The Supreme Court stated the IRS can pursue taxpayers indefinitely when a tax preparer commits fraud. The ruling makes a taxpayer liable for fraud they did not commit. The Court additionally declined to hear one challenge to IRS tax penalties in one related case.
A Texas woman now faces a bill of nearly $330,000 after her accountant’s scheme. Attorney General Ken Paxton blocked a county from using local tax money to shield illegal immigrants from deportation, saying the plan would divert public funds from required services.