Interview with Ken Kies
People in Tax Podcast
Ken Kies reflects on his nearly 50-year career in tax law, including his work on major tax legislation, leadership roles in private practice, and service as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy and Acting IRS Chief Counsel.
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Interview with Will Dixon
People in Tax Podcast
In this episode of the People in Tax Podcast, Will Dixon, a managing director at Citigroup Global Markets, discusses his unconventional career path from Wall Street trader to tax attorney and ultimately investment banker. He explains how his role combines tax knowledge, financial expertise, and collaboration across disciplines to help clients evaluate complex transactions, while highlighting the importance of professional organizations, mentorship, and strong relationships. He also reflects on integrating professional and personal commitments, lifelong learning, and the evolving landscape of...
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Interview with Nathan Richman
People in Tax Podcast
Nathan Richman, a senior legal reporter at Tax Notes Today Federal and a trained tax lawyer, discusses his unconventional path into journalism and his approach to covering tax administration, enforcement, litigation, and emerging legal developments. He emphasizes translating complex tax issues into clear, accessible language, building trust with sources while maintaining journalistic independence, and using creative storytelling to make technical topics relevant to a broad audience. Looking ahead, he highlights the impact of Loper Bright and pandemic-related tax deadline extensions, advising...
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Interview with Tony Tuths
People in Tax Podcast
Tony Tuths, a KPMG tax expert, discusses the evolution of cryptocurrency taxation, explaining how blockchain, tokenization, and smart contracts are transforming financial markets while creating complex tax challenges. He highlights key IRS guidance on digital assets, the new broker reporting requirements, and unresolved issues involving tokenized securities, AI-driven trading, and tracking cost basis across platforms. Tuths emphasizes that the most urgent priority is closing the digital asset tax information gap through clearer regulations and more reliable transaction reporting, with the...
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Interview with Shail Shah
People in Tax Podcast
In this episode of the ABA Tax Section’s People in Tax podcast, Shail Shah discusses his career path from federal transactional tax at EY to California state and local tax controversy, working in government at the Franchise Tax Board and in private practice at accounting and law firms. He emphasizes the importance of staying flexible, developing technical expertise, building professional relationships, and participating in tax organizations to support career growth. Looking ahead, he is particularly interested in how artificial intelligence will transform tax practice and government...
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Interview with Kathryn Meyer
People in Tax Podcast
Kathryn Meyer discusses her career in tax, beginning with her discovery of an interest in tax law in law school and her nearly two-decade career with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel. She describes gaining extensive courtroom experience, moving into management and executive roles, overseeing litigation and national tax issues such as the research credit, and later serving as counsel to the National Taxpayer Advocate. After leaving government, Meyer discusses the challenges and rewards of running her own tax practice, including navigating IRS service issues from the taxpayer side. She closes by...
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Interview with Adam Abrahams
People in Tax Podcast
Adam Abrahams discusses his unconventional transition into tax law, including earning a tax LL.M. at Georgetown, building a solo practice, and eventually joining his current firm. He emphasizes the importance of mentorship, professional relationships, writing, and involvement in the ABA Tax Section, while also sharing his view that attorneys should embrace AI as a tool but carefully verify its output. Looking ahead, he expects technology to transform tax practice while human judgment, relationships, and adapting to constantly changing tax law will remain essential.
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Interview with Bob Probasco
People in Tax Podcast
Host Alexander Powell interviews Bob Probasco, senior lecturer at Texas A&M and director of its Tax Dispute Resolution Clinic, about his path from accounting and business into tax law. Bob discusses how his earlier career shaped his teaching, the balance he strikes between giving clinic students autonomy and reining in overconfidence, and how working with low-income taxpayers builds empathy by showing students that small disputes matter as much to clients as large ones. He also touches on his unconventional path to law school at 45, what drew him to tax specifically, and closes with advice...
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Interview with Ken Wang
People in Tax Podcast
Host Crist Malekyan and Ken Wang discuss Ken's career path in tax, including his moves between private practice and in-house roles in the energy and technology sectors. He emphasizes the value of mentorship, maintaining work-life balance, and gaining an in-house perspective, while also discussing how AI may make tax work more efficient but could change how junior attorneys develop expertise.
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Interview with Larry Campagna
People in Tax Podcast
Larry Campagna reflects on his early career path, starting with a summer job in a small law firm's mailroom that taught him the ins and outs of Houston's legal community. He shares his views on the current state of criminal tax enforcement, and touches on emerging trends in tax controversy and sentencing guidelines. He closes with the case he's proudest of, Johnson v. Sawyer, a fifteen-year fight over an unlawful IRS press release that changed how the agency handles disclosures in criminal cases.
info_outlineKen Kies reflects on his nearly 50-year career in tax law, including his work on major tax legislation, leadership roles in private practice, and service as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy and Acting IRS Chief Counsel.