Taxes for the Masses

By Lisa De Simone and Bridget StombergNews Politics

Taxes for the Masses episodes

April 13, 2025 On Extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
In this episode, we discuss the budget blueprint passed by House Republicans to extend the temporary provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which are set to expire at the end of 2025 without legislative action.
29 min
March 30, 2025 On the Latest Tax Research - UNC Tax Symposium
In this episode, we discuss some of the research presented at the 28th annual Tax Symposium hosted by UNC in Chapel Hill.
29 min
March 16, 2025 On State Tax Subsidies
In today’s episode, we discuss recent research into the effectiveness of firm-specific tax subsidies and whether having more public information about these subsidies improves their effectiveness.
22 min
March 02, 2025 On Taxing Cannabis
In this episode, we discuss the what, why and how of taxing cannabis.
24 min
February 16, 2025 On EV Credits
In this episode, we discuss the current state of federal tax incentives for EV purchases and how Trump could modify them during his term.
24 min
February 02, 2025 On Tariffs
In today’s episode, we welcome Joe Thorndike to explain how tariffs work and what the consequences of new tariffs could be for U.S. individual and businesses.
36 min
January 19, 2025 On the Latest Tax Research: HARC Edition
In this episode, we discuss some of the latest tax research presented at the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference in January 2025.
29 min
January 05, 2025 RERUN: Ep 81 On Declining Accounting Enrollments, Revisited
We are taking a very short winter break, but we have something special for your listening enjoyment! We're revisiting this episode, which in turn revisits the potential reasons behind declining accounting enrollments, helped by special guest and MIT Professor Andrew Sutherland. We'll return soon with new episodes for 2025!
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31 min
December 22, 2024 On Sin Taxes
In this episode, we discuss the role of sin taxes in discouraging legal but potentially harmful behavior and in raising tax revenue.
24 min
December 08, 2024 On Settlements and Judgments Part 2
In this episode, we discuss the potential tax benefits settlements and judgments from lawsuits can generate for the companies that pay them.
26 min