On June 19, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Clarke1 held that a taxpayer has a right to conduct an examination of IRS officials regarding their reasons for issuing an administrative summons when the taxpayer...more
On November 4, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service released an internal directive that completes a two-part process of reshaping the dynamic between taxpayers and IRS examiners during the information-gathering phase of an...more