
Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2023
12/22/23 • 22 min
Tax Notes reporters recap some of the strangest stories they encountered in 2023, from a video game that can prepare tax returns to the IRS attempting to seize a 200-year-old Italian cello.
For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:
- The ‘Gamification’ of Tax Return Preparation Has Arrived
- Tax Wonk Calls Foul on Massachusetts Surtax After NBA Player Departs
- Taxpayer Hits Sour Note in Quest to Protect Cello From IRS Levy
- Forged Documents Shatter Iranian Seizure Deduction Claim
- Strained Vacation Locales Embrace Tourism Taxes
Listen to other tax oddities episodes:
- Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2022
- Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2021
- Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2020
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- Caitlin Mullaney: @MullaneyWrites
- Emily Hollingsworth: @EmilyHoll9
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Credits
Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner: Jordan Parrish
Audio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton Rhodes
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart
Tax Notes reporters recap some of the strangest stories they encountered in 2023, from a video game that can prepare tax returns to the IRS attempting to seize a 200-year-old Italian cello.
For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:
- The ‘Gamification’ of Tax Return Preparation Has Arrived
- Tax Wonk Calls Foul on Massachusetts Surtax After NBA Player Departs
- Taxpayer Hits Sour Note in Quest to Protect Cello From IRS Levy
- Forged Documents Shatter Iranian Seizure Deduction Claim
- Strained Vacation Locales Embrace Tourism Taxes
Listen to other tax oddities episodes:
- Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2022
- Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2021
- Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2020
Follow us on Twitter:
- Caitlin Mullaney: @MullaneyWrites
- Emily Hollingsworth: @EmilyHoll9
- Sarah Paez: @PaezWrites
- David Stewart: @TaxStew
- Tax Notes: @TaxNotes
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Credits
Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner: Jordan Parrish
Audio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton Rhodes
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart
Previous Episode

A Recap of SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Moore v. United States
Tax Notes managing legal reporter Andrew Velarde breaks down the Supreme Court's oral arguments in Moore and predicts what's next for the case.
For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:
- Government May Have Upper Hand in Moore, but Court May Go Narrow
- Moore Sold Shares in Transition Tax Company for Big Gain
- Moores Fire Back That Macomber Is Controlling, Not Mere Dictum
- Transition Tax Drafter: Quit It With ‘Mandatory Repatriation Tax’
- Small Business Groups Enter the Moore Fray in Defense of the Tax
- Moore Amicus Offers Supreme Court Off-Ramp From Realization Query
- Macomber Dictum Not Controlling in Moore, Government Says
Listen to our previous Moore episode: Moore Money, More Tax Problems? Analyzing Moore v. United States
To hear the full oral arguments, visit supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_audio/2023
In our “Editors’ Corner” segment, Błażej Kuźniacki, senior manager at the International Tax Services at PwC Netherlands, chats about his Tax Notes piece, “Pillar 2 and International Investment Agreements: ‘QDMTT Payable’ Seals an Internationally Wrongful Act.”
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Credits
Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner: Jordan Parrish
Audio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton Rhodes
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart
Next Episode

2024 U.S. Tax Legislation Forecast
Tax Analysts Chief Operating Officer Jeremy Scott reviews the 2023 developments in U.S. tax legislation and speculates what may lie ahead in 2024.
For more on AI and the Big 4, read this Fortune article.
For additional coverage, read these articles in Tax Notes:
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- A Look Ahead: If a Tax Package Materializes, Don’t Blink or You’ll Miss It
- The Biggest Implications of Moore
- IRS Looks to Procure AI Operations Platform
- IRS Cautioned to Be Careful in the Face of Clawbacks
- Republican Taxwriters Push for Expired TCJA Tax Provision Work
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Credits
Host: David D. Stewart
Executive Producers: Jasper B. Smith, Paige Jones
Showrunner: Jordan Parrish
Audio Engineers: Jordan Parrish, Peyton Rhodes
Guest Relations: Alexis Hart
Tax Notes Talk - Year-End Collection: Tax Oddities of 2023
Transcript
This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.
David D. Stewart: Happy holidays from Tax Notes. I'm David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International.
As 2023 comes to an end, we're continuing our annual tradition of ending the year with a few short stories that may be a little odd or otherwise don't work as a full episode. As our gift to you this holiday season, here's our year-end collection 2023.
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