June 22, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review a woman's challenge against the Internal Revenue Service over the period in which the agency can assess taxes on a taxpayer when a fraudulent third party triggers the liability.
June 02, 2026
A woman urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to reconcile the appellate courts' split over the period to assess taxes against a taxpayer in cases when a third party commits fraud, saying the IRS even admitted that the conflict creates "intolerable results."
May 18, 2026
The IRS can slap a tax assessment against a taxpayer without time constraints when a return is fraudulent, even if a third-party preparer was the scammer, the agency told the U.S. Supreme Court in opposing a woman's petition for relief from what she alleges was her accountant's deception.
March 25, 2026
Two taxpayer groups and a tax counsel association urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a woman's appeal over liabilities triggered by a fraudulent preparer, arguing the Third Circuit decision in the case misread the fraud exception in the tax assessment statute.
February 19, 2026
A woman facing more than $300,000 in tax bills because her return preparer committed fraud on her filings decades ago asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Third Circuit's finding that she is responsible, saying it unfairly allows the IRS to bypass the statute of limitations.