The New York Times recently published excerpts from Donald Trump’s 1995 tax returns. Soon thereafter, Mr. Trump’s spokesmen charged that the Times violated federal law by illegally disclosing Mr. Trump’s returns. Invoking the First...
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“Procedurally Taxing” post on “Court of Federal Claims Authorizes Deposition of Revenue Agent and Requires Production of Service Documents in Tax Refund Suit”
We welcome back guest blogger Stu Bassin. Stu is a solo practitioner in Washington, D.C. who specializes in tax controversy work. Today he talks about a recent Court of Federal Claims case in which the Court rules on a discovery dispute that had...
New York (April 26, 2016, 11:24 AM ET) Should the government rely on private law firms to perform its legal work? Privatization of government litigation has occurred for years, but not without controversy. Law360’s Expert Analysis special...
Sixth Circuit Requires IRS to Disclose Return Information of Non-Parties in Tea Party Exempt Organization Litigation
Last week, the Sixth Circuit rejected a government mandamus petition seeking to overturn a trial court discovery order requiring the Service to disclose the names of non-party organizations whose applications for tax exempt status were allegedly...
The Southern District of Ohio recently certified a class action against the Service in a lawsuit brought by taxpayers claiming that they were denied tax exempt status because of their conservative political views. NorCal Tea Party Patriots v IRS,...
BASSIN LAW FIRM FILES CLASS ACTION SEEKING RECOVERY OF MORE THAN $150 MILLION IN FEES COLLECTED BY IRS
Washington, D.C. (September 8, 2014) – Two certified public accountants (CPAs) filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia earlier today challenging Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations...