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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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Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Federal Tax Update: Qualifying Offers in Tax Disputes
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1132811934?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at:
- Private Inurement and Operational Failure
- Prevailing Party Status Under § 7430
- The Federal Priority Statute and Corporate Officer Liability
- Termination of the Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy
- Injunction Violations and Civil Contempt for Tax Preparer
- A Refined Approach to Math Error Notices
- Application of Unstated Interest Rules to Corporate Mergers
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Federal Tax Update: Employer Guidance for 2025 Qualified Tips and Overtime
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Monday Nov 10, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1135126659?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at:
- Conservation Easement Valuation and Highest and Best Use
- Trust Fund Recovery Penalty (TFRP) Application
- California Residency and Taxpayer Burden of Proof
- OBBBA Information Reporting Transition Relief
- SCOTUS Oral Argument on IEEPA Tariffs
- Conservation Easement Timing and Penalties
- Digital Asset Broker Reporting FAQ Guidance
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Federal Tax Update: More IRS Government Shutdown Clarifications
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Monday Oct 27, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1130739077?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at:
- Reevaluating the DC-QIE Exception (FIRPTA)
- Technical Revisions to Revenue Procedure 2025-32
- Transitional Reporting for Qualified Passenger Vehicle Loan Interest (QPVLI)
- Jurisdictional Clarity for TEFRA Readjustment Petitions
- S Corporation Income Attribution and Substantiation Failures
- IRS Operations During a Lapse in Appropriations
- Employee Retention Credit Compliance (OBBBA)
- Form 1099-K Information Reporting Updates
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Federal Tax Update: Who Owns a Hotel's ERTC Refund?
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Monday Oct 20, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1128633740?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at:
- Employee Retention Credit Refunds in Bankruptcy
- Lawsuit Settlement Enforcement and Tax Disclosure Obligations
- Operational Test Failure: Commercial Activities and Private Benefit
- IRS E-File Suspension Authority
- Taxation of International Investment Losses
- Collection Due Process Analysis
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Federal Tax Update: Tax Year Inflation Numbers Published
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1126337362?share=copy
This week we look at:
- Updated SIFL Rates for Noncommercial Employer-Provided Flights
- Supervisory Approval, Reasoned Decision Making, and the Limits of APA Review in Tax Court
- Tax Exemption Denial for a Gated Community HOA by the Tax Court
- Cancellation-of-Indebtedness Income Timing and the Variance Doctrine
- IRS Contingency Planning: Operational Impact on Tax Practice and Filing Season Preparedness
- 2026 Inflation Adjustments for Tax Professionals
- Accounting Method Failures and Income Reconstruction
- The Concrete Injury Requirement in ERTC Consultant Litigation
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
Federal Tax Update: Guidance Push in Shutdown Week
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1124467788?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at
- IRS Updates PTIN User Fee
- Withdrawal of Corporate Reorganization Proposed Regulations
- IRS FY2026 Shutdown Contingency Plan
- Guidance on Rural Qualified Opportunity Zones
- New Interim Guidance on the Corporate AMT
- Tax Relief Extension for Terroristic Action in Israel
- Final Regulations on Interest Capitalization for Improvements
- Eighth Circuit Reverses Tax Court in 3M on Blocked Income
- District Court Finds § 501(c)(4) Standards Unconstitutionally Vague
- Two Tax Court Opinions in Green (Hobby Lobby)
Monday Sep 29, 2025
Federal Tax Update: The End of Individual Refund Checks Approaches
Monday Sep 29, 2025
Monday Sep 29, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1122471502?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- Hobby Loss Rules: Young v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-95
- Drought-Forced Livestock Sales: IRS Notice 2025-52
- Per Diem Rates: IRS Notice 2025-54
- End of Paper Refunds: IR-2025-94 / E.O. 14247
- Syndicated Conservation Easements: Jackson Stone South, LLC v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-96
- Constructive Receipt & § 4958: Fumo v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-97
- Whistleblower Awards: In re: Sealed Case, CA DC, Case No. 24-1001
- Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Gil v. United States, USDC ED PA
Monday Sep 22, 2025
Federal Tax Update: Catch-Up Contribution SECURE 2.0 Regulations Released
Monday Sep 22, 2025
Monday Sep 22, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1120452892?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- Final Regulations for Catch-Up Contributions (TD 10033)
- Draft Schedule 1-A (Form 1040) for 2025
- Urgent Warnings of State Revenue Department Phishing Scams
- Tax Court Developments (Blomquist Holdings)
- Proposed Tax Administration Legislation
- New Deduction for Qualified Tips: An Overview of Proposed Treasury Regulation §1.224-1
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Federal Tax Update: QBI Deduction, W-2 Wages and Section 280E
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Monday Sep 15, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1118369985?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- Court Frowns on Professional’s Use of Randomly Generated Social Security Numbers
- Understanding the “Placed in Service” Rule for Electric Vehicle Credits
- Advisers Found to Owe Treble Damages to Impacted Taxpayers
- W-2 Wages and the Qualified Business Income Deduction Under Section 280E
- Trust Fund Recovery Penalties and Refund Claim Timeliness in Richter v. The United States
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Monday Sep 08, 2025
https://vimeo.com/1116428830?share=copy#t=0
This week we look at:
- Eleventh Circuit: Gross Valuation Misstatement Penalty in a Conservation Easement Case
- Treasury & IRS: Preliminary Guidance on Tipped Occupations
- Eighth Circuit: Medtronic Transfer Pricing Dispute Remanded Again
- California OTA: Entertainer Found to be a California Resident
- Pitfalls in IRA Bankruptcy Exemptions: Farber v. Feldman
