# Tax News Now Ep. 15 - Asking the Right Questions: A CPA's Playbook for International Tax Risk and Reporting with Andrew Leonard

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Podcast: [Becker Accounting Podcasts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/becker-accounting-podcasts-7053358)
Published: 2026-02-10T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode Mark Gallegos, Tax Partner at Porte Brown, and his guest, Andrew Leonard, focus on practical international tax awareness for CPAs, emphasizing how cross-border issues often surface unexpectedly through foreign investments, gifts, or life events. They highlight core compliance and penalty risks (including information reporting), how to ask better client questions to uncover exposure, and why proactive planning and clear communication are critical to keeping clients compliant. Earn CPE by listening to this podcast through a Becker Prime CPE subscription. Listen to this episode through your Becker LMS platform to complete practice questions, pass the final exam, and earn CPE credit. Already a Becker Prime CPE customer? Login here. [https://cpelearning.becker.com/] Have access to Becker CPE through your employer? Earn CPE credit for this podcast however you consume Becker CPE, either through your company's LMS or via the Becker platform. Not sure where to log in? Check with your CPE admin. Learn more about CPE Podcasts from Becker: https://www.becker.com/cpe/becker-podcasts

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