More than 25 years ago, Congress enacted Internal Revenue Code Section 6751(b) to protect taxpayers from the IRS using penalties as a bargaining chip in an effort to coerce taxpayers to settle. Generally, Section 6751(b)...more
Upon closing its October 2023 term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two significant opinions – despite neither being a tax case – that will have broad consequences for taxpayers seeking to challenge tax regulations and other...more
7/19/2024
/ Administrative Authority ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Corner Post Inc v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ,
Government Agencies ,
IRS ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
U.S. Treasury
In holding that that Treas. Reg. § 1.170A-14(g)(6)(ii) (Proceeds Regulation) is procedurally invalid under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the U.S. Tax Court abandoned its precedent in Oakbrook Land Holdings, LLC v....more
4/5/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Conservation Easements ,
Easements ,
Fair Market Value ,
Gifts ,
IRS ,
Legal History ,
Partnerships ,
Property Valuation ,
Tax Court ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Vesting