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Tax Justice Warriors
by Omeed Firouzi
A podcast that focuses on tax controversy, Low Income Taxpayer Clincs (LITCs), educating the public, news and interviews about taxes.
Episodes
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Episode 206 - Interview with Temple Law Student Jessica Rosenthal
I sat down here in recently with Jessica Rosenthal, one of my clinic students for the fall 2025 semester.
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Episode 205 - Interview with Temple Law Student Tyler Lawson
I sat down here in recently with Tyler Lawson, one of my clinic students for the fall 2025 semester.
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Episode 204 - Interview with Temple Law Student Blayne Cekine
I sat down here in the spring of 2025 with one of my clinic students from that semester: Blayne Cekine.
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Episode 203 - Interview with Jennifer Schinke, Tax Attorney at Inland Counties Legal Services
I sat down with Inland Counties Legal Services LITC attorney Jennifer Schinke at the ABA Tax Section Midyear Meeting in Los Angeles, California in February 2025.
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Episode 202 - Interview with Legal Services Alabama LITC Staff Attorney Maceo Kirkland
I sat down with Legal Services Alabama Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Staff Attorney Maceo Kirkland, from Montgomery, Alabama, at the ABA Section of Taxation Midyear Meeting in Los Angeles, California in February 2025.
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Episode 201 - Interview with Dr. Nikia Owens, President and CEO of Campaign for Working Families
I sat down with President and CEO of Campaign of Woking Families, Dr. Nikia Owens, at the Annual LITC Conference in Alexandria, VA in December 2024. For more information on the Campaign for Working Families, you can visit their website.
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Episode 200 - How Harris and Trump Tax Policies Would Affect Low Income Taxpayers
In this episode, I discuss how tax plans, proposed by Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in this 2024 election campaign, would affect low-income taxpayers. Thank you to my student, Maddie Feeney for her research for this episode!
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Episode 199 - Interview with Howard University School of Law Professor Alice M. Thomas
I sat down here with Howard University School of Law Professor Alice M. Thomas. The interview was conducted at the ABA Section of Taxation May 2024 meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Episode 198 - Interview with Temple Law Student Randy Goldson
I sat down here in February 2024 with Randy Goldson, a Temple Law student who took my Low Income Taxpayer Clinic class in fall 2023.
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Episode 197 - Interview with Temple Law Student Hyo Jin Lee
I sat down here in December 2023 with Hyo Jin Lee, a Temple Law student who took my Low Income Taxpayer Clinic class in fall 2023.
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Episode 196 - Interview with Mary Ann David, Senior Attorney at Legal Services of Greater Miami
I sat down here with my LITC colleague Mary Ann David, Senior Attorney at Legal Services of Greater Miami. We spoke at the ABA Tax Section Midyear Meeting in San Francisco in January 2024.
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Episode 195 - Interview with Shahin Rahimi, Senior Attorney at Legal Aid Society of San Diego
I sat down here with Legal Aid of San Diego Senior Staff Attorney, a fellow LITC practitioner, at the annual LITC conference in Washington, D.C. in December 2023. Here is more information on the Gregory Evans Knoll Legacy Fund that Shahin mentioned.
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Episode 194 - Interview with Cal Poly Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Director and Professor Lisa Sperow
As part of a series of interviews with colleagues in low Income taxpayer clinics from across the country and students in our clinic at Temple Law, I interviewed Cal Poly Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Director and Professor Lisa Sperow. I had the chance to sit down with Lisa at the annual Low Income...
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Episode 193 - Interview with Syracuse Law Professor Robert G. Nassau
As part of a series of interviews with colleagues in Low Income Taxpayer Clinics from across the country and students in our clinic at Temple Law, I interviewed Syracuse Law tax clinic director and Professor Rob Nassau. I had the chance to sit down with Rob at the annual Low Income Taxpayer…
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Episode 192 - Giving Thanks
In this episode, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I give thanks to so many people who support me and make my job easier.
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Episode 191 - One Year of the Inflation Reduction Act
This episode is a reflection on one year of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the impact President Biden's signature domestic legislative achievement has had on taxpayers and tax practitioners.
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Episode 190 - Running the Temple Law Low Income Taxpayer Clinic!
I discuss in the episode a major professional development: I am now a Professor of Practice and Director of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic at Temple University Beasley School of Law! After five wonderful years at Philadelphia Legal Assistance Taxpayer Support Clinic, I am now pursuing this…
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Episode 189 - How to Challenge Worker Misclassification
This episode is a discussion of how workers can challenge their misclassification as independent contractors through the IRS SS-8 process. I discuss best practices for how practitioners can identify, address, and remedy misclassification on behalf of clients. I discuss the IRS procedures…
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Episode 188 - Review of ABA Tax Section May 2023 Meeting and Interviews with Leslie Book and Mandi Matlock
In this episode, I discussed what I learned at the ABA Tax Section May 2023 Meeting in Washington, D.C. I mentioned several important sessions I attended and how I had the chance to ask IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel a question during his closing plenary remarks. This episode also includes...
