Tax Notes Talk

Send us a textIn an exclusive sit-down interview with Tax Notes Talk, IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel discusses his tenure and the agency’s future with major Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions expiring next year.For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes:IRS Is Well Positioned to Handle Tax Bill, Werfel SaysIRS Council Calls for Public Education About Tax NoncomplianceIRS to Beef Up Artificial Intelligence Oversight StructureElection Results Cast Doubt on Fate of IRS Funding, Direct File...

Send us a textJānis Taukačs, a partner at Sorainen in Latvia, discusses the Baltic region’s tax priorities, as well as his own professional journey through the world of tax. For other episodes from Cape Town, listen to:"From Cape Town: A Sit-Down With South Africa's Top Tax Official.""From Cape Town: Developing Tax Policy for Developing Nations."For more about the Sergei Magnitsky story, read David Stewart's article in Tax Notes, "Death of Russian Lawyer Puts Spotlight on Hermitage Tax F...

Send us a textProfessor Afton Titus of the University of Cape Town explains her view on how the tax initiatives of the OECD and United Nations affect developing nations. For other episodes from Cape Town, listen to "From Cape Town: A Sit-Down With South Africa's Top Tax Official." For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes:Trump Win Casts Shadow Over OECD Global Tax ReformsOECD Framework Discussing Permanent Pillar 2 Safe HarborsFrustration Persists in OECD Framework Over Pillar 1U.N....

Send us a textSouth African Revenue Service Commissioner Edward Kieswetter discusses his tenure leading the agency and the country’s position in the modernization of the international tax system.For more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes:DSTs Could Violate Tax Treaty Obligations, U.N. Official SaysEU Commission Fully Supports Permanent Pillar 2 Safe HarborOECD Framework Discussing Permanent Pillar 2 Safe HarborsFrustration Persists in OECD Framework Over Pillar 1U.N. Official Floats C...

Send us a textTax Notes contributing editor Robert Goulder shares his take on the effects of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and common reporting standards on the feasibility of taxing foreign assets.Listen to our previous episodes on taxing hidden assets:The Constitutionality of Penalties on Undeclared AssetsAmerica the Tax Haven? Exploring the U.S. Trade DeficitFor more coverage, read the following in Tax Notes:Trump Vows to End ‘Double Taxation’ of Overseas CitizensCourt Tells DOJ N...