40% Through: Filing Season Updates & Legislative Chaos
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Roger and Annie check in at the 40% mark of filing season, covering a flurry of legislative activity — from a bipartisan Senate bill that would finally create minimum standards for tax preparers, to new crypto regulatory frameworks and the surprisingly complex mess around car loan interest deductions. They also break down what the IRS CEO told Congress this week, including some filing season stats that are better than expected, and some quality concerns that aren't.
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- (00:00) - Tax Season Check In
- (02:23) - Bipartisan IRS Service Bill
- (03:33) - Modernizing IRS Tech
- (07:52) - Tax Preparer Standards
- (12:02) - OBBBA 2.0 Talk
- (16:04) - Healthcare Proposals
- (17:33) - Crypto Regulation Bills
- (21:30) - Bills That Passed
- (23:45) - Scams and Security Focus
- (27:31) - Filing Season Updates
- (28:01) - IRS Service Struggles
- (29:24) - Union Morale Fallout
- (31:23) - Notices and Forms Update
- (33:26) - CEO Hearing Highlights
- (36:11) - Audits and Tax Gap
- (38:17) - New Deductions Growing Pains
- (39:49) - Car Loan Interest Confusion
- (47:01) - ERC and Other Fraud Lessons
- (49:30) - Tariffs and Refund Questions
- (51:15) - AI Tax Prep Threat
- (53:02) - Wrap Up and Sign Off
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- 0:00Tax Season Check In
- 2:23Bipartisan IRS Service Bill
- 3:33Modernizing IRS Tech
- 7:52Tax Preparer Standards
- 12:02OBBBA 2.0 Talk
- 16:04Healthcare Proposals
- 17:33Crypto Regulation Bills
- 21:30Bills That Passed
- 23:45Scams and Security Focus
- 27:31Filing Season Updates
- 28:01IRS Service Struggles
- 29:24Union Morale Fallout
- 31:23Notices and Forms Update
- 33:26CEO Hearing Highlights
- 36:11Audits and Tax Gap
- 38:17New Deductions Growing Pains
- 39:49Car Loan Interest Confusion
- 47:01ERC and Other Fraud Lessons
- 49:30Tariffs and Refund Questions
- 51:15AI Tax Prep Threat
- 53:02Wrap Up and Sign Off