{"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":"Trump Accounts, NIL Tax Chaos, and Automatic Penalty Relief","slug":"trump-accounts-nil-tax-chaos-and-automatic-penalty-relief","published_at":"2026-07-27T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-tax-updates-5954475/trump-accounts-nil-tax-chaos-and-automatic-penalty-relief","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/federal-tax-updates-5954475","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/542ddc2f","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/media.transistor.fm/542ddc2f/696fbb4e.mp3","summary":"Roger and Annie cover a mid-year batch of tax updates: new Trump account reporting rules and gift tax relief, the tangled world of NIL taxation (including a court case over an influencer's courtside Lakers tickets and concert deductions), a new automatic penalty relief program, IRS online account updates, practitioner succession planning requirements, and fresh AI guidance for tax practice. 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) - Podcast kickoff and travel (01:49) - Midyear tax roundup agenda (02:37) - Trump accounts reporting changes (03:40) - Gift tax safe harbor update (07:29) - ERC claim extension option (09:43) - NIL taxes and missing guidance (14:39) - Influencer deductions court battle (23:13) - Sports tax talk and big events (24:40) - Automatic penalty relief program (28:22) - Automatic Penalty Relief Concerns (30:06) - Tax Pro Account Benefits (31:56) - Online Accounts Going Mainstream (33:50) - Helping Clients With IDme (34:50) - Paper Checks and Digital Push (38:13) - Succession Planning Best Practices (43:32) - AI Guidance Under Circular 230 (48:12) - AI Fees and Due Diligence (50:12) - Minimum Standards for Preparers (51:22) - IRS Forums and Wrap Up 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 is availabl…","meta_description":"Roger and Annie cover a mid-year batch of tax updates: new Trump account reporting rules and gift tax relief, the tangled world of NIL taxation (including…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3208,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/federal-tax-updates-5954475/episodes/trump-accounts-nil-tax-chaos-and-automatic-penalty-relief/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/trump-accounts-nil-tax-chaos-and-automatic-penalty-relief.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}