Tax Justice Warriors

Tax Justice Warriors

By Omeed FirouziNewsEducationGovernment
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Tax Justice Warriors episodes

  • Episode 58.5: Interview with Shanna McCormack

    A brief interview with Shanna McCormack.  She is a law student at Lewis & Clark Law School with an interest in environmental law.  She was an extern at Kansas Legal Services for the summer so she got to learn about tax and other topics.  She is curious about podcasting so I interviewed her and she plans to interview me for an upcoming bonus episode.

    5 min
  • Episode 58: Late Filing

    When a taxpayer gets the results on a tax return and there will be a large penalty, is it better to file or not, especially if the taxpayer is not going to pay off the debt?  How do the penalties work - there are failure to file and failure to pay penalties.  Which is worse?  A discussion of what to do when counseling a client in this situation.  Plus, some recent tax news - a little of it related to politics.

    15 min
  • Episode 57: Tax Protesters

    Those who do not want to pay their taxes may get swayed by tax protester arguments.  Tax protesters arguments range from the IRS not being an agency of the United States to several Constitutional arguments.  The IRS and Tax Court treat these as frivolous arguments.  If you test their patience, there are penalties the IRS and Tax Court can add to tax protester liabilities.  This episode looks at tax protester arguments and how they can hurt a tax case overall.

    16 min
  • Episode 55: Financial Disability

    Generally, taxpayers have 3 years to receive a refund for a tax year.  One exception is financial disability.  Learn about the documents necessary to prove financial disability.  Plus, some updates!

    10 min
  • Episode 54: The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel and Tax News

    The Taxpayer Advisory Panel is a group of volunteer taxpayers working with the Taxpayer Advocacy Service and other IRS departments to improve communications between the IRS and taxpayers.  Learn more about them and find out tax news such as an update on private debt collectors working for the IRS, the latest report from the National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson, and more.

    17 min
  • Episode 53: Security Barriers for Practitioners
    Happy Independence Day!  Tying into a celebration of freedoms in the United States, I discussed some barriers for practitioners.  One of them involves redactions of wage and income transcripts for clients.  The other involves practitioners being required to provide their social security numbers and dates of birth to the IRS in order to continue the phone call with the IRS.  Now, the IRS is doing this to prevent fraud and identity theft for taxpayers, but it also puts practitioners in a vulnerable spot regarding identity theft for them.  This is tricky because there are alternatives in place that could be used for a discussion with practitioners that does not put them in that vulnerable spot.
    11 min
  • Episode 52: First Year Retrospective
    The anniversary of Tax Justice Warriors beginning is July 10.  For episode 52, I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at the first year.  What happened with tax in the last year?  Events like the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Government Shutdown, Retirement announcement of National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson, the Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision, and new IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig.  Each time, I try to bring interviews, news and education regarding the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic field, tax controversy and what is of interest to the general public.  In the coming year, I hope to increase my interviews and do even more.
    12 min
  • Episode 51: Taxpayer First Act (HR 3151)
    HR 3151 is the new bill called the Taxpayer First Act.  It no longer refers to Free File.  It has passed the House and the Senate, ready for the President to sign it into law.  I discuss the various provisions in the bill, plus other news items.
    14 min
  • Episode 50: Collection Due Process Panel at ABA May Meeting
    For the 50th episode, a focus on the Collection Due Process (CDP) panel at the ABA May Meeting.  The group of us discussed issues with CDP and proposed solutions for making improvements.  It was a thorough discussion of the administrative phase, the judicial phase and a look at creative remedies.  We came not to complain about CDP, but to find ways to make the process better for taxpayers, practitioners, the IRS and the U.S. Tax Court.  Based on the panel, I make some vague announcements about how we look to continue the panel discussions and build a workgroup in the coming months.  Things are in the works but there is only so much I can say for now.
    20 min

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Tax Justice Warriors is a podcast that focuses on tax controversy, Low Income Taxpayer Clincs (LITCs), educating the public, news, and interviews about taxes. The host is Omeed Firouzi, a practice…