Tax Notes Opinions
Tax Notes editors, contributors, and other great minds weigh in on pressing issues in the world of tax. We are passionate about tax – and we’re not afraid to share our thoughts.
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Watch Stephanie Soong Johnston, chief correspondent for Tax Notes Today International and Robert Goulder, contributing editor for Tax Notes International discuss the recent Apple State Aid decision and the long term consequences on global tax policy.
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Tax Notes International contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo shares insights on her tax career and writing tax.
By Paul Jones and Richard Auxier
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Tax Notes senior reporter Paul Jones talks with Richard C. Auxier, senior policy associate at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, about tax issues raised by the gig economy and how policymakers are working to address them.
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Joseph J. Thorndike takes a closer look at the Republican Party and discusses how quickly and thoroughly a party can change its governing philosophy when exigent circumstances change.
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Tax Notes State contributing editor Roxanne Bland discusses recent investigations into the abuse of tax incentives. Managing incentive programs without implementing guidelines, rules, and protocols to prevent abuse will continue to fail the states and taxpayers, she argues.
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Tax Notes legal reporter Nathan J. Richman talks with IRS Chief Counsel Michael J. Desmond about pivoting to virtual settlement days amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Robert Goulder examines whether U.S. cultural opposition to VAT will change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nana Ama Sarfo looks at how the OECD became an international tax leader, compares its tax development to that of the U.N., and analyzes OECD past and present international tax reform efforts.
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Tax Notes chief correspondent Stephanie Soong Johnston and legal reporter Ryan Finley discuss Ireland and Apple’s state aid win with law professors Ruth Mason of the University of Virginia and Stephen Daly of King’s College London.
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In this episode of Willis Weighs In, Benjamin M. Willis, Tax Notes Federal contributing editor, discusses carried interests with partnership tax expert Monte A. Jackel. Monte and Ben speculate on what the new regulations are expected to look like and provide their opinions on potential IRS overreaches likely to be overturned if potentially tenuous arguments are brought to court.