William Canada, Jr. v. USA (IRS), et al
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18-11398
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February 21, 2020
Man Can't Sue IRS Over $40M Tax Penalty, 5th Circ. Says
A taxpayer cannot claim damages from the Internal Revenue Service on the grounds its agents violated his constitutional rights by assessing an unreasonable $40 million tax liability against him, the Fifth Circuit has said.
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February 25, 2019
IRS Officials Can Be Sued On $40M Tax Penalty, 5th Circ. Told
A Texas federal court applied the wrong legal standard when it found that a man couldn't bring claims against individual Internal Revenue Service officials over a $40 million tax penalty, the man told the Fifth Circuit in a recent filing.