Robert Goulder discusses the proposal to eliminate the EU's unanimity requirement for tax directives and what that would mean for tax policy. 

For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Should the EU Scrap the Unanimity Requirement?Cost of Unanimity on Tax Rules Will Only Increase, Group SaysProposal to End EU Unanimity Requirement Coming by Year-EndEU's Moscovici Says Commission to Propose Qualified Voting on Tax MeasuresNews Analysis: Is the End Near for the Unanimity Rule for EU Tax Issues?












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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."

Follow us on Twitter:Martin Sullivan: @M_SullivanTaxDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes
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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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Credits
Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner: Jordan Parrish
Audio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton Rhodes
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart

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."

Follow us on Twitter:Nana Ama Sarfo: @nanaama_sarfoDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes
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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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Credits
Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner: Jordan Parrish
Audio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton Rhodes
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart

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
Follow us on Twitter:David Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes
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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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Credits
Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner: Jordan Parrish
Audio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton Rhodes
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart

What’s a U.S. Trade or Business? Analyzing YA Global

Tax Notes Capitol Hill reporters Cady Stanton and Doug Sword discuss the roadblocks the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act is facing in the Senate.

For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Crapo’s Tax Deal Offers Were Non-starters for Dems, Wyden SaysFinance Republicans Have Problem With Tax Bill’s Retroactivity Wyden Warns It’s Now or Never for R&D; and Other Biz Tax BreaksLarger Priorities and Slow Discussions Leave Tax Bill in LimboTax Deal Doesn’t Have Support to Skirt Filibuster, Crapo Says
Follow us on Twitter:Cady Stanton: @cady_stantonDoug Sword: @doug_swordDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes
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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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Credits
Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner: Jordan Parrish
Audio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton Rhodes
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart

Senate Stasis: An Update on Congress’s Tax Deal

Tax Notes chief correspondent Stephanie Soong discusses the latest developments surrounding amount B under pillar 1 of the OECD’s two-pillar corporate tax reform plan.  

Listen to our last podcast on amount B: Pillar 1 Amount B: Disagreements and Divides

For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Amount B Transfer Pricing Approach Doesn’t Deliver, BIAC SaysAmount B Might Have a Phase 2, Bello SaysAmount B Won’t Change Australia’s Inbound Distributor ApproachNew Zealand Won’t Adopt Amount B Transfer Pricing FrameworkOECD Sets Out Amount B Transfer Pricing Simplification FrameworkAmount B Tax Certainty Is a Red Line for U.S., Bello Says
Follow us on Twitter:Stephanie Soong: @StephanieSoongDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes
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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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Credits
Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner: Jordan Parrish
Audio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton Rhodes
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart

Tax Policy and the EU's Unanimity Requirement

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