Tax Notes reporters recap some of the most memorable stories they encountered in 2024, from “pig butchering” scams to a denied late-filing excuse citing Christmas stress.

For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:

• Maine Enacts Tax Credit to Keep Portland Baseball Team
• DraftKings Kills Betting Tax Surcharge Proposal
• DraftKings Announces Surcharge Plan on States With High Betting Taxes
• 'Pig Butchering' Theft Losses May Evade TCJA Restrictions
• Mega Win for British Snack Company in VAT Dispute
• British Supermarket Owes VAT on Food Bars, U.K. Tribunal Finds
• Nutrition Company Owes VAT on Protein Foods, U.K. Tribunal Finds

Listen to other tax oddities episodes:

• Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2023
• Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2022
• Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2021

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• Tax Notes: @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