John Rodgers v. USA

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Case overview

Case Number:

20-55378

Court:

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2870 Tax Suits

  1. September 01, 2021

    9th Circ. Orders Redo In Accountant's IRS Penalty Fight

    An accountant's willful ignorance of tax understatements on client returns isn't enough to hold him liable for certain penalties, the Ninth Circuit said, vacating for the second time a California federal court's decision affirming Internal Revenue Service penalties against him.

  2. February 19, 2021

    Accountant's Inaccuracies Led To Penalty, 9th Circ. Told

    A California accountant seeking to reverse an understatement penalty on tax returns that he prepared cannot argue that the errors weren't his fault because he used his clients' records without checking them for accuracy, the IRS told the Ninth Circuit. 

  3. October 16, 2020

    Accountant Disputes Tax Preparer Penalty In 9th Circ. Fight

    A California accountant told the Ninth Circuit he shouldn't be liable for an understatement penalty because he relied on his clients' records to prepare the tax returns in question and wasn't legally required to audit the relevant documents.