We Take The Scare Out of Taxes
Originally recorded on January 18, 2014, on 1380 KTKZ in Sacramento.
In this episode of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, Owen Arnoff looks at how taxpayers choose a tax preparer, common tax pitfalls, and several issues that can create unpleasant surprises during filing season.
Topics include:
• How people select a tax preparer
• $16 million in undeliverable tax refunds from 2012
• Taxes involving laundromats
• Tax fraud and fraud prevention
• The ten most litigated tax issues
• A proposal to replace the Earned Income Tax Credit
• Five potentially unpleasant tax surprises
• A step-by-step look at a tax return
• $16 million in undeliverable tax refunds from 2012
• Taxes involving laundromats
• Tax fraud and fraud prevention
• The ten most litigated tax issues
• A proposal to replace the Earned Income Tax Credit
• Five potentially unpleasant tax surprises
• A step-by-step look at a tax return
This episode has been restored from the original TaxSense radio archive as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the program’s 2012–2014 broadcast history.
Creators and Guests
Host
Owen Arnoff
Owen S. Arnoff, EA, NTPI Fellow, is a tax practitioner, educator, and industry thought leader focused on tax planning, practitioner judgment, and professional education. An Enrolled Agent since 2008 and an NTPI Fellow since 2011, Owen has worked across taxation, financial services, business ownership, insurance, investments, real estate, and advisory practice over a career spanning more than four decades. He is the creator of 1040.guru, a practitioner-focused tax-planning platform, and the publisher and host of Tax Practitioner Intelligence, a media and publishing series built around real cases, better questions, authority-grounded analysis, implementation, and professional judgment. Owen was the host of TaxSense: Keeping What’s Yours, a Sacramento-based tax and financial radio program broadcast on 1380 KTKZ during 2012–2014. The restored TaxSense archive preserves those historical programs as part of his broader work in tax education and public communication.
