Ninth Circuit Pulls Back Big IRS Victory Issued After Judge’s Death
But, but, but, the case is not a win for the IRS as of today. It is back in limbo. Because unlike the stories you hear about Chicago, it seems that in the Ninth Circuit they don’t want the dead to vote. One of the two votes in favor of the IRS was cast by Judge Stephen Reinhardt who died on March 29, 2018, almost four months before the decision issued.
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So this will be a longish introduction to a really long piece. I will start with the disclaimer that the views expressed by Johnny Cirucci (below the dotted line) are...
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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.