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September 4, 202617 min
Checking In With Congress: Fall 2026 Preview
Tax Notes Capitol Hill reporter Cady Stanton previews what to expect from Congress this fall, from IRS funding to the possibility of a lame-duck tax package. For more, read the following in Tax Notes : House Sends Stopgap Funding Bill to Trump’s Desk Senate May Act on Chief Counsel, Tax Court Nominees After Recess All Eyes on Lame Duck for Last-Chance Tax Package in 2026 ** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones Producer: Jordan Parrish Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian
August 7, 20261 min
Taking an August Break
Tax Notes Talk is taking a hiatus for the month of August. We’ll be back in your feed in the fall! In the meantime, be sure to check out our extensive back catalogue. ** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones Producer and Audio Editor: Jordan Parrish
July 31, 202642 min
Building Europe's Tech Edge With Tax Policy
Four international tax policy experts discuss how tax policy could strengthen Europe's technology sector and improve its global competitiveness. For the entire discussion, watch or listen to " Bridging Europe’s Innovation Gap: Tax, Capital, and Scale ." ** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones Producer: Jordan Parrish Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian
July 24, 202619 min
'No Tax on Tips’ One Year Later: A Win for Workers?
Tax Notes legal reporter Trevor Sikes investigated how the qualified tips deduction under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has affected tipped workers in the year since the law's enactment. Sikes and fellow legal reporter A.J. Collins interviewed the following people for this episode: Morgan Harms, a server at William Jeffrey’s Tavern in Arlington, Virginia Michael Chittenden, a lawyer with Covington and Burling Matt Catchpole, owner of the South Carolina restaurant group Panhandle Slam Hospitality Jim Toole, a clubhouse manager for the Lancaster Stormers, an American professional baseball team in Pennsylvania For more, read Sikes and Collins' story in Tax Notes , " Check, Please: Workers React to ‘No Tax on Tips’ One Year In ." Our audio sources for this episode: Vice President Vance Delivers Remarks in Michigan on Tax and Spending Cuts Legislation Secretary Scott Bessent Testifies on Treasury Department 2027 Budget Request Former President Trump Holds Rally in Las Vegas ** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones Producer: Jordan Parrish Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian
July 17, 202629 min
Around the World in Taxes: Poland and Hungary
Freelance reporters Emilia Sroka and Roland Papp discuss paying taxes in Poland and Hungary and how the citizens in those countries feel about it. Listen to the full series: Around the World in Taxes: the Netherlands and Brazil Around the World in Taxes: Greece and Italy For more, read the tax morale series for free in Tax Notes : Church or State: Italian Income Taxes and Symbolic Choice Haratsi to I Krísi : Avoiding Taxes as an Act of Greek Patriotism Closing the Gaps: How Polish Local Governments Boost Tax Morale Carrots and Sticks: How Hungary Taught a Generation to Pay Taxes ‘Friendly Collection’: Brazil’s Plan to Reduce Taxpayer Mistrust Pay or Drown: How the Dutch Fostered Resilient Tax Compliance ** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones Producer: Jordan Parrish Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian
July 10, 202625 min
Around the World in Taxes: the Netherlands and Brazil
Freelance reporters Olaf Geurts and Bárbara Mengardo discuss paying taxes in the Netherlands and Brazil and how the citizens in those countries feel about it. Listen to last week's episode: Around the World in Taxes: Greece and Italy For more, read the tax morale series for free in Tax Notes : Church or State: Italian Income Taxes and Symbolic Choice Haratsi to I Krísi : Avoiding Taxes as an Act of Greek Patriotism ‘Friendly Collection’: Brazil’s Plan to Reduce Taxpayer Mistrust Pay or Drown: How the Dutch Fostered Resilient Tax Compliance ** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones Producer: Jordan Parrish Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian
July 3, 202621 min
Around the World in Taxes: Greece and Italy
Tax Notes reporter Elodie Lamer and freelance reporter Matteo Rizzi discuss paying taxes in Greece and Italy and how the citizens in those countries feel about it. For more, read the tax morale series for free in Tax Notes : Church or State: Italian Income Taxes and Symbolic Choice Haratsi to I Krísi : Avoiding Taxes as an Act of Greek Patriotism ** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones Producer: Jordan Parrish Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian
June 26, 202628 min
Trump’s IRS Lawsuit and Settlement: What Comes Next?
Brandon DeBot of the Tax Law Center at New York University discusses President Trump’s lawsuit and subsequent settlement with the IRS, where things stand with the "Anti-Weaponization" Fund, and potential legal ramifications. For more, read the following articles in Tax Notes : Judge Dismisses 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund Challenge as Moot DOJ’s Reversal on Trump Fund Proves Collusion, Former Judges Say Government Files Notice Refusing to Declare Trump Fund Dead Trump Tells Court It Has No Power to Reopen IRS Case ** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones Producer: Jordan Parrish Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian
June 19, 202610 min
The High Cost of Raising Kids and State Tax Solutions
Tax Notes reporter Kennedy Wahrmund discusses how states are increasingly turning to tax policy to address the high costs of raising children. For more, read Wahrmund's article in Tax Notes , " Tax Policy Becoming a Key Tool in States’ Pro-Family Strategies ." ** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones Producer: Jordan Parrish Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian
June 12, 202615 min
Universal Basic Income, AI, and Tax Policy
Tax Notes contributing editor Carrie Brandon Elliot discusses the rising interest in universal basic income, especially as artificial intelligence disrupts the job market, and the role of tax policy in paying for it. For more, read Brandon Elliot's article, " Pandemic and Precariat: AI Courts Universal Basic Income ," for free in Tax Notes . ** Credits Host: David D. Stewart Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones Producer: Jordan Parrish Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian
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