U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jan. 17, 2013
'Innocent spouses' can avoid large IRS tax bills, divided 9th Circuit panel rules
The U.S. Tax Court has the authority to go beyond Internal Revenue Service fact-finding to aid an "innocent spouse" who would otherwise be liable for a big tax bill, a divided 9th Circuit panel held Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The U.S. Tax Court has the authority to go beyond Internal Revenue Service fact-finding to aid an "innocent spouse" who would otherwise be liable for a big tax bill, a divided 9th Circuit panel held Tuesday.
The decision affirmed a ruling by the tax court and agreed with one by the 11th Circuit, the only other federal appellate court to have considered the issue. Wilson v. Commissioner of ...
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