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Modernizing the IRS: What's The Plan? Sep 25, 2026

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Tax Notes reporters Tyrah Burris and Emily Hollingsworth discuss their investigation into the IRS's longtime efforts to update its aging technology and the uncertain future of the modernization plans.

For more, read Burris and Hollingsworth's article in Tax Notes, "In Flux: The Uncertain State of IRS Modernization."

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Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones
Producer: Jordan Parrish
Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

U.N. Tax Talks: Keep or Change The Status Quo Sep 18, 2026

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Tax Notes reporters Elodie Lamer and Sarah Paez discuss their biggest takeaways from the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a U.N. framework convention on international tax cooperation.

For more, read the following coverage in Tax Notes:

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Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones
Producer: Jordan Parrish
Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

Taxation's Hidden Role in Protecting Slavery Sep 11, 2026

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Anthony Infanti, professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and author of The Human Toll: Taxation and Slavery in Colonial America, discusses how taxation helped create and uphold the institution of slavery in Colonial America.

For more on Infanti's book, read Thorndike's review in Tax Notes, "Subjugation With a Budget Line: How Tax Law Protected Slavery."

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Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones
Producer: Jordan Parrish
Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

Checking In With Congress: Fall 2026 Preview Sep 04, 2026

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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:

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Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones
Producer: Jordan Parrish
Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

Taking an August Break Aug 07, 2026

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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.

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Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones
Producer and Audio Editor: Jordan Parrish

Building Europe's Tech Edge With Tax Policy Jul 31, 2026

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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."

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Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones
Producer: Jordan Parrish
Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

'No Tax on Tips’ One Year Later: A Win for Workers? Jul 24, 2026

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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."

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Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones
Producer: Jordan Parrish
Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

Around the World in Taxes: Poland and Hungary Jul 17, 2026

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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:

For more, read the tax morale series for free in Tax Notes:

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Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones
Producer: Jordan Parrish
Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

Around the World in Taxes: the Netherlands and Brazil Jul 10, 2026

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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:

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Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones
Producer: Jordan Parrish
Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

Around the World in Taxes: Greece and Italy Jul 03, 2026

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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:

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Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jeanne Rauch-Zender, Paige Jones
Producer: Jordan Parrish
Audio Editor: Laura Kondourajian

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