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Tax ChatsDeadly Tax Protests in Kenya: A chat with Nana Ama SarfoSend us a textJeff and Scott chat with Nana Ama Sarfo, a contributing editor with Tax Notes, with a special interest in covering taxes in the developing world. They chat about the recent deadly tax protests in Kenya, where a tax increase on basic life staples lead to violence in the street, parliament being lit on fire, and death.Get CPE for listening to Tax Chats! Free CPE courses are available approximately one week after episodes are published. Visit https://earmarkcpe.com/ to download the free app. Go to the Tax Chats channel, register...
2024-09-2928 min
Tax Notes TalkMethane Leads the Way for Greenhouse Gas TaxesTax Notes contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo discusses methane-related tax policy and how it might lead to future taxation of greenhouse gas emissions. For more on taxing greenhouse gases, listen to Is Carbon Pricing the Best Way to Mitigate Climate Change?For additional coverage, read Sarfo's analysis in Tax Notes: The Future of Carbon Taxes Could Lie in MethaneFollow us on X:Nana Ama Sarfo: @nanaama_sarfoDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones...
2024-09-2717 min
Cross Border Tax RadioAmount A v. Digital Services Taxes : Nana Ama SarfoIn this episode, Attorney Nana Ama Sarfo shares her expert insights on why there are still no easy answers for developing countries when it comes to choosing between Amount A of Pillar One and DSTs. She also explains the problems associated with DSTs and whether it is possible that countries could potentially design DSTs in a manner that circumvents the definition of DSTs in the MLC, thereby implementing both Amount A and DSTs?Nana also shares how, like many other professionals, she fell into a career in tax law, the challenges she has overcome to get where...
2024-09-1328 minTax Notes TalkThe SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rules: Simpler but DisputedTax Notes contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo discusses the SEC’s recently released carbon pricing disclosure rules and their reception from the business community. For additional coverage, read Sarfo's article in Tax Notes, "Examining the SEC’s Simpler Carbon Pricing Disclosure Rules."Follow us on Twitter:Nana Ama Sarfo: @nanaama_sarfoDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.This episode is sponsored by PLI Press. For more information, visit...
2024-04-0515 minTax Notes TalkSpotlighting Tax Transparency Around the GlobeTax Notes contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo discusses global tax transparency efforts, specifically beneficial ownership registries and country-by-country public reporting. For more, read Sarfo's analysis in Tax Notes: New Year, New Expectations for Global Tax TransparencyFollow us on Twitter:Nana Ama Sarfo: @nanaama_sarfoDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax Program. For more information, visit law.uci.edu/gradtax.This episode is sponsored by the Tax Attorney Recruiting Event. For more information, visit the-tare.com.
2024-01-1216 minTax Notes TalkTaxing the Fast-FashionistasTax Notes contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo discusses how lawmakers across the globe are looking to taxes to address problems with fast fashion. For additional coverage, read Sarfo's analysis for free in Tax Notes: "The Tax Man Comes for Fast Fashion."Follow us on Twitter:Nana Ama Sarfo: @nanaama_sarfoDavid Stewart: @TaxStewTax Notes: @TaxNotes**This episode is sponsored by the FRA Private Investment Fund Tax & Accounting Forum. For more information, visit fraconferences.com/pif.This episode is sponsored by the University of California Irvine School of Law Graduate Tax...
2023-11-1718 min
GH TrendzNana Ama Mcbrown wasn't sacked from UTV; Gloria Sarfo Picks David Beckham as her Spec; More Trending Stories.Akrobeto says Nana Ama Mcbrown wasn't sacked from UTV. Meanwhile Gloria Sarfo says she wants men like David Beckham. Drama as women clashes with best friend for marrying her husband during their wedding ceremony. Visit http://ghanatalksradio.com for more of our shows.
2023-03-161h 00Tax Notes TalkBringing Order to Chaos? Digital Services Taxes and Pillar 1Tax Notes contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo discusses digital services taxes and the OECD’s goal to solve related challenges through the pillar 1 multilateral convention. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Pillar 1 Tax Convention Talks Hitting Roadblocks, Le Maire SaysAnalysis: DSTs, Destabilization, and the Rocky Road to Pillar 1Netflix Tells OECD to Mull Cultural Levies for DST Rollback ListKenya Urges Narrower DST Removal Scope for Wider Tax Deal Buy-InOECD Consults on DST Rollback, Global Minimum Tax ImplementationU.K. Will Consider Extending DST if Pillar 1 Is DelayedFollow us on Twitter:Nan...
2023-03-1023 minTax Notes TalkIs IRS Tax Enforcement Colorblind?Professor Jeremy Bearer-Friend of the George Washington University Law School highlights key areas of the IRS’s tax enforcement where racial bias can occur. For more, read Bearer-Friend's article, "Colorblind Tax Enforcement."We want to hear from you, our listeners! To fill out a short, two-minute survey, visit taxnotes.co/podcastsurvey.Listen to more Tax Notes Talk episodes from our critical tax theory series:State Tax Authority and Native Americans: Complex and ConvolutedWealth, Inequality, and Taxes in the U.S.Feminism and the Tax CodeTaxes and the LGBTQ CommunityAddressing Racial Inequity in Sta...
