Tackling Tax

Hosts Iris Laws and Lance Jacobs welcome Howard Wagner back to the podcast for a discussion on looming changes to the tax treatment of digital assets.

Iris Laws and Lance Jacobs are joined by Kristin Gutting and Ed Chung of Forvis Mazars' Tax Controversy Team, as they share updates about how recent Supreme Court rulings and last year's DOGE cuts are impacting taxpayers. 

Craig Kuechenberg joins the pod to discuss the self-employment tax and some recent court rulings that have affected LLPs and LLCs.

Attorney Nicole Johnson of Blank Rome joins hosts Iris Laws and Lance Jacobs to discuss a Maryland case about digital advertising taxes and its ramifications for the future of taxes of this type.

Wake Forest University professor Jim Willis joins the show to discuss how accounting programs are adapting to AI and what future CPAs are looking for in an employer.

In this episode, we’ll focus on the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which is an affordability-focused bill approved by Congress. We welcome Derek Smith, a partner specializing in real estate tax and opportunity zones, and Cecilia Farris, a senior consultant with grant-managed services, to share their insights on what the proposals are, how you could plan for them, and how they may impact you.

On this anniversary episode, we’ll look forward on tax policy and tariffs with a special perspective from the United Kingdom. We welcome International Tax Partner Catherine Hall, along with Lance Jacobs and Michael Cornett with our Washington National Tax Office, to share their insights.

This week on Tackling Tax, we’ll take a closer look at tariffs and what you should be doing.

On this episode, we’ll focus on the ever-evolving topic of tariffs and what you should consider. Iris Laws and Michael Cornett with our Washington National Tax Office will share their insights.

On this episode, we’ll focus on one of the more exciting but underrated areas of tax that touches almost every tax and HR decision a large organization makes: payroll and employment. We welcome Nikos Arhos, who leads our Payroll and Employment Tax Services practice.

Forvis Mazars Tax Director Brit Moreland joins hosts Iris Laws and Devin Tenney to discuss the latest trends and policy decisions in real estate and housing. 

On this episode, we’ll focus on the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s CAPE system, which is the platform allowing importers of record and their brokers to start the process for getting back International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariff refunds. We welcome Michael Cornett from our Washington National Tax Office.

On this episode, we’ll focus on debt instruments and what happens when debt is amended or modified, which can provide some unwelcome surprises. We welcome Howard Wagner, managing director in our Washington National Tax Office, and Jack Gillespie from our Tax Specialty group, to break down what you should be thinking about to work through deals and manage cash flow.

On this episode, we’ll talk with our Tax Transformation team to understand what makes tax functions successful and efficient. We welcome Kelly Necessary, the leader of the group, and Jenna Stutz, a managing director with the team.

On this episode, we’ll explore today’s clean energy landscape, with a specific focus on what it takes to sell credits and what to consider when buying them. We welcome David Burton, partner with the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, and Richard Dovere, founder and chief executive officer of Dispatch Energy.  

On this episode, we’ll explore topics ranging from bonus depreciation to the timing of methods during a transaction with Nathan Clark and Brittany Cummings on our Tax Methods team.