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Episode 187 - Reflections on the 2023 Tax Filing Season
In this episode, I break down the 2023 tax filing season as I offer reflections on how the $80 billion in additional funding for the IRS, from the Inflation Reduction Act, appears to have notably improved service for taxpayers and tax practitioners. I also delve into the history of the fedreal...
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Episode 186 - Interview with Professor Keith Fogg
At the Annual Low Income Taxpayer Clinics Conference in Phoenix on December 7, 2022, I had the privilege of sitting down with Professor Keith Fogg, a mentor and colleague. Keith practiced at the IRS Office of Chief Counsel for over 30 years before he began an academic career in 2007 first running...
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Episode 185 - Interview with Former National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson abd ABA Christine A. Brunswick Fellow Anna Gooch
At the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Taxation Midyear Meeting in San Diego on February 10, 2023, I sat down with one of my mentors, former National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson, a tax law titan and legend thanks to her nearly two decades of service leading the Taxpayer Advocate…
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Episode 184 - Interview with National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins
Omeed sits down here with National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins at the 2023 Annual Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) Grantee Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on December 8, 2022. Collins spoke about the difficulties taxpayers and tax practitioners faced with the IRS in 2022. She also discussed…
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Farewell - IRS Office of Chief Counsel
From William Schmidt- I am going from being a Clinic Director for Low Income Taxpayer Clinics to working for the Kansas City branch of the IRS Office of Chief Counsel (Small Business/Self-Employed) as a Tax Attorney. Today’s episode is a short one as I make my farewells. In September, I finished...
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Episode 182: The Broader Discussion of IRS Funding
If you have been following news from the Inflation Reduction Act, you probably heard news that the IRS received nearly $80 billion in funding over the next decade. There have been reactions of all kinds. In this episode, I look at how the funding is divided among the departments at the IRS. Some…
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Episode 181: KC Current Events and IRS Funding
On this episode, an update on what is going on in Kansas City relating to tax issues. Also, a talk about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and its funding of the IRS. At the time of recording, the Act had passed the Senate. At the time of posting, it has also passed the House and is expected to...
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Episode180: Workload Balancing
A short episode about balancing my workload between supervision and managing the tax clinic. In order to balance the workload, it is necessary to reduce the number of cases and I talk about what I am doing to get there.
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Episode 179: ABA 2022 May Tax Meeting Followup
On May 12 through 14, 2022, the American Bar Association Section of Taxation held the 2022 May Tax Meeting. It was a hybrid meeting, the first in-person meeting for the Section since 2020. Portions of the meeting were also broadcast virtually. There was a large group gathered and it seemed that...
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Episode 178: OIC Updates and Other Tax Topics
This episode has a whole variety of topics: The offer in compromise forms are now updated – what about the grace period to transition to sending the new forms to the IRS? How many years of tax returns need to be submitted for the taxpayer to be compliant? The local standards for 2022 have been...
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Episode 177: Boechler Decision and ABA May Tax CDP Presentation
The Boechler case before the Supreme Court was previously discussed in episode 173. In the case, the question before the Supreme Court was whether the Tax Court correctly treated the deadline in this collection due process case as jurisdictional. Spoiler – the Supreme Court did decide in the...
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Episode 176: PPS Issues and Criminal Tax Referrals
Welcome to a further discussion from William Schmidt (Legal Aid of Western Missouri) and Andrew Belter (Wisconsin JudiCare) on issues when calling the Practitioner Priority Service. This time, there are issues when representing a client who is listed as the secondary person on the tax return.…
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Episode 175: Signing for Clients and More LITC Grant Report Talk
Andrew Belter and William Schmidt talked through the different instances when to sign for clients on submissions to the IRS or the Tax Court. Some forms allow for either a taxpayer or their attorney to sign. However, clients don’t always get the forms to us or keep in contact close to the...
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Episode 174: PPS and the LITC Grant Report
Andrew Belter and William Schmidt discuss some recent topics of concern for Low Income Taxpayer Clinics. For one, Andrew brings up the difficulties with regard to reaching the IRS on the phones to get help for clients. Both Andrew and William talk about their recent attempts to find assistance…
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Episode 173: Tax Court - Boechler and IRS Chief Counsel Answers
This week, Andrew Belter and William Schmidt look at some U.S. Tax Court topics. First, the case Boechler v. Commissioner is before the U.S. Supreme Court where they have heard oral arguments. In brief, an individual was a day late and missed the statutory deadline for a Collection Due Process...
