The Tax Policy Podcast with Fexingo: Income Tax, Corporate Tax, and Fiscal Conversations

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The Tax Policy Podcast with Fexingo: Income Tax, Corporate Tax, and Fiscal Conversations

Lucas and Luna sit down with the thick blue volume of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code between them, tracing the threads that connect personal income tax brackets to corporate tax inversions. Each episode examines one specific fiscal lever — the corporate rate, the carried interest loophole, the earned income tax credit — and traces its real-world effects on capital allocation, wage growth, and federal revenue. They avoid partisan shouting matches; instead, they walk through the arithmetic of a tax expenditure, compare it to direct spending, and ask how the burden actually falls. Lucas holds a fountain pen, drawing marginal-rate curves on scrap paper. Luna pushes back with case studies: how Ireland's 12.5% rate reshaped global pharmaceutical supply chains, or how the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed buyback behavior. This show is for anyone who reads the Joint Committee on Taxation reports and wants to understand not just what the law says but what it does. No lobbyists, no spin — just two people trying to follow the money through the tax code. What happens when you treat a tax deduction not as a reward but as a subsidy, and what would it cost to replace it with something else?

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Episodes

144 episodes

How the Tax Code Taxes Unemployment Benefits in 2026

Aug 1, 2026 · 8:03
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How the IRS Taxes Crypto Staking Rewards in 2026

Jul 30, 2026 · 7:54
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How the IRS Uses AI to Audit Tax Returns in 2026

Jul 30, 2026 · 7:55
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How the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Reshapes Tax Planning

Jul 29, 2026 · 6:42
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How the SALT Cap Workaround Actually Works in 2026

Jul 29, 2026 · 9:04
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How the Net Investment Income Tax Raises Taxes on Passive Gains

Jul 28, 2026 · 6:50
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How 529 Plans Make College Savings Tax-Free

Jul 28, 2026 · 7:49
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How Roth IRA Conversions Lock In Your Tax Rate in 2026

Jul 27, 2026 · 4:59
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How the One Percent Stock Buyback Tax Reshaped Corporate Payouts

Jul 27, 2026 · 8:00
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How Solar Tax Credits Are Shaping the Energy Grid in 2026

Jul 26, 2026 · 7:52
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How Stock Options Are Taxed in 2026

Jul 26, 2026 · 6:28
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How Your Student Loan Forgiveness Could Trigger a Tax Bill in 2026

Jul 25, 2026 · 8:15
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How the Child Tax Credit Shapes Family Budgets in 2026

Jul 24, 2026 · 9:31
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Side Hustle Loss Rules in 2026

Jul 23, 2026 · 9:50
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Capital Gains Harvesting Strategy

Jul 23, 2026 · 10:59
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your S Corporation Election in 2026

Jul 23, 2026 · 10:57
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Home Office Deduction in 2026

Jul 22, 2026 · 10:09
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Inheritance of a Family Business

Jul 22, 2026 · 9:16
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How Tax Expenditures Are the Hidden Federal Budget

Jul 21, 2026 · 11:25
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How Tax Rules Shape Your Side Business Hobby

Jul 21, 2026 · 9:35
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Charitable Giving in 2026

Jul 20, 2026 · 9:57
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How Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles Changed the Auto Industry

Jul 20, 2026 · 10:22
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How Accelerated Depreciation Boosts Business Cash Flow

Jul 19, 2026 · 8:21
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Child Care Costs in 2026

Jul 19, 2026 · 9:34
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Retirement Savings in 2026

Jul 18, 2026 · 9:16
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Decision to Move to a New State

Jul 18, 2026 · 9:33
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How Tax Treaties Affect Your Cross-Border Stock Dividends

Jul 17, 2026 · 9:27
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Why Your Tax Refund Feels Like Found Money

Jul 17, 2026 · 8:27
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How Presumptive Taxation Simplifies Taxes for Small Businesses

Jul 16, 2026 · 8:19
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How Tax Brackets Index to Inflation and Why It Matters

Jul 16, 2026 · 9:29
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Estate Planning in 2026

Jul 15, 2026 · 7:37
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How Tax Reforms Reshaped Manufacturing in 2026

Jul 15, 2026 · 10:55
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your State Income Tax Strategy in 2026

Jul 14, 2026 · 9:01
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Gig Economy Income in 2026

Jul 14, 2026 · 11:30
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How the Alternative Minimum Tax Traps Middle-Class Families

Jul 13, 2026 · 9:53
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Investment Portfolio in 2026

Jul 13, 2026 · 9:46
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your College Savings in 2026

Jul 12, 2026 · 8:32
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How Tax Deductions for Home Offices Work in 2026

Jul 12, 2026 · 7:10
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How Sin Taxes Reshape Consumer Behavior and State Budgets

Jul 11, 2026 · 10:42
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How Tax Incentives Reshape Semiconductor Manufacturing

Jul 11, 2026 · 8:18
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How Tax Treaties Prevent Double Taxation Across Borders