2022-08-2623 minTax Notes TalkSuperfund Taxes: The Cost of Cleaning Up the EnvironmentNicholas Mowbray of BakerHostetler discusses the recently enacted Superfund excise taxes on chemicals and hazardous substances and some compliance concerns and uncertainty surrounding them. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:IRS Releases New Environmental Taxes Form as Superfund Kicks InIRS Issues Rules on Requesting Superfund Substance List ChangesIRS Releases Rates for Superfund Chemical Excise TaxIRS Issues Lengthy List of Substances to Face Superfund TaxIn our “In the Pages” segment, Nikki Dobay, a partner with Eversheds Sutherland (US), chats about her Tax Notes piece, “Cross-Border State Legislative Tax Wars: Is This Just the Begi...
2022-07-0830 min
The TaxcastAmazon's tax challengeAnnual shareholder's meetings used to be pretty staid and boring affairs. But, as inequality has boomed along with corporate profits, AGMs are becoming sites of protest. In this episode Naomi Fowler speaks to Katie Hepworth of PIRC and Jason Ward of CICTAR about the recent challenge to Amazon on tax transparency from shareholders. How did the challenge unfold and what was the result? What does it tell us about progress on principles that as societies are increasingly important to us? A transcript available here (some is automated) https://taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/The-Taxcast-transcript_June_22.pdf O...
2022-06-3034 minTax Notes TalkFirst-Class Tax Opportunities: Golden Visas and PassportsElodie Lamer and Nana Ama Sarfo of Tax Notes discuss the tax implications of golden visas and passports, which allow affluent foreigners to receive residency or citizenship in exchange for a minimum level of investment. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:EU Commission Proposes Thorough Examinations of Golden VisasEU Commission Steps Up Legal Fight Over Maltese Golden PassportsEU Commission Wants to Revoke Golden Passports of Putin AlliesEU Considers Strengthening Security Checks of Golden Visa HoldersItaly and NGOs Call for Open Wealth Registry to Target RussiansAnalysis: Tax Incentives Among the Lures Targeting Digital NomadsVanuatu’s...
2022-05-1319 minTax Notes TalkESG’s Biggest Champion Talks Tax Transparency and ReportingEelco van der Enden, the new CEO of the Global Reporting Initiative, discusses the growing environmental, social, and governance landscape and why tax is a necessary and important part of ESG reporting. For more, read Sarfo's article on van der Enden, "New GRI CEO Shares Vision on ESG Tax Disclosures."In our “In the Pages” segment, Steven Wlodychak, the former indirect state and local tax policy leader for EY, chats about his upcoming Tax Notes piece, “State PTE Tax Updates: Agency Guidance and Even More Differences!” Follow us on Twitter:Nana Ama Sarfo: @n...
2022-02-1143 min
tax breakLoren Ponds Talks Secrets to Success and Writing Tax Reform | tax break x Tax Notes TalkIn a crossover with the Tax Notes Talk podcast, tax break host and Miller & Chevalier Member Loren Ponds shares her journey from Georgetown University Law Center to the OECD to Capitol Hill, where she worked on the 2017 tax law, and what she learned along the way. Loren is interviewed by Nana Ama Sarfo, who recently profiled her in Tax Notes' For the Love of Tax series. You can check out that profile here: http://bit.ly/PondsProfile
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2020-12-1818 minTax Notes TalkDelays Ahead: An Update on the OECD’s Global Corporate Tax ReformTax Notes Talk host David D. Stewart chats with Tax Notes chief correspondent Stephanie Soong Johnston and Tax Notes contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo about recent developments on the OECD’s work to rebuild the international corporate tax system for the digital age. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:G-20 Ministers Greenlight New Deadline for OECD Global Tax AccordOECD Now Aiming for Global Corporate Tax Reform Deal by Mid-2021EU Will Respect New OECD Deadline for Reaching Global Tax DealOECD Chief to Push G-20 Ministers to Step Up on Global Tax DealCountries Push U...
2020-10-1626 minTax Notes TalkTaxes and the Gig EconomyTax 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. Note: This episode was recorded prior to a California court decision mandating Uber and Lyft to reclassify drivers in the state as employees. For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:California Chamber Backs Labor, Payroll Tax Exemption for App-Based CompaniesLabor, Payroll Tax Law Exemption for App-Based Companies on California BallotBusinesses, Lawmakers Urge Suspension of Pending Tax P...
2020-08-2129 minTax Notes TalkBuilding an Expat Empire: One Tax Practitioner’s StoryTax Notes International contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo talks with Virginia La Torre Jeker, a U.S. tax attorney based in Dubai, about establishing her tax practice abroad, the challenge of balancing family life with career, and recent international tax issues.For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:Conquering Hong Kong and Dubai: A Conversation With Virginia La Torre JekerWhen Sharia and U.S. Tax Law Collide***CreditsHost: David D. StewartExecutive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Faye McCrayShowrunner: Paige JonesAudio Engineers: Derek Squires...
2020-07-0332 minTax Notes TalkBonus Episode: Taxes and Inequality in AmericaGabriel Zucman, an economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses wealth and inequality in America with Tax Notes contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo. He co-authored the book The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay with Emmanuel Saez.For additional coverage, read these articles and opinion pieces in Tax Notes:A Better Alternative to Wealth TaxesThe Zucman Mandate: Life Without VATTax History: Saez and Zucman Exaggerate Redistributive Impulse in U.S. Tax HistoryWealth Tax Comparisons to Estate Tax ‘Not Fair,’ Panelist SaysU.S. Well Positioned for...
2019-11-1923 min