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Episode 172: John Gilmore Interview on ID.me
ID.me is a recent platform that the IRS was using as an online identity verification process for taxpayers to access self-help tools. To verify their identity with ID.me, taxpayers needed to provide a photo of an identity document such as a driver's license, state ID or passport. They also needed...
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Episode 171: 2022 ABA Section of Taxation Midyear Meeting
Well, before we started we didn’t think we had anything to talk about! Andrew Belter (Wisconsin Judicare) and William Schmidt (Legal Aid of Western Missouri) caught up on recent tax news as the tax season is underway. Access to transcripts with the CAF Unit and IRS budget restrictions from…
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Episode 170: State and Federal Tax Issues
Welcome to the tax filing season! Andrew Belter and William Schmidt start with a discussion of reconciling the child tax credit with Letter 6419. From there, we turn to differences between state and federal taxes. For one, can you still find paper copies of your state tax forms at your local…
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Episode 169: 2022 New Year Tax Resolutions
Happy New Year 2022! Andrew Belter and William Schmidt discuss what the year will hold regarding taxes. The individual tax season will begin on January 24 and is expected to last through April 18 this year. We discuss our outlook on the upcoming tax season and other items for the year. This tax...
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Episode 168: 2021 End of Year Wrap-Up
Andrew Belter and William Schmidt do an end of year discussion. They talk about the LITC conference and how the year has been working with the IRS. Along with that, they discuss how the year went – moving from one LITC to another for each of them and some self-reflection on how outreach…
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Working With TAS in 2021
On this episode, Andrew Belter and William Schmidt discuss issues that the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) is having in 2021. Due to the IRS being backed up, taxpayers are contacting TAS for assistance. While TAS normally provides assistance to taxpayers, the IRS and TAS are being contacted by...
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Episode 166 - Offers in Compromise Review and Updates
On this episode, Andrew Belter and William Schmidt review offers in compromise – what are some of the basics in making an offer and what are the types of offers? There is also a discussion of offset bypass refunds – working with the Taxpayer Advocate Service to try and get a refund for a client…
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Episode 165: FAQs and Other Updates
The IRS uses Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to quickly get information to the public regarding hot topics concerning taxes. Most recently, the IRS has been using FAQs regarding stimulus payments and the advance child tax credit. The IRS has been getting the word out about these topics to…
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Episode 164: Should We Have Filing Statuses?
Happy Halloween! No tricks this time, just a treat. This time we have a discussion of the filing status on tax returns. William Schmidt asks Andrew Belter – what is the need for listing whether you are married or single on the tax return? When the tax return started, traditional values supported...
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Episode 163: Tax Court Withdrawals
Andrew Belter and William Schmidt discuss their experiences with withdrawing from cases in the U.S. Tax Court. Since it is necessary to receive court approval for an attorney to withdraw from a case, both of your hosts provide guidance on how to navigate what is required to be withdraw from a…
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Episode 162: Tax Court and ABA Tax Meeting Followup
Last episode, William Schmidt talked on his own and gave the setup for the current episode. Now, he is joined by Andrew Belter to break down the Tax Court’s virtual visit to Kansas City and the 2021 American Bar Association Tax Section Virtual Fall Tax Meeting. In Kansas City’s virtual Tax Court,...
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Episode 161: Tax Court and ABA Virtual Fall Tax Meeting Update
This episode is providing a quick update on some items that William Schmidt is involved with. For starters, there is Tax Court for Kansas City scheduled the week of September 20 and coming the week of January 24. Next, William is involved with the Individual and Family Taxation Committee and…
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Episode 160: Client Deadlines
Andrew Belter and William Schmidt have a discussion on two items regarding client deadlines in taxes. -What to do when a client shows up with a short deadline for the IRS or Tax Court? This might put an attorney in a bind regarding the work to do in a short amount of time. Entering an appearance…
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Episode 159: Stimulus Attorney at Legal Aid Discussion
Andrew Belter and William Schmidt discuss some items that have been happening at Legal Aid of Western Missouri (LAWMO). Last year, LAWMO set up a help line for people needing help getting their stimulus/Economic Impact Payments. An article about the help line went viral and LAWMO wound up getting...
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Format Shift
I wanted to pass on the information that I need to do a format shift for Tax Justice Warriors. I have been thinking it would be good to have a co-host on the show to bring in more conversations on current tax topics. I have enlisted frequent guest Andrew Belter, LITC Program Director at Wisconsin...
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Episode 158: Child Tax Credit Discussion
Andrew Belter - is he guest or co-host or…is he both? Andrew Belter, Clinic Director of the LITC at Wisconsin Judicare joins William Schmidt of the LITC at Legal Aid of Western Missouri to discuss the child tax credit. What are some of the issues for the child tax credit for divorced or separated...
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A podcast that focuses on tax controversy, Low Income Taxpayer Clincs (LITCs), educating the public, news and interviews about taxes.
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Omeed Firouzi
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