Taxes for the Masses
by Lisa De Simone and Bridget Stomberg
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About this podcast
Lisa De Simone and Bridget Stomberg (friends, professors, and tax nerds) discuss tax topics in simple terms.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 143 episodes
- On Federal Benefits for Veterans · 31 min · Episode 124In this episode, we discuss federal tax and non-tax benefits for our veterans in honor of Veteran's Day.
- On Financing Sports Stadiums · 28 min · Episode 123In this episode, we discuss the tax ramifications of sports stadiums.
- On the Knicks, Rangers, and Tax Deductible Compensation · 24 min · Episode 122In this episode, we discuss how more restrictive caps to tax deductible compensation of public company employees could trigger a tax bill of up to $75 million annually for the…
- On Coca-Cola v. IRS · 21 min · Episode 121In this episode, we discuss litigation between Coca Cola and the IRS related to transfer pricing and Coke’s income reported on tax returns from 2007 through 2009.
- On Digital Nomads · 28 min · Episode 120In this episode, we discuss the U.S. tax obligations that follow American workers wherever they go, how the growing landscape of digital nomad visa programs interacts with those…
- On Trump Accounts · 30 min · Episode 119In this episode, we discuss what Trump Accounts are, how the tax treatment works, and the strategy that could turn them into a very significant nest egg.
- On Trump's "Settlement" with the IRS · 26 min · Episode 118In this episode, we dig into the controversy surrounding Trump's lawsuit against and "settlement" deal with the IRS.
- RERUN: EP 113 On Tax Considerations for International Students · 23 min · Episode 113In this episode, we discuss visa and tax issues faced by international students studying and working in the United States.
- RERUN: EP 111 On How OB3 Interacts with CAMT · 19 min · Episode 111In this episode, we discuss the unforeseen ways that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act interacts with a corporate alternative minimum tax provisions passed years earlier.
- RERUN: EP 110 On OB3's Deductions · 18 min · Episode 110In this episode, we discuss how many of the new deductions under the OBBBA passed July 4, 2025 work and interact with each other.
- RERUN: EP 108 On the Latest Accounting Research Hawaii Edition · 28 min · Episode 108In this episode, we discuss the latest tax research presented at the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference.
- RERUN: EP 100 On 100 Episodes of Taxes for the Masses · 38 min · Episode 100In this episode, we drink champagne and look back on 100 episodes of Taxes for the Masses. Shenanigans ensue.
- On Restricted Stock and 83(b) Elections · 26 min · Episode 117In this episode we discuss code section 83(b), which potentially allows employees to alter the timing and character of how their stock-based compensation gets taxed, if their…
- On Immigrant Taxes and IRS Information Sharing · 24 min · Episode 116In this episode, we discuss what taxes undocumented workers pay and recent efforts by other parts of the federal government to gain access to tax return information provided by…
- On Retiring Abroad · 22 min · Episode 115In this episode, we discuss tax considerations for anyone working in the US and retiring abroad.
- On Taxing Tax-Exempt Entities · 40 min · Episode 114In this episode, we welcome Scott Hodge to discuss why and how we should consider taxing tax-exempt entities.
- On Tax Considerations for International Students · 23 min · Episode 113In this episode, we discuss visa and tax issues faced by international students studying and working in the United States.
- On State Tax Conformity · 20 min · Episode 112In this episode, we discuss how states determine which federal tax provisions to adopt and when.
- On How OB3 Interacts with CAMT · 19 min · Episode 111In this episode, we discuss the unforeseen ways that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act interacts with a corporate alternative minimum tax provisions passed years earlier.
- On OB3's Deductions · 18 min · Episode 110In this episode, we discuss how many of the new deductions under the OBBBA passed July 4, 2025 work and interact with each other.
