Ed Zollars' Tax Update Podcast

Housing Fiasco of a Different Sort-Casualty Loss Issues

Feb. 7, 2009

31:50

A Matter of Timing-When Income and Deductions are Reported

Jan. 31, 2009

30:23

Home is Where the Job Is

Jan. 25, 2009

27:01

Sharing the Credit-IRS Rules on Section 36 Provision

Jan. 19, 2009

20:51

Debt, Foreclosures and the Tax Law

Jan. 16, 2009

56:29

Medical Expenses: Testing the Limits

Dec. 27, 2008

32:41

Self-Employed or Not?

Nov. 27, 2008

30:53

Section 6694 Saga Developments-An Update After Latest Revision

Nov. 9, 2008

29:45

S Corporation Debt and How to Not End Up With Basis

Nov. 2, 2008

28:43

Closing the Open Door-S Corporation Debt

Oct. 28, 2008

26:39

Too Late to Elect

Sept. 28, 2008

23:30

"Creative Planning" Creates Fraud Penalty

Sept. 21, 2008

26:01

We Just Disagree-What is the Meaning of In Connection With?

Sept. 15, 2008

29:31

At Death Do Payments Stop? Alimony Revisited

Sept. 7, 2008

26:44

Delayed Rebate-Tax Status of Accrued Rebates

Aug. 31, 2008

24:55

Authoritative Support-Getting the Required Support for a Tax Position

Aug. 25, 2008

46:34

Keeping Things Open-Life Insurance Demutualization Case

Aug. 17, 2008

39:15

Section 108 Proposed Regulations for S Corporations

Aug. 10, 2008

38:22

I Wish That Hadn't Worked--Section 83(b) Election Regret

Aug. 3, 2008

28:21

Home Run-A Look at Some Tax Provisions in the New Housing Law

July 27, 2008

52:02

Heeding Warnings-Taxpayer Penalized After Preparer Shopping

July 27, 2008

28:05

Virtual Machines and Tax Practice

July 21, 2008

01:06:58

Getting Started Automatically—IRS Modifies Rules for Start Up and Organization Costs

July 13, 2008

36:25

S Corporations and AAA

July 6, 2008

35:54

IRS Releases New FAQ on HSAs

June 29, 2008

56:25

Proposed Regulations for Preparer Penalties - Part Two

June 26, 2008

55:57

Proposed Regulations for Preparer Penalties - Part One

June 23, 2008

01:04:03

Who is Knocking at Your Door? Computer Security for Financial Professionals

June 15, 2008

01:03:39

Step or No Step-Holman Case

June 8, 2008

28:23

Poor Records Not Equated to Fraud

May 30, 2008

57:09

Not a Mere Technicality-SEP Disqualified

May 24, 2008

30:35

Partnership Liabilities, Tax Shelters and Different Views of the Same

May 17, 2008

39:33

All IRS Employees Are Not Equal

May 10, 2008

26:16

Sloppiness and the Tax Shelter

May 4, 2008

28:53

Qualified Joint Venture and Memo on Self-Employment Tax

April 28, 2008

26:36

The Mailbox Rule Comes Up Once Again

April 20, 2008

27:34

Was it a Gift or Compensation? The Tax Court Knows

April 16, 2008

29:03

Upon Further Review-Self-Employment Tax Issues

March 22, 2008

44:48

CPA Says Error, IRS Says Accounting Method

March 16, 2008

23:06

Risky Business - LLC Debt Restoration Provision Fails to Provide At Risk Status

March 9, 2008

22:14

Safe Harbor for Section 1031 Exchanges

March 2, 2008

26:09

Not Quite Good Enough-Timely Filing One More Time

Feb. 24, 2008

22:47

Transforming Rental Income to Self-Employment Income - Qualified Joint Ventures

Feb. 17, 2008

34:14

Economic Stimulus Package of 2008 (Tax Matters)

