely