{"podcast":{"title":"Federal Tax Updates","slug":"federal-tax-updates-5954475","podcast_index_feed_id":5954475,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/federal-tax-updates","website_url":"https://federaltaxupdates.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eP2n1-i2q4OclX-m7SCZURGTtGLTi_AI9Pc1KWL7eiE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM2NDUzLzE2NzMw/Mjg5NzItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Roger Harris, EA and Annie Schwab, CPA","episode_count":92,"summary":"CPAs, Enrolled Agents, and Tax Preparers can keep up-to-date with the latest federal tax information while earning NASBA approved CPE credits and IRS approved CE credits by listening to the bi-weekly Federal Tax Updates podcast. The hosts Roger Harris and Annie Schwab have over 75 years of tax experience between them, which has been featured in various media outlets including Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Morning Business Report, Bloomberg Business News, and Accounting Today.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T04:20:40.895553+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-tax-updates-5954475"},"episode":{"title":"40% Through: Filing Season Updates & Legislative Chaos","slug":"40-through-filing-season-updates-legislative-chaos","published_at":"2026-03-16T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-tax-updates-5954475/40-through-filing-season-updates-legislative-chaos","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-tax-updates-5954475","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/00d8f691","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/media.transistor.fm/00d8f691/1d662b9a.mp3","summary":"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. Sponsors Padgett - Contact Padgett or Email Jeff Phillips Get NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CE Launch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode. Links mentioned in this episode Chapters (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 Follow the Federal Tax Updates Podcast on Social Media twitter.com/FedTaxPod facebook.com/FedTaxPod linkedin.com/showcase/fedtaxpod Connect with the Hosts on LinkedIn Roger Harris Annie Schwab Review Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser Subscribe Subscribe to the Federal Tax Updates podcast in your favorite podcast app! This podcast is a production of Earmark Media The full transcript for this episode…","meta_description":"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 cr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3281,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/federal-tax-updates-5954475/episodes/40-through-filing-season-updates-legislative-chaos/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-tax-updates-5954475/40-through-filing-season-updates-legislative-chaos.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}