Feb. 9, 2008

28:24

So You Want Your LLC to Be An S Corporation

Feb. 4, 2008

46:24

A Capital Idea-But Not In the Eyes of the Court

Jan. 27, 2008

24:47

Consenting to Disclosure or Use of Return Information

Jan. 21, 2008

44:28

Knight Time for Investment Fees in Trusts

Jan. 17, 2008

28:17

Economic Substance, Promissory Notes and Partnerships

Jan. 14, 2008

34:54

Debt Relief, Recourse Mortgages and Tax Research

Jan. 7, 2008

26:12

IRS’s New View on §§6694 and 6695

Jan. 1, 2008

34:42

Class Warfare in the Family (with an S Corporation)

Dec. 31, 2007

28:26

End of Year Trifecta of New Tax Bills

Dec. 27, 2007

28:06

Home is Where the Partnership Isn't

Dec. 26, 2007

39:26

S Corporation Owner Health Insurance Deduction

Dec. 24, 2007

21:37

Washing Out a Loss-IRS Rules on IRA's Relationship to Section 1091

Dec. 22, 2007

29:55

Rolling Changes: IRS Releases Two Revisions to Circular 230 10.34

Sept. 26, 2007

33:16

Total Devastation-Damage to a Residence and Eligiblity for Section 121

Aug. 31, 2007

22:53

North, to Alaska-Thompson, Valuation and Reasonable Cause

Aug. 26, 2007

34:10

It Has to Be Something! Tax Court Penalizes Taxpayer for Sloppy Records

July 20, 2007

24:58

Home Equity of a Different Sort-Claiming Deductions for a Home the Taxpayer Doesn't Own

July 14, 2007

25:29

Substantial Understatements—the Penalty under §6662(b)(2)

July 9, 2007

41:57

The Value of Standards-SSVS No. 1 Released and the Impact on CPAs in Tax Practice

July 4, 2007

55:42

Section 6662(b)(1) Penalties on Client-A Review

June 30, 2007

56:37

Testing the Limits-The IRS Loses Statute of Limitations Case

June 21, 2007

22:14

Delay of Game-IRS Grants Temporary Relief For Section 6694(a) Changes

June 17, 2007

28:28

Into the Penalty Box-Updated Prepared Penalty Provision in New Law

June 1, 2007

37:48

Kiddie Tax Update: Correction to New Law Podcast

May 29, 2007

02:14

On Second Try-Tax Law Changes Come Back After Veto

May 26, 2007

35:12

Payment Encore: Liability of Taxpayer for Embezzlement by Payroll Service

May 18, 2007

28:28

It Depends-IRS Proposes New Divorced Parents Regulations

May 9, 2007

37:18

Home is Not Where the Heart Is-Section 162(a)(2)

April 27, 2007

23:40

Cost of Bad Practice: IRS Notice Implementing Monetary Penalties Under Circular 230

April 24, 2007

41:33

An Extension We Don't Want-Tax Preparer's Fraud Taints Return for Statute of Limitation

March 10, 2007

23:45

Credit Denied-IRS Attacks Partnership State Tax Credit Shelter

Feb. 25, 2007

34:59

There's English and There's the IRC-Passive, Active Conduct and Carrying On

Feb. 18, 2007

37:46

A Family Affair-Spouses and Medical Reimbursement Plans

Feb. 10, 2007

50:11

The New and Improved Health Savings Account

Feb. 3, 2007

26:53

But I Left it at the Hotel-The Late Filing Issue

Jan. 27, 2007

29:48

Literally Too Good To Be True-IRS Memorandum on Partnership Transaction

Jan. 20, 2007

0:00

Put on Notice-IRS Explains the Distribution Provisions in the Pension Protection Act of 2006

Jan. 13, 2007

36:49

When Did That Happen? Options and Exercise Date?

Jan. 6, 2007

28:06

Maybe Not Better Late Than Never-Mark to Market Election under Section 475(f)

Dec. 30, 2006

33:55

Timing is Everything-IRS Issues Year End Expense Guidance

Dec. 24, 2006

35:55

Giving Credit Where Credit is Overdue-Holiday AMT Gift

Dec. 9, 2006

27:07

The Dictionary vs. the Regulations-Active Participation in Retirement Plans

Dec. 2, 2006

34:45

Close Doesn't Count-Accountable Plan Rulings

Nov. 25, 2006

23:09

A Ringing in Your Ears-Telephone Tax Refunds and Businesses

Nov. 17, 2006

31:30

To 83(b) or not to 83(b)-That is the Question

Nov. 11, 2006

35:50

Sorry, But No Dice-Reliance Upon a Tax Professional Co-Administrator

Nov. 4, 2006

23:00

Plain Speaking: General Powers of Appointment, the GST and Grandfathered TRA86 Trusts

