This week, Democrat leadership announced they had agreed to a “framework” on the revenue portion of their $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. But with moderates and progressives at odds over both the timing and content of the final product, what exactly does this mean?  Will a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure package take place Monday?  When might we see a package that could actually pass the Senate?  Or the House?  Our guest, Joe Lieber, Director of Research and Political Analyst at Washington Analysis, is back to demystify it all and clarify where things go from here.

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Jade West, Chief Government Relations Officer at the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, is our latest podcast guest. Jade breaks down the dynamic between the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Democrats’ $3.5 trillion package, reveals which potential tax hikes she’s most worried about, and gives odds on legislation being enacted this year.

This episode of Talking Taxes in a Truck was recorded on August 12, 2021, and runs 26 minutes long.

Our latest podcast guest is Ryan Ellis, President of the Center for a Free Economy and an IRS enrolled agent. Ryan gives us his take on a proposal to increase IRS funding and create new bank reporting requirements, recent “tax gap” estimates, and the fate of the $3.5 trillion budget agreement unveiled earlier in the week.

This episode of Talking Taxes in a Truck was recorded on July 14, 2021, and runs 26 minutes long.

In our latest episode, Joe Lieber, Director of Research and Political Analyst at Washington Analysis, LLC, gives us his take on the bipartisan infrastructure deal, what a future tax package might look like, and what he’s cooking this Fourth of July weekend.

This episode of Talking Taxes in a Truck was recorded on July 1, 2021, and runs 19 minutes long.

With Treasury’s Green Book hot off the presses, we asked Tax Notes Chief Economist Marty Sullivan to review the ins and outs of the Biden administration’s latest tax proposals – from retroactive capital gains taxes to taxing book income to potential changes on the international front.  Marty gazes into his crystal ball to give us odds on legislative action this year, and then informs us where the best urban hiking trails are.

Our latest “Talking Taxes in a Truck” was recorded on June 2, 2021, and runs 46 minutes long.