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Tax Notes Talk

Tax Notes Talk

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446

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Aug 2026

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With Tax Notes Talk , you’ll never miss the latest in tax news and analysis. Tune in to hear experts from around the world weigh in on the issues shaping the world of tax.

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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. **CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige JonesProducer 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."**CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige JonesProducer: Jordan ParrishAudio 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 LegislationSecretary Scott Bessent Testifies on Treasury Department 2027 Budget RequestFormer President Trump Holds Rally in Las Vegas**CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige JonesProducer: Jordan ParrishAudio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

July 17, 202630 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 BrazilAround the World in Taxes: Greece and ItalyFor more, read the tax morale series for free in Tax Notes:Church or State: Italian Income Taxes and Symbolic ChoiceHaratsi to I Krísi: Avoiding Taxes as an Act of Greek PatriotismClosing the Gaps: How Polish Local Governments Boost Tax MoraleCarrots and Sticks: How Hungary Taught a Generation to Pay Taxes‘Friendly Collection’: Brazil’s Plan to Reduce Taxpayer MistrustPay or Drown: How the Dutch Fostered Resilient Tax Compliance**CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige JonesProducer: Jordan ParrishAudio 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 ItalyFor more, read the tax morale series for free in Tax Notes:Church or State: Italian Income Taxes and Symbolic ChoiceHaratsi to I Krísi: Avoiding Taxes as an Act of Greek Patriotism‘Friendly Collection’: Brazil’s Plan to Reduce Taxpayer MistrustPay or Drown: How the Dutch Fostered Resilient Tax Compliance**CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige JonesProducer: Jordan ParrishAudio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

July 3, 202622 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 ChoiceHaratsi to I Krísi: Avoiding Taxes as an Act of Greek Patriotism**CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige JonesProducer: Jordan ParrishAudio 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 MootDOJ’s Reversal on Trump Fund Proves Collusion, Former Judges SayGovernment Files Notice Refusing to Declare Trump Fund DeadTrump Tells Court It Has No Power to Reopen IRS Case**CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige JonesProducer: Jordan ParrishAudio 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."**CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige JonesProducer: Jordan ParrishAudio 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.**CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige JonesProducer: Jordan ParrishAudio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

June 5, 202637 min

Liberty Global and the Economic Substance Doctrine

Brian Reed of Alvarez & Marsal discusses the application of the economic substance doctrine in Liberty Global Inc. v. United States and the questions raised by the Tenth Circuit's interpretation.For more, read the following articles in Tax Notes:Otay Wants to Rebrief Dispute Over Basis Adjustment, IRS SaysLiberty Global Has Tax Pros Fretting Over Planning UncertaintyGovernment Wins Economic Substance Battle in Liberty Global**CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige JonesProducer: Jordan ParrishAudio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

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