Justices Clamp Down On IRS With Summons Hearing Standard

By Matthew Villmer (June 19, 2014, 7:36 PM EDT) -- Although the Internal Revenue Service technically prevailed Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that taxpayers must provide specific facts pointing to the government's bad faith when challenging an IRS summons, the high court set a new, liberal standard that will likely be a future thorn in the government's side....

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