
Taxes touch every aspect of society, including who rules, where factories are built, what people drink, what car they buy, when they have children, and when they die. Scott Dyreng (Duke) and Jeff Hoopes (UNC), two accounting professors, chat about taxes, including current events, with the energy of an over-caffeinated chihuahua. Listening is guaranteed to be far more entertaining than actually pay... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 196 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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Jeff and Scott talk with economists Owen Zidar and Eric Zwick about their new book, The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There, in which they use vast amounts of tax return data to gather eviden... more
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Scott and Jeff speak with Brandon Arnold , the Executive Vice President of the National Taxpayer's Union, about data centers. Do they drive up real estate prices? Do they use too much water? Are they just a substitute for people's f... more
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Recent research suggests that the Laffer curve is less curve-like than originally thought. Jeff and Scott talk with Jared Walczak from the Tax Foundation about the Laffer Curve, and why we think it is mesa-like, based on his writin... more
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Jeff and Scott talk about wasteful tax expenditures with Calvin Johnson, which Professor Johnson believes includes basically all tax expenditures.
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This is a lot of fun to listen to, however, Mr Hoops is difficult to hear. I really want to hear his thoughts but he tends to stop enunciating at the end of his sentences and crams in a bunch of words that are unintelligible. Please help him with a better mic or some feedback to speak more clearly and loudly. Thank you.
This episode mentioned that if the tax rates are the same at the time of contribution vs. the time of withdrawal - the variance between Roth and traditional is 0. This is true for your contributions but this doesnât take into account that your earnings are tax free in Roth 401k if they are a qualified distribution (likely the majority are qualified).
On the traditional side - earnings will be taxable.
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Great podcast, just the right amount of content each episode to make you more informed without overloading on taxes. The only thing that could make this podcast better is if there was merch we could purchase. The tax chats logo would look great on a baseball cap.
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The show centers on tax policy and its wide-ranging effects across business, government, and everyday life, hosted by two accounting professors who bring rigorous analysis with a lively, accessible tone. Episodes feature policy debates, historical context, and practical implicationsâfrom Congressional legislation and IRS governance to think-tank modeling and financial regulationâoften with academics, policymakers, and industry experts as guests. A notable strength is its ability to translate complex tax issues into tangible insights, using data-driven discussions, practical examples, and occasional humor to illuminate how taxes shape markets, institutions, and public policy.
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