Oct. 27, 2006

22:58

Take That, Private Annuities! New IRS Proposed Regulations

Oct. 21, 2006

31:15

Let’s Try This Again-Another AMT Capital Loss Theory Loses

Oct. 14, 2006

24:40

A Little Bit of This and That-Signing Returns, Alimony and 409A Reprieve

Oct. 7, 2006

29:47

A Defining Issue-Who Is an Employee?

Sept. 30, 2006

28:10

Not Quite Horseshoes-Close Doesn't Count for Charitable Appraisals

Sept. 21, 2006

24:11

Limitations-the Statute of Limitations on Refund Claims

Sept. 16, 2006

20:15

Securing A Client's Data

Sept. 9, 2006

34:14

And You Get Your Own Car--Cars Provided to Employees

Sept. 1, 2006

32:37

But My Kids Are Worth What I Pay Them! How Not to Handle Children on the Payroll

Aug. 26, 2006

30:35

Why Margined Stock is Not Equivalent to a Nonqualified Option...

Aug. 19, 2006

29:09

Congress Plants a Landmine-Company Owned Life Insurance

Aug. 12, 2006

39:50

It's a Matter of (Misplaced) Trust-Taxpayer Reliance on Advice

Aug. 4, 2006

28:51

Gee, Whose IRA Was It? The Issues of Surviving Spouses and IRAs

July 29, 2006

32:44

The Tax GAAP-FASB Speaks on Tax Provisions for Financial Reporting

July 21, 2006

43:20

Reasonable Cause for Late Filing—I Didn't Late File

July 15, 2006

24:18

That's Not Income, That's a Discount—The Ninth Circuit Corrects the Tax Court

July 8, 2006

37:57

What Did They Mean? Section 199 and Construction

July 1, 2006

29:53

Is it Really My Loan? S Corporation Debt Once Again.

June 24, 2006

31:15

Reading, Writing and FICA-Taxation of FICA Payments on Tenure Buyout

June 17, 2006

24:42

Extra, Extra - IRS Headliner on S Corporation Shareholders and 162(l)

June 10, 2006

28:30

Special Podcast-About Those Extensions We Just Denied...

June 4, 2006

14:04

At Death Do the Payments Stop? Alimony and the Not Quite Clear Divorce Settlement.

June 3, 2006

25:11

Indecent Exposure-Internet Access Security Issues Away From the Office

May 27, 2006

38:38

Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2005-The Highlights and Lowlights

May 20, 2006

31:29

It's "t" time: Exceptions to the 10% Addition to Tax on Premature Distributions from IRAs and Plans

May 12, 2006

43:57

Testing the Limits: the $3,000 Capital Loss Cap and the AMT

May 5, 2006

35:36

Whose Debt Is It Anyway? S Corporations and Loans from Related Entities

April 28, 2006

30:41

But I Never Got That Letter: When Mail Doesn't Make It To Taxpayers

April 22, 2006

23:36

We Didn't See This Adoption Coming-What is Unforseen?

April 15, 2006

34:55

How Much to Tell--Adequate Disclosure and Section 6501(e)

April 8, 2006

27:17

Unreasonably Not Injured

April 1, 2006

27:15

I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy-Just Not a Good Recordkeeper...

March 25, 2006

22:55

In God We Trust, All Others Must Deposit With Us-Payroll Tax Trust Funds

March 18, 2006

27:41

Don't Get Personal (Service Corporation, That Is...)

