Ordinary & Necessary

True crime to keep you up. Tax law to put you back to sleep. Ordinary & Necessary tells the true stories where money, crime, scams, and taxes collide: from elaborate fraud schemes to ordinary taxpayers who made one questionable decision and defended it all the way to Tax Court. Hosted by TheTaxPerson®, each episode follows the money, tells you what really happened, and unpacks the tax law at the center of it all. Some are criminals. Some are scammers. Some are regular people taking on the IRS. And sometimes, they win. Get comfortable. It’s time for a tax bedtime story.

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Oct 3, 2026

14 min

Tax season is supposed to end with a refund. For Emmanuel Kazeem, it became the biggest refund guaranteed.
Stolen identities. Fraudulent returns. Millions in refunds. And a system that worked...until it didn’t.
TheTaxPerson® tells the story, then Jacob asks the questions we’re all thinking.
Get comfortable. It’s time for a tax bedtime story.
True crime to keep you up. Tax law to put you back to sleep.

Oct 3, 2026

14 min