Tackling Tax
Welcome to Tackling Tax—a Forvis Mazars podcast. Along with varied guests, hosts Iris Laws and Devin Tenney will bring you the latest on tax policy and strategies—but in a way that you can actually use and understand. Whether you’re looking for intel into tax bills, global tax implications, or planning insights for your business, Tackling Tax is the right place. Listen every other week for more from our guests, which include everyone from university scholars to industry experts to the firm’s experienced leaders.
Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
32 min
Hosts Iris Laws and Lance Jacobs welcome Ericka Hernandez and Edwin Lam for the first installment of a mini-series dealing with data centers. They'll discuss the importance of planning for both property and sales-and-use tax aspects of data centers prior to launching a project.

Oct 6, 2026
Oct 6, 2026
12 min
Hosts Iris Laws and Lance Jacobs welcome Howard Wagner back to the podcast for a discussion on looming changes to the tax treatment of digital assets.

Sep 22, 2026
Sep 22, 2026
23 min
Iris Laws and Lance Jacobs are joined by Kristin Gutting and Ed Chung of Forvis Mazars' Tax Controversy Team, as they share updates about how recent Supreme Court rulings and last year's DOGE cuts are impacting taxpayers.

Sep 8, 2026
Sep 8, 2026
19 min
Craig Kuechenberg joins the pod to discuss the self-employment tax and some recent court rulings that have affected LLPs and LLCs.

Aug 25, 2026
Aug 25, 2026
29 min
Attorney Nicole Johnson of Blank Rome joins hosts Iris Laws and Lance Jacobs to discuss a Maryland case about digital advertising taxes and its ramifications for the future of taxes of this type.

Aug 11, 2026
Aug 11, 2026
34 min
Wake Forest University professor Jim Willis joins the show to discuss how accounting programs are adapting to AI and what future CPAs are looking for in an employer.

Jul 28, 2026

Jul 14, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
27 min
In this episode, we’ll focus on the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which is an affordability-focused bill approved by Congress. We welcome Derek Smith, a partner specializing in real estate tax and opportunity zones, and Cecilia Farris, a senior consultant with grant-managed services, to share their insights on what the proposals are, how you could plan for them, and how they may impact you.

Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026
38 min
On this anniversary episode, we’ll look forward on tax policy and tariffs with a special perspective from the United Kingdom. We welcome International Tax Partner Catherine Hall, along with Lance Jacobs and Michael Cornett with our Washington National Tax Office, to share their insights.

Jun 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2026
15 min
This week on Tackling Tax, we’ll take a closer look at tariffs and what you should be doing.
On this episode, we’ll focus on the ever-evolving topic of tariffs and what you should consider. Iris Laws and Michael Cornett with our Washington National Tax Office will share their insights.