March 11, 2006

32:34

The Trouble With Disclaimers-Circular 230 Revisited

March 4, 2006

32:05

Doctor My Eyes Have Seen the Deduction—Medical Expenses and the Spouse

Feb. 25, 2006

39:46

Finding your Way-Thoughts on Efficient Tax Research

Feb. 18, 2006

49:47

The Right the IRS Discovered That Invalidated CRTs--and Then Decided to Delay A Decision On

Feb. 11, 2006

33:40

The Cases of the Inadequate Charitable Documentation

Feb. 4, 2006

34:08

The Superintendent and Section 62

Jan. 28, 2006

32:26

The Post December 31 Retirement Plan--Simplified Employee Pensions

Jan. 21, 2006

30:32

Attaining True Clarity--Efiling and Schedule D

Jan. 14, 2006

22:55

Special Edition-IRS Clarifies Schedule D

Jan. 9, 2006

23:36

Dependent on It--The New Uniform Definition of a Child and the Revised Section 152

Jan. 7, 2006

32:18

Charity Begins at Home (with Documentation...)

Dec. 31, 2005

38:47

By the Form—New IRS Schedule D Instructions

Dec. 23, 2005

31:53

Confession is Good for the Pocketbook

Dec. 17, 2005

31:21

Origin of the Claim - Legal Settlements and Fees and the Tax Law

Dec. 10, 2005

22:36

Breaking Up Can Be Taxing - Alimony Under the Tax Law

Dec. 3, 2005

32:28

What is My Motive? The Profit Motive Under Section 183

Nov. 26, 2005

25:11

Borrowing from Your IRA and Playing Russian Roulette

Nov. 19, 2005

24:28

When Congress Tries to Help Our Clients (Section 199--With Friends Like This, Who Needs Enemies?)

Nov. 12, 2005

52:18

Substance Over Form: Who Can Assert It and When It Can Be Asserted

Nov. 5, 2005

30:53

What is the Value of that Donation?

Oct. 28, 2005

26:54

Does Anybody Know What Time I Filed?

Oct. 21, 2005

35:16

Arizona Legislation Over Lunch

Oct. 20, 2005

26:50

Circular 230 Update

Oct. 15, 2005

02:00:58

When a Loan Is Not a Loan (and When It Is)

Oct. 8, 2005

26:48

More Thoughts on Vista and Security

Oct. 5, 2005

11:06

Live from Roanoke--a Discussion of Technology Changes and Accounting Practice

Oct. 1, 2005

01:37:43

Clarification of KETRA Mileage Provision

Sept. 30, 2005

02:18

Katrina Relief Bill Has Items of Impact Outside Katrina Area

Sept. 28, 2005

08:30

An unallocated arbitration award, as well as the limits of Cohan

Sept. 24, 2005

25:24

Getting a Second Chance to Elect

Sept. 17, 2005

54:37

Arizona Rulings Over Lunch

Sept. 15, 2005

23:24

Win Some, Lose Some - An Analysis of Two Recent Cases

Sept. 9, 2005

28:36

Will That Be One Debt or Two? S Corporations, Shareholder Debt and Basis Detailed in Recent Tax Court Case

Sept. 2, 2005

24:48

Tax Relief Available for Victims of Natural Disasters

Sept. 1, 2005

22:28

Developments in the Dependency Exemption for Divorced Parents

Aug. 26, 2005

38:54

Let the Sun Shine In - Solar Energy Credits under the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005

Aug. 19, 2005

22:12

Lunching on Arizona Tax Matters

Aug. 19, 2005

09:29

Home is Where the Power Goes--Energy Tax Incentives Beginning in 2006 Under the New Law

Aug. 11, 2005

24:21

Activity Before Everyone Leaves Washington and the Saga of S Corporations and FICA

Aug. 6, 2005

28:22

What's Up Doc? Medical Reimbursement Plans

July 29, 2005

25:49

The $100,000 problem--Reportable and Listed Transactions

July 27, 2005

01:27:25

Employee Business Expenses and Accountable Plans (Fixed Audio)

July 24, 2005

33:52

First Thoughts on Strangi II 5th Circuit Decision

July 18, 2005

17:52

Self Employed Health Insurance Deduction

July 16, 2005

17:10

State Residency Issues on Fiduciary Returns

July 8, 2005

21:26

Spiffy Self-Employment Tax

July 5, 2005

13:15

Self-Employment Tax and LLCs

July 2, 2005

16:28

Arizona Legislature Law Update

July 2, 2005

14:57