Speidell v. United States

  1. October 20, 2020

    10th Circ. Upholds IRS Summons For State Info On Pot Cos.

    The Internal Revenue Service can request information from state governments in its investigations of federal tax crimes, the Tenth Circuit said Tuesday, affirming a Colorado federal court's decision to toss a suit from pot businesses challenging the agency's summonses.

  2. September 25, 2020

    IRS Says Precedent Quashes Pot Co.'s Tax Summons Battle

    The IRS urged the Tenth Circuit on Friday to follow a precedent it set earlier this year and toss a series of appeals by Colorado pot businesses and their owners that challenge tax summonses for information on several entities.

  3. August 17, 2020

    IRS Urges 10th Circ. To Toss Pot Cos.' Tax Summons Fight

    The IRS has urged the Tenth Circuit to follow precedent it set this year and toss a series of appeals by Colorado pot businesses and their owners that challenge tax summonses for information on several entities.

  4. November 07, 2019

    Pot Cos. Ask 10th Circ. To Weigh Tax Case In Summons Row

    IRS summonses seeking information from marijuana companies should be blocked in light of U.S. Tax Court judges' questioning of the constitutionality of federal tax law that denies deductions to drug trafficking businesses, the companies told the Tenth Circuit Thursday.

  5. October 17, 2019

    Pot Cos. Don't Need Summons Immunity, IRS Tells 10th Circ.

    The IRS did not have to give legal immunity to several Colorado pot retailers to issue a summons for their financial records, the agency has told the Tenth Circuit.

  6. September 04, 2019

    IRS Doc Requests Should Be Tossed, Pot Co. Tells 10th Circ.

    The owner of a Colorado-based marijuana company has asked the Tenth Circuit to reverse a lower court's decision enforcing summonses requiring it and other entities to reveal business records because the U.S. allegedly refused to grant immunity from criminal prosecution.