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Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax

Jānis Taukačs

Vieglas diskusijas par dzīvi, biznesu un nodokļiem ar līderiem savās kompetences jomās. Abonējiet, lai nepalaistu garām neko svarīgu: www.janistax.substack.com Light discussions about life, business and tax, with leaders in their areas of expertise. www.taukacs.blog

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01:10:30

Pekka Puolakka (FIN) - lessons from father and IOT

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/12/30

In this Tax Stories episode I chat with Pekka who has spent more than 20 years with Sorainen law firm. After that he was the Managing Partner of EY Law Baltics for nearly 2 years. He has been my role-model and many others. I’d describe him more as an artist in his heart, a lawyer who speaks business language and a friend who understands people, knows how to pay attention & listen.Making moviesWe started the chat about Pekka’s hobby - making movies. In 2021 his movie was demonstrated in cinemas of

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01:16:21

Kaspars Gorkšs - darbs svarīgāks par talantu

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/12/25

Latvijas labākais futbolists (2009.-10.), bijis Latvijas izlases kapteinis, spēlējis Reading, QPR, Blackpool, Osters IF, kur 2x izdevies ar klubu pakāpties no Championship uz Premjerlīgu, LFF - pārstāv spēlētāju intereses, bijis LFF prezidents, pastrādājis UEFA, tagad - Sporta Federāciju padomes valdē, Jūrmala Futbola skolas direktors, LKSSA direktors (pārstāv 11 komandu sporta veidus), pieder arī Bārs XIII.Sarunā piedalās arī Elvis GrinbergsElvis ir Sorainen jurists ar specializāciju strīdu

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01:18:17

Simon Whitehead (JHA, UK) – on the Ancient Rome & tax...

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/12/06

Simon is ranked consistently among the leading individuals for tax litigation by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. He is a founding partner at Joseph Hage Aaronson, established 10 years ago. JHA is a boutique dispute resolution firm which specialises in tax litigation. JHA tax litigation practice is ranked in Tier One of Legal 500 and Chambers UK, for every year since the firm was established. Previously Simon was Partner at Dorsey & Whitney (10 years). Before that was a partner at PwC Legal

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01:25:56

Armands Puče – cilvēku vērošana kā radošuma fitness

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/11/30

Kas tagad ir Armands Puče?Armands sevi sauc par žurnālistu – vērotāju, kas kritiski skatās uz procesiem un domā līdz, kādas intereses varētu būt iesaistītas. Viss būtībā sākās Latvijas Universitātē, kuras studiju laikā mainījās sistēma no Padomju uz neatkarīgo Latviju un par jebko bija jāšaubās – kas ir patiesība un kas nav. Tā tiek trenēts radošais muskulis, kas ir savā ziņā bauda. Uz ielas, ikdienā var pabaudīt notikumus vai lietas vairāk, kā teātrī, bet jādomā līdzi. Kuriem informācijas avotiem

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00:44:24

Leonard Wagenaar (EY UK) – the art of making tax posts

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/11/19

The art of LinkedIn postsProbably what makes Leonard even more unusual and interesting to follow is that he has a degree in philosophy and one in history. And one can feel that his posts on LinkedIn are stand out, like small pieces of art, linked to music, languages, travels, etc. For example, he made playlists on Spotify on BEPS, on DAC6, on taxation of the digital economy.Two rules of Dutch CITLeonard likes the Dutch tax code, because it’s short. Basically, the CIT system boils down to two main

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01:08:31

Vilis Krištopāns: vienkāršot un samazināt!

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/11/15

Jāmēģina glābt to visuKādēļ Igaunijas budžets ir 16 miljardi, bet Latvijā diez vai būs daudz virs 13? Kādēļ Igaunijas skolotāju vidējā alga ir virs EUR 2k, bet Latvijā - uz 1/2 mazāk, Igaunijā nauda valsts tēriņiem ir virs EUR 13k uz iedzīvotāju, Latvijā - vien ap EUR 7,5k? Latvijā ir 530k pensionāru, 230k valsts sektorā nodarbināto un tikai 440k tie, kas veido valsts ekonomiku un uztur pārējos 800k. Tādēļ valsts pēdējo 4 gadu laikā aizņēmusies tikpat (nepilni 7 miljardi), cik Igaunijai ir viss

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01:06:22

Christian Kaeser (Siemens, Germany) – on integrating...

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/07/05

Among others we covered the following topics. Lobbying the right things only.Has Christian made a family tree? Any relations in the family to cheese making? Why did Christian go against his father’s (also a lawyer) wish not to study law? And why tax law?What makes Christian happy? Why Christian hates Twitter and business books?Christian told about his podcasting experience (in German) – it is available here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2hWBK0xOAmVhR5003nFPj7?si=d04c24fb0c154c7bWhat Siemens

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01:07:52

(in Latvian) Edgars Zālītis, G4S LV CEO – pie mums ir...

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/05/27

ApsargsEdgars Zālītis ir G4S Latvia vadītājs vairāk kā 16 gadus, pirms tam 7 gadus vadīja Shell gan Latvijā, gan Krievijā. Cilvēks ar matemātiķa un ‘ārpus kastītes’ domāšanas stilu. Golferu aprindās viņu sauc par Apsargu. Inovācijas, lai uzlabotu lietasInteresanti stāstot par saviem hobijiem - tenisu, NBA Fantasy, skriešanu un golfu, Edgars izmeta pa kādai filozofiskai frāzei. Piemēram, ka golfa noteikumu zināšana reizēm palīdz arī uzlabot spēles situāciju un visa dzīve jau ir par to, kā kaut ko

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00:58:00

Dr. Marius-Cristian Frunza on VAT fraud

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/04/17

Marius is a founder of Schwarzthal Tech, a Fintech start-up providing disruptive KYC solutions empowered by Artificial Intelligence for tackling financial crime by making it generally affordable. He has published 4 books, the book that interests the tax world the most is called VAT Fraud[1]. Marius also starred in 4 TV documentaries about financial crime, and a movie Lords of Scam[2] about VAT fraud with CO2 emissions, on Netflix. He is an associate professor of finance with Dauphine University

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00:56:47

Allison Christians (Canada) – on telling stories...

