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Are Alleged Alter Egos, Successors In Interest and/or Transferees Entitled to their Own CDP Rights?

February 27, 2018

Original appeared in Procedurally Taxing

Introduction

This blog post is the first in a short series of blog posts addressing the question of whether the IRS has been violating the Collection Due Process (“CDP”) procedures since they became effective in January of 1999 by refusing to extend CPD rights to alleged alter egos, successors in interest and/or transferees of the person/entity who/which incurred the tax, i.e., the original “taxpayer,” where no separate assessment has been made against the alleged alter ego, successor in interest and/or transferee. 

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What is a Prior Opportunity to Contest the Liability for Purposes of Collection Due Process?

November 3, 2016

Original appeared in Procedurally Taxing

Back in February of this year, Carl Smith noted in a guest post  that three Circuit Courts of Appeal would be considering the question of the circumstances under which a taxpayer is barred from challenging the merits of the underlying tax liability in a Collection Due Process case under section 6330(c)(2)(B) because of a “prior opportunity” to contest the underlying liability.  Our firm was retained to handle these appeals.  Briefing in all three cases is now complete.  Oral argument in the 7^th Circuit case is set for November 9.  Oral argument in the 10^th Circuit case is set for November 14.  Oral argument in the 4^th Circuit case is set for the last week of January.

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