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The FICPA podcast is to inform and educate our members & the CPA community with today’s hottest issues. Our mission is to serve our members, enhance their competency & professionalism, support professional standards, promote the value of our members & advocate on behalf of the CPA Profession.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
https://vimeo.com/1089225829?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- Self-Employment Tax for Limited Partners (Soroban II)
- Presidential Tariffs Under IEEPA (USCIT Decision & Federal Circuit Stay)
- Massachusetts Source Income (Welch Case Petition)
- Foreign Gift Penalties (Huang Case)

Tuesday May 27, 2025
Federal Tax Update: Second Challenge to Convenience of the Employer Rule
Tuesday May 27, 2025
Tuesday May 27, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1087809857?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- IRS Reduces Estate Tax Closing Letter Fee
- Tax Court Scope of Review in Passport Cases
- Marital Deduction for Bequests to Trust
- “Reasonable Cause” in Late-Filing Penalty Cases
- “No Tax on Tips Act” (S.129) Passes Senate
- Transfer Pricing in Facebook, Inc. & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner
- Navigating New York’s Convenience Rule: Insights from Matter of Zelinsky

Tuesday May 20, 2025
Federal Tax Update: Passthroughs and the One Big Beautiful Bill
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1085112388?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- IRC Section 7433 and the Scope of the Collection Waiver of Sovereign Immunity
- The Claim of Right Doctrine Applied to Business Errors
- IRC Section 7433: Reinforcing Collection vs. Assessment Distinction
- Selected issues from The One, Big, Beautiful Bill’s tax provisions
- Proposed Changes to the Section 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction
- Proposed Changes Affecting Passthrough Entities and State PTE Taxes
- Interest Deductions and Penalties in Complex Financial Transactions

Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1083016328?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- Deductibility of IVF and Gestational Surrogacy Costs
- Fraudulent Tax Claims & 28 U.S.C. § 2514
- Tax Collection Suits & Statute of Limitations in United States v. Ragen
- Moving Expense Deduction - Civilian Department of Defense Contractor Eligibility
- Tax Court Jurisdiction - The 90-Day Deadline for Deficiency Petitions

Monday May 05, 2025
Federal Tax Update: Will We See PL 86-272 Finally Revised
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1080965698?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- ERC Claims Filed Without Schedule R
- Reasonable Cause for Information Return Penalties: Reliance on Software
- Proposed Expansion of P.L. 86-272 "Solicitation of Orders" Definition
- 2026 Inflation Adjustments for HSAs and Excepted Benefit HRAs

Monday Apr 28, 2025
Federal Tax Update: Twice to the Supreme Court
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1078808516?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- Navigating the Overlap: Civil Tax Assessments and Criminal Restitution Orders
- Navigating Innocent Spouse Relief: A Look at Salvi v. Commissioner
- Supreme Court Weighs Tax Court Jurisdiction in Levy Disputes After Tax Payment: A Deep Dive into Commissioner v. Zuch
- Navigating ERISA Prohibited Transaction Claims: Insights from Cunningham v. Cornell University

Monday Apr 21, 2025
Federal Tax Update: Hobby Horse Problems
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1076802508?share=copy#t=0
https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2025/4/18/2025-04-21-hobby-horse-problems
This week we look at:
- Navigating the 90-Day Deadline for Employment Tax Redeterminations: The Belagio Fine Jewelry, Inc. Case and Equitable Tolling
- GWA, LLC v. Commissioner: Substance Over Form and the Nuances of Tax Elections for Disregarded Entities
- Notice 2025-23: Treasury and IRS Signal Withdrawal of Basis Shifting TOI Regulations and Related Penalties
- Hobby Loss and Failure to File: A Deep Dive into Himmel v. Commissioner

Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Federal Tax Update: A Very Busy Week as the Deadline Approached
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1076132850?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- Massachusetts Source Income and the Sale of Stock by Nonresident
- Navigating the Valuation Landscape: Insights from Pierce v. Commissioner
- Personal Liability for Corporate Sales and Use Tax: An Analysis of Matter of the Appeal of B. Wageman
- Navigating the IRS’s ERC Claim Processing Moratorium and "Risking" Procedures
- Jurisdictional Prerequisites in Tax Refund Suits: A Case Study of Estate of Robert F. Armitage, Deceased v. The United States
- Dependency Claims and Child Tax Credits: A Look at Correll v. Commissioner
- WT Art Partnership LP v. Commissioner: Charitable Contribution Deductions and Valuation Pitfalls
- Zajac v. Commissioner: Disallowance of Numerous Deductions and Upholding Penalties
- Hampton v. Commissioner: Public Policy and Disallowance of Shareholder Loss Deduction
- Revised SIFL Rates for Valuation of Noncommercial Flights: Revenue Ruling 2025-9
- IRS Provides Limited Penalty Relief for Certain Micro-Captive Disclosure Statements
- The Demise of DeFi Broker Reporting: An Analysis of H.J. Res. 25

Monday Apr 07, 2025
Federal Tax Update: The Cost of Too Good to Be True
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1072972311?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- Ranch Springs, LLC v. Commissioner: A Case Study in the Valuation of Conservation Easements and the Pitfalls of Aggressive Tax Planning
- The Duty of Consistency Prevails: A Case Study in Innocent Spouse Relief and Subsequent Asset Claims
Navigating the Murky Waters of Investment Tax Credits and Passive Activity Rules: A Deep Dive into Strieby v. Commissioner

Monday Mar 31, 2025
Federal Tax Update: End of Paper Tax Payments and Refund Checks Coming
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1070813367?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- Congress Passes Resolution to Nullify Final Regulations on DeFi Information Reporting in TD 10021
- Interim Final Rule Limiting BOI Filing Requirements Released by Treasury Department
- Substantiating Depreciation for Converted Property: A Look at Smith v. Commissioner
- Executive Order Will Generally Bar the Use of Paper Checks to Make Payments to or Receive Refunds from Treasury, Including Tax Related Ones
- Jones et al. v. Commissioner: A Deep Dive into the Tax Court’s Scrutiny of a Microcaptive Insurance Arrangement
- Navigating Jurisdictional Hurdles in Tax Refund Claims: A Look at Hamilton v. United States
- Ninth Circuit Affirms Willful Failure to Pay Trust Fund Taxes: A Case Study for CPAs