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/04/08

During an interview it is often like in golf – in the first 10-15 minutes it is possible to understand quite clearly if you have a connection or don’t. With Allison, a tax law professor who is named one of the “Global Tax 50” most influential individuals in international taxation, it was easy and fun to discuss such topics like:Social media[1];Her drawings on RedBubble[2];Movies containing tax aspects[3];A tax story Allison would like to make as a cartoon;Why did Allison move from law firms to

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01:11:45

Illya Sverdlov (Ep.2 on Ukraine) on the war

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/03/26

First, here are the details for the donations. Illya confirmed that these donations will safely go to the most pressing needs currently in Ukraine.Come Back Alive Foundation (can de donated in cryptocurrencies as well)Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine via National Bank of Ukraine Particular project – fit-out of the already built multi-apartment house to accommodate refugees. Second, I thought it’s important to catch up the situation within the war zone, so we all better understand what’s going on

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00:53:08

Illya Sverdlov (Ukraine) on the enemy at the gates

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/02/22

Illya Sverdlov Illya was a tax partner at DLA Ukraine. He still would be there, but DLA a year ago announced it leaves Ukraine. So, Illya with all the tax team moved to Kinstellar law firm, which is a Tier 1 firm in tax in Ukraine by Legal 500 directory. Politics While the media mostly talks of the potential war in Ukraine, Illya feels quite confident that everything politically is more or less stable, considering the circumstances. People are not panicking and feel more prepared than during the

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00:55:54

Saule Dagilyte (Lithuania) - on people, purpose and...

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/02/12

Full episode summary you can find in my blogspot: https://taukacs.blogspot.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit janistax.substack.comFor any questions please contact the author of the podcast: https://www.sorainen.com/people/janis-taukacs/

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01:00:40

Ana Utumi (Brasil) on USD 6bn tax fraud

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/02/05

https://taukacs.blogspot.com/2022/02/tax-stories-e23-ana-utumi-on-usd-6bn.html This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit janistax.substack.com For any questions please contact the author of the podcast: https://www.sorainen.com/people/janis-taukacs/

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00:44:50

Artis Daugins - (in Latvian) 1/2 gads nosacīti par...

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/01/29

Sīkāk par šīs epizodes saturu - manā blogā: https://taukacs.blogspot.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit janistax.substack.com For any questions please contact the author of the podcast: https://www.sorainen.com/people/janis-taukacs/

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00:55:10

Kaspars Daugavins (NHL, KHL) on taxation in sports

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2022/01/23

A full description of the episode is here: https://taukacs.blogspot.com/2022/01/kaspars-daugavins-podcast-on-taxation.html This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit janistax.substack.com For any questions please contact the author of the podcast: https://www.sorainen.com/people/janis-taukacs/

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00:54:59

Edward Mwachinga (Kenya) & Theophilus Tawiah (Ghana)...

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2021/12/02

Giving back to the communityI had a lot of respect for my guest right at the start of the conversation when they told about their community work they do besides the work. How many of us can tell that one is at the board of a school or sponsoring a football club (Green Eagles)? On happiness and motivationIt appears the tax lawyers in Africa are not that different from the ones in the other continents – the are happy, if they make other people happy, and they get pumped up to do more by getting energy

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01:08:56

Richard Asquith (VAT Calc, UK) on VAT & technologies

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2021/11/15

Richard Asquith is CEO of VAT Calc – VAT & technology company, making the global VAT compliance as easy as at all possible. He is also a winner of International Tax Review's ‘Tax Innovator of the Year’ award. Richard was also a VP of Avalara, and before that was working for Big 4s in the UK, Hungary, Russia, France and the US. On literature, relations & wineBut we start our chat with Moscow, English and Russian romantic classic literature, Dostoyevsky and Chekhov’s The Lady with the Dog story. Love

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01:03:09

Janis Zelmenis (BDO) - The Latvian taxation 100 years...

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2021/10/10

Janis Zelmenis is a Chairman of Management Board & Equity Partner at BDO Latvia, and one of the most prominent tax experts in Latvia. The Chambers Europe wrote: “Janis Zelmanis absolute knowledge of local and international legislation makes him one of the most frequently quoted personality in media widely. Janis is also an author of the book “Pendulum of Wealth” published in Latvian and Russian languages in December 2015 that is devoted to international tax planning and privatization of Ventspils

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00:59:05

Harriet Brown (UK barrister) and Grahame Jackson...

Tax Stories: Life, Business & Tax ·

2021/09/30

Harriet Brown and Grahame Jackson are authors of a podcast International Tax Bites that explains different tax concepts. They both in September 2021 released a book "A Practitioner's Guide to International Tax Information Exchange Regimes", published in September 2021 by www.spiramus.com. Harriet practices tax in the UK, but Grahame – in Gibraltar. We discussed their careers, the podcast, the book and the global tax issues at large. GibraltarWe start with discovering Hassans International Law Firm

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