TaxSense: Keeping What's Yours

Originally broadcast on September 30, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento. The surviving audio file is dated October 1, 2013, but the program appears to correspond to the September 30 Tax Sense Report.

Owen Arnoff was away because of a family emergency, and Randy Roth filled in for this edition of the Tax Sense Report.

The topic was California’s efforts to identify and pursue taxpayers who had failed to file required tax returns, including the risks non-filers can face when state tax authorities use third-party information and enforcement programs to locate them.

This short-form report was part of the weekday companion series to TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, providing timely tax updates and practical commentary between the longer Saturday broadcasts.

This recording has been preserved as part of the restored TaxSense historical archive.

Originally recorded on September 28, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

The original audio for this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours has not yet been recovered, but the original episode title and show notes survive in the historical feed.

Owen Arnoff hosted this episode solo.

Topics included:

• The Sacramento Metro Chamber Small Business Expo
• Unusual sales-tax facts
• Twenty things taxpayers should understand
• New York bagels and taxes
• Drug dealers and taxes
• The “Parent Tax”

This metadata has been preserved from the original TaxSense archive while efforts to recover the missing audio continue.

Originally recorded on September 21, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

The original audio for this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours has not yet been recovered, but the original episode title and show notes survive in the historical feed.

Topics included:

• Obamacare and employers
• Tax gaps
• Whether business clothing can be deductible
• Whether employees can become liable for payroll taxes their employer should have paid
• IRS “Beanie Babies”
• An IRS office manager operating a tax business on the side
• Multilevel marketing businesses

This metadata has been preserved from the original TaxSense archive while efforts to recover the missing audio continue.

Originally broadcast on September 16, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this Tax Sense Report, Owen Arnoff discusses tax-code simplification and the tradeoffs that can come with making the tax system simpler.

The report looks at how proposals to simplify the tax code can also mean eliminating deductions, credits, exclusions, and other tax breaks that taxpayers have come to rely on.

This short-form report was part of the weekday companion series to TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, providing timely tax updates and practical commentary between the longer Saturday broadcasts.

This recording has been preserved as part of the restored TaxSense historical archive.

Originally recorded on September 14, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

The original audio for this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours has not yet been recovered, but the original episode title and show notes survive in the historical feed.

Topics included:

• School and property taxes
• IRS movies
• Social Security
• Insights from a former IRS agent and appeals officer
• Estimated quarterly tax payments

This metadata has been preserved from the original TaxSense archive while efforts to recover the missing audio continue.

Originally broadcast on September 9, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

In this Tax Sense Report, Owen Arnoff discusses how real estate investments should be owned and why the choice of legal structure can affect liability, administration, and tax planning.

The report looks at questions surrounding individual ownership, LLCs, corporations, and other entity structures, along with the importance of matching the ownership structure to the investor’s goals and circumstances.

This short-form report was part of the weekday companion series to TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, providing timely tax updates and practical commentary between the longer Saturday broadcasts.

This recording has been preserved as part of the restored TaxSense historical archive.

Originally recorded on September 7, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

The original audio for this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours has not yet been recovered, but the original episode title and show notes survive in the historical feed.

Owen Arnoff and Randy Roth were joined by Justin Elliott and Ryan Mason for a discussion combining tax issues and financial planning.

Topics included:

• Tax filing extensions and due dates
• School children, food allergies, and dietary restrictions
• Which states may be less attractive for retirement

This metadata has been preserved from the original TaxSense archive while efforts to recover the missing audio continue.

Originally recorded on August 31, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

The original audio for this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours has not yet been recovered, but the original episode title and show notes survive in the historical feed.

Owen Arnoff was joined by Ed Cotney for a wide-ranging discussion of tax issues and current events.

Topics included:

• Michael Jackson estate issues and other celebrity tax problems
• Taxes connected with The Price Is Right
• Supreme Court rulings involving DOMA and same-sex couples
• California payroll taxes
• California FTB filing issues
• What happened when someone dumped dirt at an IRS agent’s feet
• Tax deductions scheduled to disappear before year-end

This metadata has been preserved from the original TaxSense archive while efforts to recover the missing audio continue.

Originally broadcast on August 26, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

Owen Arnoff was away on vacation, and Randy Roth filled in for this edition of the Tax Sense Report.

The topic was the more helpful side of the IRS, focusing on customer service and the resources available to taxpayers who need information or assistance.

This short-form report was part of the weekday companion series to TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, providing timely tax updates and practical commentary between the longer Saturday broadcasts.

This recording has been preserved as part of the restored TaxSense historical archive.

Originally recorded on August 24, 2013, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.

The original audio for this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours has not yet been recovered, but the original episode title and show notes survive in the historical feed.

Real estate professional David Jurewicz joined the program for a special real-estate-focused episode.

Topics included:

• Sacramento real estate
• HUD rules allowing some borrowers who had defaulted on a loan to purchase another home after 12 months
• Median income in America
• What was happening to the bee population

This metadata has been preserved from the original TaxSense archive while efforts to recover the missing audio continue.