The Freeman Law Project: Recent Episodes
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The Freeman Law Project provides thought-provoking insights from top legal minds. The podcast series offers legal commentary for the discerning mind, going behind the law with accessible and unscripted legal analysis and critiques. Brought to you by Freeman Law, PLLC (www.freemanlaw.com).
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew L. Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC discuss the recent 5th Circuit decision in U.S. vs Bittner. The case involves the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, who issued its opinion on November 30, 2021. Jason and Matt break down the court's opinion and provide insights on what it means.
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew L. Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC discuss the recent Second Circuit decision in Trump v. Vance. The case involves the ongoing battle between President Trump and the Manhattan District Attorney's office to enforce a grand jury subpoena seeking tax returns and other documents. Jason and Matthew break down the court's opinion and provide insights on what it means and where we go from here.
https://freemanlaw.com/jason-b-freeman/ (Jason B. Freeman) of https://freemanlaw.com/podcast/the-freeman-law-project-episode-20-the-tax-court-in-brief-a-review-of-recent-tax-court-opinions/www.freemanlaw.com (Freeman Law, PLLC) and https://gs-lawfirm.com/attorney-profiles/eric-l-green/ (Eric Green) of https://taxrepllc.com (Tax Rep Network) cover the recent New York Times article regarding President Trump's past taxes. The NYT coverage includes allegations that the president paid approximately $750 of tax in recent years. This podcast episode dives into the NYT allegations and provides insight from the perspective of two seasoned tax lawyers.
https://freemanlaw.com/jason-b-freeman/ (Jason B. Freeman) and https://freemanlaw.com/matthew-roberts/ (Matthew Roberts) of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the recent court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Jason and Matthew discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of recent cases and provide legal commentary. This episode’s coverage includes an overview of IRS tax penalties, statutes of limitations, and section 6751 defenses!
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the recent court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Jason and Matthew discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of recent cases and provide legal commentary. This episode’s coverage includes an overview of IRS tax penalties, whistleblower decisions, and collection due process challenges!
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the recent court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Jason and Matthew discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of recent cases and provide legal commentary. This episode’s coverage includes an overview of IRS tax penalties and the reasonable cause defense, as well as charitable deduction appraisals and more!
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the recent court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Jason and Matthew discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of recent cases and provide legal commentary. This episode's cases include disputes relating to conservation easements, Section 530 Relief, TEFRA audit disputes, and more!
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the recent court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Jason and Matthew discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of recent cases and provide legal commentary. This episode's cases include disputes relating to conservation easements, cancellation of debt, penalties, and more!
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC discuss the recent FBAR penalty case of United States v. Bittner, a recent decision from the district court for the Eastern District of Texas. The Bittner case involves non-willful FBAR penalty assessments - a penalty imposed under the Bank Secrecy Act for failing to report foreign bank accounts on a FBAR form (FinCEN 114). Jason and Matt discuss the history of the FBAR reporting requirement and break down the issues presented in the case, as well as the court's analysis.
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the past week’s court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Jason and Matthew discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of recent cases and provide legal commentary. This week's cases include disputes relating to conservation easements, employee deductions, penalties, and more!
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the past week’s court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Jason and Matthew discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of recent cases and provide legal commentary. This week's cases include disputes relating to fraud penalties, fee awards, collection due process hearings, and more!
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the past week’s court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Jason and Matthew discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of recent cases and provide legal commentary. This week's cases include disputes relating to conservation easements, challenging certifications to the Secretary of State relating to passport renewal denials for seriously delinquent tax debts, and more!
Jason B. Freeman interviews Gregory Mitchell of Freeman Law, PLLC. Greg is the director of the SMU Dedman School of Law's Taxpayer clinic and a prominent bankruptcy practitioner. Greg has an LLM in tax law from the NYU School of Law. Jason and Greg talk all things bankruptcy law, from Chapter 7 to 11, 13, and everything in between.
Jason B. Freeman discusses the interesting and unusual aspects of the United States v. Michael T. Flynn. The episode provides a summary of the factual background behind the case and key legal insights. Jason provides a synopsis of the parties' legal arguments before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and splices excerpts from the parties' oral arguments themselves, while diving into the important separation-of-powers and criminal procedure issues raised by the case.
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the past week’s court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Jason and Matthew provide a summary of the recent NYU Tax Controversy Forum, then discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of recent cases and provide legal commentary. This week's cases include disputes relating to conservation easements, tax protestors, passive activity losses, innocent spouse claims, and more!
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the past week’s court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Matthew and Jason discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of the cases and provide legal commentary. This week's case involved Flume v. Commissioner ("Flume II"); Howe v. Commissioner; Johnson v. Commissioner; and Nelson v. Commissioner. The cases ranged, presenting issues from Controlled Foreign Corporations and subpart F income, to conservation easement valuations, Form 870-AD rescission, and valuation expert battles. To find more insights from Freeman Law, https://freemanlaw.com/captivate-podcast/.
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the past week’s court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Matthew and Jason discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of the cases and provide legal commentary. To find more insights from Freeman Law, https://freemanlaw.com/captivate-podcast/.
Jason B. Freeman dissects the legal issues at the heart of the battle over President Trump's tax returns. Jason canvasses the oral argument before the Supreme Court, breaking down the Justice's questions and positions - and let's their words speak for themselves. Trump v. Mazars sets up a constitutional question that touches on the Supreme Court's precedent with respect to the separation-of-powers doctrine and its landmark presidential subpoena cases.
In this episode of the Freeman Law Project, host https://freemanlaw.com/jason-b-freeman/ (Jason B. Freeman) is joined by https://freemanlaw.com/matthew-roberts/ (Matthew Roberts) and https://freemanlaw.com/ryan-dean/ (Ryan Dean) as they delve into the concept of an IRS https://freemanlaw.com/the-updated-irs-voluntary-disclosure-program/ (voluntary disclosure). The discussion covers the history of the voluntary disclosure practice, its evolution, and key insights and observations from years of practice representing taxpayers with IRS fraud and tax-related criminal exposure.
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law, PLLC cover the past week's court opinions from the U.S. Tax Court. Matthew and Jason discuss the procedural and substantive aspects of the cases and provide legal commentary. To find more insights from Freeman Law, https://freemanlaw.com/captivate-podcast/.
Jason B. Freeman discusses cryptocurrency and blockchain legal issues, including regulation and taxation. This primer episode provides an introduction into the technology behind cryptocurrency.
The Freeman Law Project - Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law analyze each substantive opinion issued by the Tax Court during the past week.
Jason B. Freeman and Matthew Roberts of Freeman Law explain the status of Coronavirus relief legislation and related legal updates. Topics include the CARES Act, the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"), and the IRS's People First Initiative.