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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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Jan 20, 2026
Jan 20, 2026
1 hr 1 min
https://vimeo.com/1155580268?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at:
- SE Tax Liability for Limited Partners (Sirius Solutions)
- Whistleblower Awards and "Collected Proceeds"
- Statutory Construction of Section 168(k) Amendments
- Updated Safe Harbor Explanations for Section 402(f)
- Modernized Group Tax Exemption Framework
- Tax-Exempt Status of Supplemental Military Housing Allowances
Jan 12, 2026
Jan 12, 2026
1 hr 5 min
https://vimeo.com/1153172686?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at:
- IRS Announces Filing Season Overview & Timeline
- A Charity Loses Its §501(c)(3) Status After Forgetting to Perform Virtually Any Exempt Activities
- Taxpayer Loses a Large Charitable Contribution Deduction Based on Lack of Substantiation
- Second Circuit Concurs With Other Circuits on Willfulness for FBAR Penalties
- Tax Court Found Summary Assessment Invalid in Premium Tax Credit Case
Jan 5, 2026
Jan 5, 2026
1 hr 14 min
https://vimeo.com/1151233104?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at:
- Standard Mileage Rates & Notice 2026-10
- 2026 Procedural Updates - Annual Revenue Procedures
- Qualified Passenger Vehicle Loan Interest (QPVLI) Proposed Regulations
- Estate of Spenlinhauer v. Commissioner Late Filing and More
- Bargain Sale of For-Profit colleges to a Non-Profit (501(c)(3))
Jan 5, 2026
Jan 5, 2026
53 min
https://vimeo.com/1149904280?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at:
- Executive Action on Marijuana Scheduling and IRC § 280E
- State Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Programs
- Estimated Tax Relief for Qualified Farmland Sales
- IRC § 163(j) Interest Limitation Updates
- Premium Tax Credit (PTC) Revisions
Jan 5, 2026
Jan 5, 2026
48 min
- Section 25F Advance Elections
- Unreported Income & The "Missing Witness"
- Constitutionality of Penalties Post-Jarkesy
- Section 280E & Offers-in-Compromise
- Substantiating Bad Debt & NOLs
Dec 16, 2025
Dec 16, 2025
52 min
https://vimeo.com/1146219248?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at
- USPS Changes to Postmark Date System
- H.R. 1491: Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act
- Capitalization Priorities: Temnorod v. Commissioner
- Notice 2026-5: HSA Expansion Under OBBBA
- Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) and "Doing Business"
- Substantiation Failures: Mirch v. Commissioner
Dec 8, 2025
Dec 8, 2025
1 hr 7 min
- Notice 2025-68 – Implementation of Trump Accounts
- Draft Form 4547 – Elections and Filing Mechanics
- Notice 2025-70 – The OBBBA Scholarship Tax Credit
- Alioto v. Commissioner – Corporate Distinctness
Dec 1, 2025
Dec 1, 2025
53 min
https://vimeo.com/1141663155?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at:
- Whistleblower Awards and Substantial Contribution
- Corporate Stock Repurchase Excise Tax
- Judicial Review of Willful FBAR Penalties
- Revisiting the Profit Motive Standard
- Judicial Precedent on Erroneous Refund Recovery
- OBBBA Guidance on SFCs and Section 987 Elections
- The OBBBA Scholarship Tax Credit
- Conservation Easements and Gross Valuation Misstatements
Nov 24, 2025
Nov 24, 2025
1 hr 44 sec
https://vimeo.com/1139800456?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at:
- Innocent Spouse Relief Determination Standards
- Adjustments to Medicare Parts A, B, and D
- Equitable Distribution vs. Alimony (Pre-TCJA)
- Implementation of the Section 139L Interest Exclusion
- OBBBA Deductions for Tips and Overtime Compensation for 2025 returns
Nov 17, 2025
Nov 17, 2025
58 min
https://vimeo.com/1137253138?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
This week we look at:
- Annual Adjustments to Retirement Plan Limitations
- Ensuring Investment Trust Status for Digital Asset Staking Entities
- Examining Penalties in Microcaptive Transactions
- Ownership Requirements for Non-Business Theft Losses
- Defining the Scope of I.R.C. § 172(b)(3) Carryback Waivers
