Tax
Aug. 9, 2019
When it comes to advice for filing your taxes, can you rely on the IRS?
There is a long list of publications that you actually can rely on, including the tax code and the regulations. There are many other authorities too, including tax cases. However, IRS form instructions and informal IRS guidance such as frequently asked questions are usually not considered actual “authority” for tax purpose.
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
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San Francisco , California 94111-3601
Phone: (415) 834-0113
Fax: (415) 789-4540
Email: wood@WoodLLP.com
Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
Around tax filing deadlines every year, there is often a mad scramble for information. These days, perhaps most of that hunt for information is online, with resort to tax return preparation sites and software, chatgroups. There are also more official sources, such as IRS form instructions, or the IRS website. Surely if you take information right off the tax forms, or right off the IRS website (which is pretty informative), you are OK, right?
Not necessari...
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