Podcast Episodes

Grouping and Separate Activities under section 469 of the Internal Revenue Code

Season 1 Episode 36

In episode 36 of How Tax Works, Matt Foreman discusses grouping elections for the passive activity loss limitations, which are also generally applicable for sections 465 (at-risk limitations), 199A (…

Published on 9 hours ago

The Installment Method Under Section 453 of Internal Revenue Code

Season 1 Episode 35

In episode 35 of How Tax Works, Matt Foreman discusses sales where payment is over a number of years, with additional discussions of interest payments due to large notes and interaction with 1031 exc…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Can AI Replace Tax Lawyers? (Part II)

Season 1 Episode 34

In episode 34 of How Tax Works, Matt Foreman continues his evaluation of human and AI answers to a less straightforward tax question, seeking to (hopefully) answer the question of whether AI can repl…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Can AI Replace Tax Lawyers? (Part I)

Season 1 Episode 33

In episode 33 of How Tax Works, Matt Foreman evaluates human and AI answers to a straightforward tax question, seeking to (somewhat) answer the question of whether AI can replace or augment tax lawye…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

How I Think the ESPN and NFL Deal is Structured

Season 1 Episode 32

In episode 32 of How Tax Works, Matt Foreman discusses the tax structure of the recently announced deal where the NFL is exchanging NFL Network and Redzone for a 10% equity stake in ESPN.

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Real Estate Investors and the Passive Activity Loss Rules under IRC 469

Season 1 Episode 31

In Episode 31 of How Tax Works, Matt Foreman revisits the passive activity loss limitation rules that he discussed in Episode 13—but from the view of real estate investors. The episode focuses on the…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Famous and Important Tax Cases: Part II

Season 1 Episode 30

In episode 30 of How Tax Works, Matt Foreman continues his discussion of important and relevant tax cases, discussing gambling losses, whether something is a gift, whether an asset is inventory or a …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Famous and Important Tax Cases: Part I

Season 1 Episode 29

In episode 29 of How Tax Works, Matt Foreman discusses important and relevant tax cases, noting that there might be a patriotic duty to pay your taxes due, the power of substance versus form argument…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Family Offices

Season 1 Episode 28

In Episode 28 of How Tax Works, Matt Foreman discusses Family Offices, focusing on purpose, structure, and why they’re the perfect solution for booking a family vacation to Monaco.

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Published on 3 months ago

F Reorgs Redux

Season 1 Episode 27

In episode 27 of How Tax Works, Matt Foreman discusses what to do when you’ve made a S election and might have some remorse, need to restructure, or need to sell part of the business.

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago