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Piper Sandler’s Don Schneider on OB3’s Big Refunds

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S-Corp a recent report by economist Don Schneider quantifying the tax relief millions Americans can expect in the next year as a result of the OB3. It’s a big number, so we invited Don, the Deputy Head of US policy at Piper Sandler, to explain why this could be the biggest refund season ever. Don also reviews the future of tariffs (and why they’re likely here to stay even if courts weigh in) and shares his thoughts on why the government shutdown might end in early November.

The Shutdown Edition

Talking Taxes In a Truck Podcast

Joe Lieber is a founder and co-managing partner of , a veteran DC insider and a longtime friend of the TTT podcast. With a government shutdown all but inevitable at this point, we asked Joe how long we can expect this fight to play out, whether a grand bargain is in the offing, and the implications of a prolonged funding lapse. Later we get into the prospects of a year-end tax package and whether businesses should or should not expect a second reconciliation bill (Too Big, Too Beautiful?).

EY’s Dianne Mehany Decodes the Big Beautiful Bill

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With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Working Families Tax Cut?) officially the law of the land, how are private companies responding? And where does tax policy go from here? We invited EY Private National Tax Leader Dianne Mehany to the podcast to discuss those questions and more. Dianne breaks down the key provisions and how they’re playing with clients (199A, SALT, estate tax). Later we discuss the legislative outlook, new country-by-country reporting requirements, and the advantages of a Ford F-150 over Uber.

Joe Lieber - Bullish on A Tax Deal

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Joe Lieber is a founder and co-managing partner of , a veteran DC insider and a three-time TTT podcast guest! Joe kicks things off with an overview of the tariff debate and where he thinks things are headed, how the bond markets will react, and whether the levies can be rolled into the budget reconciliation package. We then turn to tax policy, where Joe gives his bull case for the massive tax and spending bill and how it will scale numerous hurdles to get to the President’s desk.

Ryan Ellis on Tariffs, the “Big Beautiful Bill,” SALT, and More

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Between tariffs and budget resolutions, it’s been an eventful and busy week here at S-Corp central. To cover it all, we’re joined by three-time podcast guest Ryan Ellis, the President of the Center for a Free Economy and an IRS Enrolled Agent. Ryan gives us his unvarnished take on the tariffs, the Senate budget resolution, baseline budgeting, SALT Parity, Republican tax hikes and more.

Decoding the CTA Legal Fight with Caleb Kruckenberg

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The Corporate Transparency Act enforcement has been on quite a roller coaster in the past two months, so Main Street businesses can be forgiven if they have lost track of their filing obligations. To help shed some light on the issue, we’re joined by Caleb Kruckenberg, the Center for Individual Rights’ Litigation Director. Caleb breaks down the latest rulings out of SCOTUS and the Texas Eastern District, the interplay between cases currently being appealed in the Eleventh and Fifth Circuits, additional challenges that have been filed across the country, and the Trump administration’s...

Ken Kies

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Our guest this week is Ken Kies -- Managing Director of the Federal Policy Group, a former Chief of Staff at the JCT, and one of DC’s foremost tax policy experts. Ken discusses the looming “fiscal cliff” and what it means for pass-throughs, outlines the long-term fiscal imbalance we face, and shares his best marathon training tips.

Carol Roth Explains Why It’s Time to Repeal the CTA

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Our latest podcast guest is Carol Roth, a New York Times bestselling author, small business advocate and most recently, a staunch ally in the fight to repeal the burdensome and ill-conceived Corporate Transparency Act. Carol starts by talking about how her time in the investment banking world exposed her to the uneven playing field between small businesses and larger corporations, and how that experience led her to become a Main Street advocate. Later she dives deep into the CTA and its onerous reporting requirements, her recent testimony on Capitol Hill that focused on the new statute,...

The CTA Compliance Wrinkle No One’s Talking About

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The Corporate Transparency Act is now in effect, imposing complex reporting requirements on every small business in the country, and many large ones too. But what if the person best equipped to assist those businesses with compliance – your local CPA --wasn’t allowed to do so? To explore this dynamic, we talked to Jim Hamill, Director of Tax Practice at the Albuquerque-based accounting firm Reynolds, Hix, and Company and an Associate Professor of Accounting at Texas A&M Commerce. Jim explains how the CTA puts tax professionals in a bind and forces them to choose between helping their...

Tax Foundation’s Scott Hodge on the Outsized Role that Taxes Play in Our Daily Lives

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Our latest guest is Scott Hodge, who is president emeritus at the Tax Foundation and author of the excellent new book Taxocracy: What You Don't Know About Taxes and How They Rule Your Daily Life. Through the lens of history’s most ill-conceived taxes – like the “chicken tax” and 17th century “window tax” – Scott explains how tax policy shapes virtually every aspect of our lives and drives human behavior. He and Brian then discuss more recent policies, including the SALT cap and proposed wealth tax, the ongoing (and often misguided) debate over book versus tax accounting, and the...

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