May 31, 2023
An attorney battling the U.S. government over $11.6 million in tax shelter penalties cannot claim attorney-client privilege for 34 of the 40 documents identified by the parties as relevant to discovery, a Florida federal court said in a ruling entered Wednesday.
July 15, 2022
An attorney suing the U.S. over $11.6 million in tax shelter penalties she owes for microcaptive insurance work can't preemptively curb the government's discovery but will "generally not be required to reproduce" records already furnished, a Florida federal court ruled.
July 13, 2022
The U.S. should be barred from requesting information it already has on hand in an attorney's suit challenging $11.6 million in tax shelter penalties she owes for her microcaptive insurance work, she told a Florida federal court.
June 01, 2022
A doctor asked a Texas federal court to void a U.S. government subpoena requesting documents from him relating to guidance he received from an attorney who promoted microcaptive insurance arrangements and is battling $11 million in tax penalties.
February 24, 2022
A Florida federal court should dismiss an allegation that the U.S. government wrongfully disclosed an attorney's tax information from the attorney's case disputing $11.6 million in tax shelter penalties, the government said, arguing the claim came too late.
November 12, 2021
The IRS unlawfully assessed $11.6 million in tax shelter penalties against an attorney who helped organize microcaptive insurance transactions for small business clients, the attorney told a Florida federal court, contending the agency improperly prolonged the penalty assessment process.