Taxes for the Masses

In this episode, we discuss the laws requiring U.S. taxpayers to report foreign account information and research into the efficacy of those laws.

In this episode, we discuss the provisions of the Securing a Strong Retirement Act, also dubbed SECURE 2.0, and how it could influence inequality in America.

In this episode, we discuss papers presented at the Third Norwegian Tax Accounting Symposium held in Bergen, Norway in May 2022.

This episode breaks down the feud between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney, then discusses the implications of using tax law to punish corporations for expressing political views.

In this episode, we outline the history of the EITC, recent proposals to modify and expand the credit, and evidence on its effectiveness.

In this episode, we discuss how firms that report profit to their shareholders under U.S. GAAP can pay little or no federal income tax.

In this episode, we discuss the tax implications of the gig economy for workers, companies and the government.

In this episode, we discuss the tax implications of cryptocurrency. We're joined by special guest Dan Hannum, COO of ZenLedger, a cryptocurrency tax software.

In this episode, we discuss the tax ramifications to employees of working from home with an emphasis on what types of compensation are taxable and what types of expenses are deductible.

In this episode, we discuss the tax ramifications to employees and potentially to their employers of working from home when the employee resides or works from a location that is outside of their employer’s state of operations.

In this episode, we discuss some of the latest research presented at the American Taxation Association's annual meeting and journal conference.

In this episode, we discuss the history of the IRS' free filing program and the recent controversy surrounding it.

In this episode, we discuss the tax consequences to the employee and the employer of stock-based compensation with a focus on executive stock options.

Today’s episode is on the federal marriage tax penalty, which is one way that taxes can contribute to inequality in the United States.

In this episode, we discuss the federal deduction for state and local taxes: why it exists, why it was capped, and why current proposals aim to increase the cap.

In this episode, we discuss tax loss harvesting, a tax planning tool that can reduce taxes on capital gains and boost investment returns, so long as one minds the wash sale rules.

Want to learn more about the billionaire income tax - a novel way to curb income tax avoidance by high-wealth and high-income individuals? Check out this episode where we welcome IU law professor David Gamage - who consulted with the Senate Finance Committee on the tax's design.

In this episode, we discuss global efforts to increase public disclosures about corporate tax avoidance in an effort to shame corporations into paying their "fair share."

In this episode, we discuss the Pandora Papers, a massive data leak of almost 12 million files from 14 different offshore companies that advise primarily wealthy clients on legal and financial transactions. We detail how and why non-U.S. citizens or residents are establishing trusts in U.S. states to facilitate tax avoidance and hide assets from creditors.

In this episode, we discuss Congress' recent expansion and acceleration of the Child Tax Credit, and why these changes have caused so much widespread confusion.

In this trailer, we describe how our podcast and suggested teaching materials can be used by educators.

In this episode, we provide an update on the proposed global minimum tax and what it means for multinational corporations, as well as global tax policy.

In this episode, we discuss the good, bad and ugly aspects of Biden's proposed minimum tax on book income.

Ever wondered what the difference between a traditional and Roth IRA is? Or what an IRA is? Or how Peter Thiel used his Roth to make $5B of taxable capital gains disappear? Tune in to this episode, where we'll cover all this and more!

In this second trailer, learn even more about the hosts and why we started Taxes for the Masses

In this episode, we discuss some of the more complicated international provisions of President Biden’s Made in American Tax plan, which could change the taxation of U.S. multinationals. The U.S. tax code currently allows U.S. multinationals to avoid or reduce the U.S. tax on some of their foreign earnings. Two of the guiding principles of the Made in American Tax Plan are reducing profit shifting by eliminating incentives for U.S. multinationals to offshore investment and ending the global race to the bottom. We discuss how President Biden proposes to achieve those goals.

In this episode, we discuss the recent history of IRS funding and how President Biden plans to arm the IRS with the resources it needs to take on aggressive corporate tax avoidance.

In this episode, we discuss the recent IRS data leak, how the wealthy avoid taxes, and the merits and drawbacks of a proposed wealth tax.

Learn more about the hosts and the goals of Taxes for the Masses

We discuss the good, bad, and ugly aspects of President Biden's proposal to increase the corporate tax rate to 28% as part of his Made in America Tax Plan.