Tax Notes Talk
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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405 episodes
From Lisbon: Portuguese Tax Administration in the Digital Age
Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority General Director Helena Alves Borges discusses the agency’s modernization efforts and preparation for pillar 2. For more episodes from Lisbon, listen to "
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Trump's Tariffs on Trial: Supreme Court Preview
Tax Notes contributing editor Robert Goulder discusses the upcoming oral arguments before the Supreme Court on the validity of the Trump administration's recent reciprocal tariffs and speculates on the Court's reaction.For more ...
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From Lisbon: Highlights From the 2025 IFA Congress
Tax Notes reporter Sarah Paez breaks down the biggest international tax developments from the annual Congress of the International Fiscal Association in Lisbon, Portugal.For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes
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Reimagining the IRS: Former Official Talks Agency Transformation
April Harding, former IRS director of user experience services, discusses her proposed agency modernization plan and the future of IRS digital products. For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes:
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Ex-DOJ Official Talks Tax Division Dissolution, Future Enforcement
Karen Kelly, former acting assistant attorney general of the Justice Department Tax Division, discusses the upcoming elimination of the division and how it could affect civil and criminal tax enforcement. For more coverage, read the...
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Sharing the Wealth? Exploring a State Wealth Tax
Professors David Gamage and Darien Shanske discuss their recent paper, “Money Moves: Taxing the Wealthy at the State Level,” which lays out their argument for a state-level wealth tax. For more, read Gamage and Shanske's
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The Nvidia Deal and Taxing Exports: The Constitutionality of It All
Tax Notes contributing editors Robert Goulder and Joseph Thorndike discuss the recent Nvidia deal to export chips to China, and they question its constitutionality and implications. For more coverage, read the following in ...
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Ex-IRS Official Talks Tax Data Sharing Deal, Agency Tenure
Former IRS Chief Privacy Officer Kathleen Walters discusses the agency’s data sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, her decision to step down, and life as a working mom. For more coverage, read the following i...
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Pope Leo the Taxed: How the U.S. Tax System May Affect the Vatican
Tax Notes contributing editor Robert Goulder discusses how Pope Leo XIV’s American citizenship creates a unique tax issue and how the United States may try to avoid taxing the pope. For more coverage, read the following in...
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Transfer Pricing Update: Digging Into Facebook and Coca-Cola
Tax Notes contributing editor Ryan Finley discusses the current transfer pricing landscape, including where things stand in the Facebook and Coca-Cola cases. For more coverage, read the following from Finl...
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Harvard vs. Trump: The Battle Over Tax-Exempt Status
Ellen Aprill of UCLA discusses the legal battle between Harvard and the Trump administration over the university's tax-exempt status and the recourses that an exempt organization may have if its status is revoked.For more, read Aprill's ...
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Changes Coming: How the OBBBA Affects State Tax
Steve Kralik of Armanino discusses the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s implications for state tax, including the new version of the SALT cap and how states may conform to the changes. For more coverage, read the following in Tax No...
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Moving Forward: International Tax After the OBBBA
Alan Cole of the Tax Foundation discusses the international tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and what may be next for negotiations on a global tax framework. For more on international tax and the OBBBA, check out ou...
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The OBBBA and Beyond: House Republican Details GOP Tax Agenda
House Ways and Means Committee member Adrian Smith, R-Neb., discusses the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s accomplishments and what could be next for Congress on tax. Check out our interview with Rep. Horsford, "
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House Taxwriter Talks Democratic Priorities, Responds to OBBBA
House Ways and Means Committee member Steven Horsford, D-Nev., discusses the New Democrat Coalition’s tax priorities and the framework the coalition developed as an alternative to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Check out our break ...
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: What Made the Final Cut?
Tax Notes Capitol Hill reporters Cady Stanton and Katie Lobosco explore the final version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Trump signed into law on July 4. For more coverage, read the following in Tax N...
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Artificial Intelligence and State Tax Agencies
Ryan Minnick of the Federation of Tax Administrators discusses how state tax agencies are approaching artificial intelligence and shares insights from the FTA’s upcoming briefing paper on generative AI and its 2024 tax agency survey. <...
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Privacy vs. Policing: Treasury’s Tax Information Sharing Deal
Tax Notes investigations editor Lauren Loricchio discusses Treasury’s information sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security and its implications for immigrants. Read Loricchio's full story in Tax Notes,...
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International Tax in the Reconciliation Bill: House Versus Senate
Jonathan Samford and Kevin Klein of the Global Business Alliance discuss the proposed section 899 retaliatory tax and other international tax provisions included in the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. For more on t...
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In the Zone: Changes to Opportunity Zones in the House Budget Bill
Jessica Millett of Hogan Lovells discusses the proposed changes to the Opportunity Zone program under the House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and how the Senate might react.For more on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, check ou...
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Past IRS Commissioners Analyze Agency Changes Under Trump
Former IRS Commissioners Lawrence Gibbs, John Koskinen, Charles Rettig, and Daniel Werfel share lessons learned from their tenures and predictions for the agency's future under the new administration. For the full discussion, check ...
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One Big Beautiful Bill: Breaking Down the House Tax Package
Tax Notes Capitol Hill reporters Cady Stanton and Katie Lobosco discuss the final version of the House’s reconciliation bill and what’s next as the legislation heads to the Senate.Listen to our previous episode on the bill's cle...
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The House Budget Bill’s Clean Energy Tax Credit Changes
Jenny Speck with Vinson & Elkins discusses the clean energy tax credits in the House’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including last-minute changes to the House Rules Committee’s version. For more coverage, read the following in
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