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Season 1 Episode 14
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We discuss tax issues related to stock options. The discussion is related to Elon Musk's recent infamous twitter poll, in which he asked his followers if he should sell some of his shar…
Published on 4 years ago
Tax Short - The Pros and Cons of Taxing GAAP (the Amazon Tax)
Season 1 Episode 12
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Scott explains why companies have two separate accounting systems, one for reporting income to shareholders (GAAP), and one for reporting income to the IRS. He describes some pros and c…
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Tax Short - Why Don't Billionaires Pay Tax?
Season 1 Episode 13
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Jeff describes why many billionaires don't pay any tax (or at least pay rates of tax that are far lower than millionaires). He discusses the idea of unrealized gains.
Published on 4 years ago
The BBB (Build Back Better) Potpouri
Season 1 Episode 11
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We discuss some of the not-so-talked-about provisions in the Build Back Better tax plan, including (but not limited to) tax credits for journalists and ebikes, credits for electric vehi…
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Tax Short - How Salesforce.com Paid No Tax on $2.6 Billion in Profits
Season 1 Episode 9
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Scott describes how Salesforce.com used tax deductions from share-based compensation to reduce its U.S. tax bill to $0 despite reporting billions in profits to shareholders.
Published on 4 years ago
Tax Short - How Much Tax Should a Socially Responsible Firm Pay?
Season 1 Episode 10
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Jeff briefly discusses how much tax a socially responsible firm should pay. He explains that a dollar of tax paid might translate to one fewer dollar used for other socially responsible…
Published on 4 years ago
The Tax on GAAP is Back (or at least proposed)
Season 1 Episode 7
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We discuss the recently proposed 15% corporate minimum tax to be applied to financial accounting earnings. The idea was proposed by Senator Elizabeth Warren in 2019. At that time, we wr…
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A Billionaires Tax? Is it a wealth tax? Could it happen?
Season 1 Episode 6
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We discuss the recent proposal for a billionaire's tax. We describe the tax, discuss how it could force the very rich to pay more in tax, and the possible complications of such a tax.
Published on 4 years ago
Building Back Better with SALT-y Tax Cuts for the Rich?
Season 1 Episode 8
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We discuss the recently proposed removal of the federal tax deduction for state and local taxes. The restriction would largely benefit wealthy or high-income taxpayers in states with re…
Published on 4 years ago