Tax Notes reporters recap some of the strangest stories they encountered in 2023, from a video game that can prepare tax returns to the IRS attempting to seize a 200-year-old Italian cello.

For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:

• The ‘Gamification’ of Tax Return Preparation Has Arrived
• Tax Wonk Calls Foul on Massachusetts Surtax After NBA Player Departs
• Taxpayer Hits Sour Note in Quest to Protect Cello From IRS Levy
• Forged Documents Shatter Iranian Seizure Deduction Claim
• Strained Vacation Locales Embrace Tourism Taxes

Listen to other tax oddities episodes:

• Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2022
• Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2021
• Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2020

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• Caitlin Mullaney: @MullaneyWrites
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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