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Perfection of Imperfect CDP Appeals

On Latin Nerdery and Perfection of Imperfect CDP Appeals If you have read many of the posts on Briefly Taxing, it should come as no surprise to you that I was a Latin nerd in high school…and college…and at present. The truth of the matter is that I competed nationally, my specialty being Greek mythology. My sophomore year of high school I missed a single question on the national exam. One question. My Latin teacher,

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Scott St. Amand August 12, 2021
Procedural Issues
Appeals

Mason v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-64

On May 20, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Mason v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-64). The primary issue presented in Mason v. Commissioner was whether Appeals abused its discretion by reviewing the Centralized Unit’s decision for abuse of discretion instead of reviewing the Masons’ offer on its merits. Background to Mason v. Commissioner: A Lesson in Bureaucracy Victor and Katherine Mason owed back taxes. They didn’t deny it, but

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Scott St. Amand May 26, 2021
Procedural Issues
Appeals

Procedural Considerations on Collection (Levies and Distraints) – Part Two: Notice and Hearing Before Levy

In the first article in this series of posts regarding the IRS’s enforced collection through levies, we discussed the IRS’s authority and limits thereto regarding levies and distraints. In this second article of this series on levies, we discuss the procedure requiring notice and hearing before a levy attaches.  In the third article in this series, we will discuss the IRS’s enforcement of levies and distraints. Notice and Opportunity for Hearing Before Levy The IRS

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Scott St. Amand April 29, 2021
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Perfection of Imperfect CDP Appeals

On Latin Nerdery and Perfection of Imperfect CDP Appeals If you have read many of the posts on Briefly Taxing, it should come as no surprise to you that I was a Latin nerd in high school…and college…and at present. The truth of the matter is that I competed nationally,

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Scott St. Amand August 12, 2021

Mason v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-64

On May 20, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Mason v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-64). The primary issue presented in Mason v. Commissioner was whether Appeals abused its discretion by reviewing the Centralized Unit’s decision for abuse of discretion instead of reviewing the Masons’

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Scott St. Amand May 26, 2021