Show overview
Taxes for the Masses has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 139 episodes, alongside 3 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 60 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 23 min and 28 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Lisa De Simone and Bridget Stomberg.
From the publisher
Lisa De Simone and Bridget Stomberg (friends, professors, and tax nerds) discuss tax topics in simple terms.
Latest Episodes
View all 139 episodesOn Digital Nomads
On Trump Accounts
On Trump's "Settlement" with the IRS
RERUN: EP 113 On Tax Considerations for International Students
RERUN: EP 111 On How OB3 Interacts with CAMT
RERUN: EP 110 On OB3's Deductions
RERUN: EP 108 On the Latest Accounting Research Hawaii Edition
RERUN: EP 100 On 100 Episodes of Taxes for the Masses
On Restricted Stock and 83(b) Elections
On Immigrant Taxes and IRS Information Sharing
On Retiring Abroad
Ep 114On Taxing Tax-Exempt Entities
In this episode, we welcome Scott Hodge to discuss why and how we should consider taxing tax-exempt entities.
Ep 113On Tax Considerations for International Students
In this episode, we discuss visa and tax issues faced by international students studying and working in the United States.
Ep 112On State Tax Conformity
In this episode, we discuss how states determine which federal tax provisions to adopt and when.
Ep 111On How OB3 Interacts with CAMT
In this episode, we discuss the unforeseen ways that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act interacts with a corporate alternative minimum tax provisions passed years earlier.
Ep 110On OB3's Deductions
In this episode, we discuss how many of the new deductions under the OBBBA passed July 4, 2025 work and interact with each other.
Ep 109On the Death of Direct File
In this episode, we discuss the tragic death of the government's free tax filing program, welcoming guest Amanda Renteria of Code for America to discuss its demise.
Ep 108On the Latest Accounting Research Hawaii Edition
In this episode, we discuss the latest tax research presented at the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference.
Ep 98RERUN Ep 98 - On the One Big Beautiful Bill
Coming up, we'll be talking about some surprising effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law July 4, 2025. In the meantime, revisit this episode, where we discuss the major tax provisions of the bill.
Ep 107On Roth Conversions
In this episode, we discuss why and when to do a Roth conversion.