IRS Continues Practice of Government Agencies Hiding Their Abuse of Civil Forfeiture Procedures by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney During the 13-year period from 2001 to 2014, Lyndon McLellan worked hard, expanding his small, roadside convenience store to include a restaurant and lunch counter. He’d managed to save a little …

Retiree’s Home Taken for $8.41 Tax Bill Draws Michigan Supreme Court Ire by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins A 1999 Michigan state law provided for properties with unpaid taxes to be seized and rapidly resold by county treasurers. While this practice is not uncommon across the nation, a peculiarity of …

Scholl v. Mnuchin, et al., NC, Order, Withholding Prisoners Money, 2020 Case 4:20-cv-05309-PJH Document 50 Filed 09/24/20 Page 1 of 45 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 COLIN SCHOLL, et al., 9 10 11 Case No. 20-cv-05309-PJH Plaintiffs, 8 v. STEVEN …

Wrongful convictions: Tax relief deadline for exonerees looms by Betty Nelander Exonerees can receive a special tax refund, thanks to a federal law that allows exonerees to recoup taxes paid on damages or restitution they received for their wrongful convictions.  However, the deadline for filing a claim — December 17, 2018 — is looming. Among …

U.S. Supreme Court Resolves Split Among Circuit Courts of Appeals on Tax Code § 7212(a) by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of the United States reversed a defendant’s conviction for violating the second clause of 26 U.S.C.S. § 7212(a) (“Omnibus Clause”). In doing so, the Court announced …