Jul 10, 2026 · 10:55
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Health Insurance Choices in 2026

Jul 10, 2026 · 13:08
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Charitable Giving in 2026

Jul 9, 2026 · 7:53
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How the Transfer Tax Shapes Family Wealth Across Generations

Jul 9, 2026 · 5:53
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Decision to Buy vs Rent

Jul 8, 2026 · 7:27
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How Tax Brackets Are Not What You Think

Jul 8, 2026 · 12:32
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How the Payroll Tax Funds Social Security and Medicare

Jul 7, 2026 · 9:36
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How Tax Credits Reshape the Solar Industry in 2026

Jul 7, 2026 · 11:42
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How the Digital Services Tax Reshapes Big Tech in 2026

Jul 6, 2026 · 5:42
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How the Corporate AMT Quietly Reshapes Tax Planning in 2026

Jul 6, 2026 · 13:03
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Retirement Savings

Jul 5, 2026 · 9:58
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How SALT Cap Deduction Changed State Tax Behavior

Jul 5, 2026 · 10:03
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How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Changed Corporate Behavior

Jul 4, 2026 · 8:10
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How the Estate Tax Actually Affects Family Farms and Small Businesses

Jul 4, 2026 · 8:11
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Gig Economy Side Hustle

Jul 3, 2026 · 9:31
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How the Tax Code Penalizes Marriage in 2026

Jul 3, 2026 · 8:56
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How the Tax Code Shapes Your Decision to Move States

Jul 2, 2026 · 8:07
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How the Child Tax Credit Redesign Shapes Tax Bills in 2026

Jul 2, 2026 · 10:57
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How the 1997 Taxpayer Relief Act Still Shapes the Economy

Jul 1, 2026 · 5:14
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How SALT Cap Deduction Changed State Tax Behavior

Jul 1, 2026 · 10:45
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How the Net Investment Income Tax Hits Your Passive Returns

Jun 30, 2026 · 7:31
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How Tax Expenditures Subsidize Homeownership Unequally

Jun 30, 2026 · 9:02
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How Tax Increment Financing Shapes City Development

Jun 29, 2026 · 7:34
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How Tariffs Act as a Hidden Consumption Tax

Jun 29, 2026 · 9:42
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How Carbon Taxes Actually Reduce Emissions

Jun 28, 2026 · 8:37
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How Transfer Pricing Moves Profits Across Borders

Jun 28, 2026 · 11:34
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How Opportunity Zones Actually Perform by Mid-2026

Jun 27, 2026 · 10:16
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How Cost Segregation Studies Accelerate Depreciation Deductions

Jun 27, 2026 · 10:35
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How the Excise Tax Shapes Your Everyday Purchases

Jun 26, 2026 · 10:58
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How R&D Capitalization Changed Tax Bills After 2022

Jun 26, 2026 · 9:49
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How the Alternative Minimum Tax Still Snags Middle-Income Families

Jun 25, 2026 · 9:48
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How the Worldwide Tax System Hits US Companies Abroad

Jun 25, 2026 · 8:59
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How the Earned Income Tax Credit Actually Lifts Workers

Jun 24, 2026 · 8:28
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How the Medicare Tax Hits High Earners Quietly

Jun 24, 2026 · 10:32
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How the Estate Tax Affects Fewer Than You Think in 2026

Jun 23, 2026 · 8:35
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How the Carried Interest Loophole Survives in 2026

Jun 23, 2026 · 7:38
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How the Marriage Penalty Still Taxes Couples in 2026

Jun 22, 2026 · 9:01
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How the Research and Development Tax Credit Works

Jun 22, 2026 · 7:23
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How Tax Treaties Prevent Double Taxation

Jun 21, 2026 · 9:00
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Why Payroll Taxes Are the Most Regressive Tax You Pay

Jun 21, 2026 · 12:31
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How SALT Deduction Limits Reshape High-Tax States

Jun 20, 2026 · 9:20
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How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Changed Corporate Investment

Jun 20, 2026 · 8:31
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How the US Gift Tax Actually Works for Most Families

Jun 19, 2026 · 10:32
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How Net Investment Income Tax Hits High Earners Unexpectedly

Jun 19, 2026 · 8:18
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How Third-Party Sellers Slip Through the Sales Tax Net

Jun 18, 2026 · 8:15
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How the Digital Services Tax Reshapes Tech in 2026

Jun 18, 2026 · 9:32
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How Transfer Pricing Rules Shape Corporate Tax Bills

Jun 17, 2026 · 9:36
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How Transfer Pricing Rules Shape Corporate Tax Bills

Jun 17, 2026 · 9:08
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How Tax-Exempt Bonds Finance Your Local Hospital

Jun 16, 2026 · 8:13
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How Carbon Taxes Are Reshaping Industry in 2026

Jun 16, 2026 · 8:22
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How the Roth IRA Became a Retirement Game Changer

Jun 15, 2026 · 8:40
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How Tax Increment Financing Paves Downtown Revivals

