William Hoffman checks in on the the first round of tax filings under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including the data on refunds and the effect of the government shutdown on the filing season.

For more detailed coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Refunds Turn Higher, but Treasury Warns of ChangesPolicymakers Debate Causes, Remedy for Tax Refund LagEconomic Analysis: Will Disappointing Refunds Derail the TCJA?IRS Recovery From Shutdown ‘Amazing,’ Rettig SaysDon’t Blame Smaller Refunds on Withholding Tables, Says TreasuryTax Refunds Turn Into Political Football as Treasury Calls FoulFiling Season Stats Down Across the Board in First IRS NumbersNeither Bang Nor Whimper, Filing Season Starts With a Grind















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Professor Yariv Brauner of the University of Florida Levin College of Law discusses the challenges facing residence-based taxation and his proposal for a new way to tax individuals. 

For more, read Brauner's article, "Taxing People, Not Residents."

In our “Editors’ Corner” segment, Andrey Yushkov, senior policy analyst for the Tax Foundation, chats about his coauthored Tax Notes piece, “Long-Term Trends in State Personal Income Tax.” 

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Going to the Source: A New Approach to Personal Income Taxation

Frank Agostino of Agostino & Associates discusses two pending Supreme Court cases, their potential effects on the Chevron doctrine, and their implications for the tax world.

Listen to our latest episode on Moore here: A Recap of SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Moore v. United States
   
For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes: Late Chevron Challenge to Split-Dollar Regs Falls FlatStates Are Moving Away From Judicial Deference, Practitioners SayPetitioner Asks SCOTUS to Hold Case Until Chevron Is DecidedA Look Ahead: Penalty Approval Issues Likely Won’t Be Solved Through Regs
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What the End of Chevron Deference May Mean for Tax

Tax Analysts' chief economist Martin Sullivan discusses the Congressional Budget Office’s latest economic forecast, new insights on the effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and what all this means for tax policy. 

For more, read Sullivan's analysis, "Economists Find Little Growth and Worsening Inequality From TCJA."

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This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.

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Growing Deficit and the Future of U.S. Fiscal Policy

Tax Notes contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo discusses the SEC’s recently released carbon pricing disclosure rules and their reception from the business community.  

For additional coverage, read Sarfo's article in Tax Notes, "Examining the SEC’s Simpler Carbon Pricing Disclosure Rules."

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This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.

This episode is sponsored by PLI Press. For more information, visit pli.edu/taxnotes.

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Showrunner: Jordan Parrish
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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rules: Simpler but Disputed

William McRae of Cleary Gottlieb discusses the U.S. Tax Court’s decision in YA Global Investments v. Commissioner and what it means for the private equity sector. 

For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Tax Pro Questions Tax Court’s Dealer Analysis in YA GlobalTax Pros Weigh Impact of YA Global on Fund IndustryYA Global Footnote Shouldn’t Be OverlookedCayman Islands Hedge Fund Liable for Tax Bill of Over $57 Million
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This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.

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Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner: Jordan Parrish
Audio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton Rhodes
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart

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