How Accountable Are You for Your Accountant’s Tax Fraud? The Eleventh Circuit Decides Not to Answer.
Posted on Jun 18, 2019 in Taxation | Comments Off on How Accountable Are You for Your Accountant’s Tax Fraud? The Eleventh Circuit Decides Not to Answer.
In Finnegan v. Commissioner, 2019 WL 2428109 (11th Cir. June 11, 2019), the Eleventh Circuit was asked to review whether a taxpayer may be indefinitely held responsible for the fraud of its paid tax return preparer. It is a question of special interest to small business owners that rely on an outside accountant to help with their taxes. Ultimately, the court chose not to answer the...
En Banc Reminder: Even Self-Serving and Uncorroborated Affidavits Can Preclude Summary Judgment
Posted on Feb 4, 2018 in Civil Procedure | Comments Off on En Banc Reminder: Even Self-Serving and Uncorroborated Affidavits Can Preclude Summary Judgment
On January 31, 2018, the full Eleventh Circuit held “that an affidavit which satisfies Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure may create an issue of material fact and preclude summary judgment even if it is self-serving and uncorroborated.” United States v. Stein, 2018 WL 635960 (11th Cir. Jan 31, 2018) (en banc). The court treated the case as an opportunity to bring its tax...