Mixed Feelings on Price v. Commissioner: Right Result, But It Still Bugs Me
Mr. Winkler, on the other hand, is an actual tax attorney and Tax Court litigator. And the IRS needlessly forced him to work. Ultimately they agreed that the couple did not owe anything. It seems pretty clear that the statutory notice of deficiency should never have been issued.
Ayn Rand Disciple Has Mixed Result Against IRS
Mr. Barney, who opposes government-backed loans and grants on principle, has made his fortune in a business that is almost wholly dependent on them.
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Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.