# Live from the IRS Tax Forum: New Orleans Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-tax-updates-5954475/live-from-the-irs-tax-forum-new-orleans Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-tax-updates-5954475/live-from-the-irs-tax-forum-new-orleans.md Podcast: [Federal Tax Updates](https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-tax-updates-5954475) Published: 2026-08-24T14:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/41415772 Audio file: https://op3.dev/e/media.transistor.fm/41415772/e4ad21be.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/federal-tax-updates-5954475/episodes/live-from-the-irs-tax-forum-new-orleans Duration seconds: 3267 ## Resource Roger and Annie broadcast live from the IRS Tax Forum in New Orleans, pulling four guests off the exhibit hall floor for individual segments. Larry Gray breaks down how he teaches digital assets and 1099-DA reporting to practitioners who've never touched crypto, and Alan Pinck talks through the "no tax on tips/overtime/social security/car loan interest" provisions and where AI fits into practice management. Kelly Myers (incoming NSA president) and returning guest Maggie Romanello close things out with career news and a look at how the IRS stakeholder liaison role actually works. Sponsors Padgett - Contact Padgett or Email Jeff Phillips Links mentioned in this episode NATP (National Association of Tax Professionals) https://www.natptax.com/ Tax Talk Today https://www.taxtalktoday.com/ Alan Pinck's practice https://apincktax.com/ NSA (National Society of Accountants) https://www.nsacct.org/ IRS Stakeholder Liaison Contacts ( https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/stakeholder-liaison-contacts Chapters (00:00) - Live From Tax Forum (01:09) - Meet Larry (02:00) - Teaching That Sticks (03:11) - Hot Topics And Crypto (07:41) - NATP Roots And Advocacy (12:12) - Fighting Bad Tax Advice (14:47) - Larrys Forum Day And Family (17:12) - Meet Alan And His Session (21:37) - Forum Energy And Exhibit Hall (24:44) - Tax Talk Today Origins (25:30) - Discussion First Format (25:49) - Seven Shows Schedule (26:32) - CPE Packages And Clips (28:30) - New Orleans Plans (30:06) - Utah Move And Routine (31:51) - Alan Wrap And Tour Dates (32:38) - Kelly Joins (35:39) - Teaching And Mentoring (39:17) - NSA Community Benefits (40:37) - AI Needs Human Review (44:13) - Maggie New IRS Role (47:28) - Stakeholder Liaison Explained (49:53) - How To Contact Liaison (53:16) - Podcast… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/federal-tax-updates-5954475/episodes/live-from-the-irs-tax-forum-new-orleans/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-tax-updates-5954475/live-from-the-irs-tax-forum-new-orleans.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.