Jun 15, 2026 · 9:34
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How the Child Tax Credit Became a Monthly Check

Jun 14, 2026 · 10:07
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How the Tariff War Reshapes Global Supply Chains in 2026

Jun 14, 2026 · 8:10
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How Sin Taxes Change Consumer Behavior

Jun 13, 2026 · 10:28
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How the Estate Tax Actually Works for Most Families

Jun 13, 2026 · 9:14
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How Property Taxes Fund Your Local Schools

Jun 12, 2026 · 6:56
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How Tax Brackets Actually Determine Your Bill

Jun 12, 2026 · 8:18
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How the Corporate AMT Actually Works in Practice

Jun 12, 2026 · 9:42
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How Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles Actually Work

Jun 11, 2026 · 9:11
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How Tax Brackets Actually Determine Your Bill

Jun 11, 2026 · 10:21
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How Payroll Taxes Fund Social Security and Medicare

Jun 10, 2026 · 10:08
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How Tax Havens Lure Corporate Profits Away

Jun 10, 2026 · 10:34
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How Tax Revenue Volatility Shapes State Budgets

Jun 9, 2026 · 9:19
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How the R&D Tax Credit Became a Corporate Subsidy

Jun 9, 2026 · 10:34
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How the Net Investment Income Tax Hits Real Estate Investors

Jun 8, 2026 · 8:55
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How Digital Services Taxes Reshape Global Trade

Jun 8, 2026 · 10:08
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How the Made in America Tax Credit Actually Works

Jun 7, 2026 · 8:36
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How Opportunity Zones Became a Billion-Dollar Tax Break

Jun 7, 2026 · 8:38
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How Carried Interest Stays Taxed as Capital Gains

Jun 6, 2026 · 10:06
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How Tax Treaties Prevent Double Taxation

Jun 6, 2026 · 9:43
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Why Billionaires Pay a Lower Tax Rate Than Their Housekeepers

Jun 5, 2026 · 11:29
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How Public Pension Funds Navigate Tax-Exempt Investing

Jun 5, 2026 · 7:14
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How the Child Tax Credit Became America's Biggest Anti-Poverty Program

Jun 4, 2026 · 9:43
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How Carbon Pricing Actually Changes Corporate Behavior

Jun 4, 2026 · 9:14
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How the Football Transfer Market Avoids Taxes

Jun 3, 2026 · 7:50
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How Tax-Inversion Rules Changed After Pfizer

Jun 3, 2026 · 8:46
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How the Estate Tax Actually Affects Family Farms

Jun 2, 2026 · 8:54
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How Property Tax Assessment Appeals Actually Work

Jun 2, 2026 · 8:37
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How Sin Taxes Actually Change Behavior

Jun 1, 2026 · 12:54
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How Tax Compliance Costs Hit Small Business Hardest

Jun 1, 2026 · 10:37
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How the Excise Tax on Tanning Beds Still Exists

May 31, 2026 · 8:46
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How the QBI Deduction Became a Tax Loophole for the Wealthy

May 31, 2026 · 10:04
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How the Section 179 Deduction Fuels Small Business Investment

May 30, 2026 · 11:21
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How the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Actually Works

May 30, 2026 · 9:22
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How the SALT Cap War Is Splitting Blue and Red States

May 29, 2026 · 13:52
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How Tax Brackets Actually Work (And Why They Trick You)

May 29, 2026 · 9:10
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How the Luxury Tax on Private Jets Actually Works

May 28, 2026 · 8:14
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How the Digital Services Tax Is Reshaping Global Tech

May 28, 2026 · 12:01
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How the Research and Development Tax Credit Drives Innovation

May 27, 2026 · 9:33
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How Transfer Pricing Became a Trillion-Dollar Tax Battle

May 27, 2026 · 9:36
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How the Net Investment Income Tax Quietly Hits Investors

May 26, 2026 · 8:08
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How Tax Increment Financing Shapes Local Development

May 26, 2026 · 8:29
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How Tax Treaties Prevent Double Taxation

May 25, 2026 · 11:23
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How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Changed Charitable Giving

May 25, 2026 · 10:56
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How the Carbon Tax Debate Is Reshaping Fiscal Policy

May 24, 2026 · 11:34
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How Tax-Loss Harvesting Became a Multi-Billion-Dollar Loophole

May 24, 2026 · 7:52
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How the 1997 Taxpayer Relief Act Still Shapes Your Taxes

May 23, 2026 · 12:59
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How Your State Taxes Differ From Your Neighbor's

May 23, 2026 · 10:03
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How Estate Tax Exemption Is Quietly Shaping Wealth Transfer

May 22, 2026 · 9:25
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How the Child Tax Credit Became the Tax Policy Battleground

May 22, 2026 · 11:11
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How the US Corporate Tax Rate Compares Globally in 2026

May 21, 2026 · 9:30
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How a 1954 Tax Rule Shapes Today's Corporate Debt

May 21, 2026 · 8:57
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The Single Number That Explains Corporate Tax Reform

May 19, 2026 · 8:59
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