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Attacking Taxing Sovereignty? A Chat with Leopoldo Parada about the OECD's Inclusive Framework Dec 28, 2022

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Scott and Jeff chat with Leopoldo Parada, professor of law at University of Leeds about the inequities that Pillar II of the OECD's Inclusive Framework impose on developing countries.

Tax Tune - Away to Pay Taxes (re-release) Dec 24, 2022

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Away to Pay Taxes (to the tune of Away in the Manger)
Re-release (originally released Christmas, 2021)
Lyrics by Jeff Hoopes, Sung by Stacey Hoopes
Oh Joseph and Mary
They were there for a task
They came to the city
To pay their tax
But as they remitted
The tax on their worth
Oh Mary, a virgin
She had to give birth

They went to the city
By Caesar’s decree
As taxes touched Joseph
They affect you and me
When we give birth
and when we die
How much we work
And what car we buy

For every decision
We weigh how we act
By counting the cost
And we do it post-tax
The pros and the cons
In dollars and cents
We consider the taxes
Before we commence

Tax Tune - I Heard the Bells (of tax reform!) Dec 23, 2022

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In honor of the fifth anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...
I Heard the Bells (of tax reform!)
Sung to the tune of I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Singing by two of Dyreng's Deductions
Lyrics of Jeff Hoopes
I heard the tale about the day
They passed the law TCJA
The rate was high our firms payed much
So they were blessed by Donald’s touch
The rate brought low that fated day
When Congress put out on display
That we are strong and we will beat
On taxes we will now compete
For mobile factors move and shift
Their presence all boats will lift
And the economy will grow
For rates were high and now they're low

New Information on Trump's Tax Returns: A Chat with Daniel Hemel Dec 22, 2022

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Scott and Jeff chat with Daniel Hemel about the House Ways and Means Committee "Report on the Internal Revenue Service's Mandatory Audit Program" that reveals substantial information about former President Trump's tax returns. Additional information was revealed in a report by the Joint Committee on Taxation.

Happy Birthday, TCJA! Kyle Pomerleau talks about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Dec 16, 2022

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law on December 22, 2017. In honor of its birth five whole years ago, we talk with the American Enterprise Institute's Kyle Pomerleau, who had a front row seat to the passage of the TCJA.

Taxing Stock Buybacks: A Chat with Daniel Hemel Dec 07, 2022

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Scott and Jeff chat with Daniel Hemel, Law Professor at New York University about the recently enacted excise tax on share repurchases or buybacks. Daniel has thought and written about buybacks, for example, here.
We discuss buybacks, dividends, and why both progressives and conservatives might be in favor of a tax on buybacks.

How do Capital Gains Taxes Affect Stock Prices? A Chat with Doug Shackelford. Dec 02, 2022

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Scott and Jeff discuss the effect of capital gains taxes on stock prices with Douglas A. Shackelford, former Dean of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School. If the capital gains tax rate increases, should stock prices go up, down, or stay the same? Its much more complicated than you might think!

Are Craisins Candy? Must have tax information before Thanksgiving Nov 21, 2022

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Scott and Jeff discuss what constitutes candy, for sales tax purposes, in North Carolina. The discussion ends with the verdict on craisins--are they candy? Scott is quizzed on other types of food and whether they are candy, and, scores a perfect 0/5.

How will corporations respond to the tax on book income? A chat with Todd Castagno Nov 18, 2022

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Todd Castagno, an equity research analyst at Morgan Stanley, responds to a list of possible ways corporations might react to the tax on book income recently passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Thinking in a Tank about Taxes: Chatting about the Tax Foundation with Daniel Bunn Nov 09, 2022

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Scott and Jeff talk about Tax Foundation with CEO and President Daniel Bunn. We talk about its missions, where it gets funding, and other tax-related issues. We discuss the pro-growth agenda of the Tax Foundation and note that there could be other legitimate objective functions for a think tank.

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