Procedural Issues
Abuse of Discretion

Norberg v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2022-30

On April 5, 2022, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Norberg v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2022-30). The primary issue presented in Norberg v. Commissioner was whether the settlement officer abused its discretion in upholding a notice of intent to levy and denying the petitioners’ request to be placed in currently not collectible status (despite having the ability to make payments). Held:  Background to Norberg v. Commissioner In February 2019, the

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Scott St. Amand January 24, 2023
Procedural Issues
Collection Due Process

Webb v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-105

On August 31, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Webb v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-105). The primary issue presented in Webb v. Commissioner was whether Appeals abused its discretion when it declined to place the petitioner in currently not collectible (CNC) status. Background to Webb v. Commissioner On March 4, 2019, the IRS issued to the petitioner a Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to a

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Scott St. Amand October 4, 2021
Taxing, Briefly
Bankruptcy

Taxing, Briefly – Can the IRS Take My Passport?

When my son was two, his grandmother gave him a stuffed owl. Not a particularly creative toddler, he named the little owl Stuffy, and the name has stuck to this day.  What does this have to do with the question “Can the IRS Take My Passport?”  Patience…all will be revealed. He took the owl everywhere, which naturally led to many a calamity when Stuffy was inevitably misplaced. For my wife and I, Stuffy also had an

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Scott St. Amand June 7, 2021
Procedural Issues
Abuse of Discretion

American Limousines Inc. v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-36

On March 24, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of American Limousines Inc. v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-36). The primary issues presented in American Limousines Inc. v. Commissioner were whether the IRS abused its discretion in rejecting an installment agreement (that the petitioner could not fund) and whether the IRS abused its discretion in refusing to classify the petitioner’s account as currently not collectible. Background to American Limousines Inc. v. Commissioner

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Scott St. Amand March 24, 2021
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Norberg v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2022-30

On April 5, 2022, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Norberg v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2022-30). The primary issue presented in Norberg v. Commissioner was whether the settlement officer abused its discretion in upholding a notice of intent to levy and denying the petitioners’ request

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Scott St. Amand January 24, 2023

Webb v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-105

On August 31, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Webb v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-105). The primary issue presented in Webb v. Commissioner was whether Appeals abused its discretion when it declined to place the petitioner in currently not collectible (CNC) status. Background to Webb

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Scott St. Amand October 4, 2021

Taxing, Briefly – Can the IRS Take My Passport?

When my son was two, his grandmother gave him a stuffed owl. Not a particularly creative toddler, he named the little owl Stuffy, and the name has stuck to this day.  What does this have to do with the question “Can the IRS Take My Passport?”  Patience…all will be revealed. He

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Scott St. Amand June 7, 2021

American Limousines Inc. v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-36

On March 24, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of American Limousines Inc. v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-36). The primary issues presented in American Limousines Inc. v. Commissioner were whether the IRS abused its discretion in rejecting an installment agreement (that the petitioner could not fund)

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Scott St. Amand March 24, 2021