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Florida State University College of Law

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2001

Tax debt

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Federal Tax Collection Controversies In The Era Of Drye, Steve R. Johnson Oct 2001

Federal Tax Collection Controversies In The Era Of Drye, Steve R. Johnson

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By “tax collection controversies,” I mean cases in which it has been established that the taxpayer owes additional taxes, those taxes remain unpaid, and the IRS is attempting to enforce collection out of the taxpayer’s assets. Such cases are numerous and involve attorneys in general legal practice as well as tax specialists. For example, the taxpayer may be your client for non-tax matters, and may expect you to handle her tax collection controversy as well. Or, your client may not be the taxpayer herself, but instead someone who co-owns property with the taxpayer. Your client expects you to make sure …


The Irs As Super Creditor, Steve R. Johnson Jul 2001

The Irs As Super Creditor, Steve R. Johnson

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The IRS is a super creditor in the sense that its efforts to collect tax debts are free of restrictions imposed by state law on other creditors. This principle is no novelty. Several recent developments, though, have involved interesting applications of it. Part I of this article explains the principle. Part II examines recent applications of it.