Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service

Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service, 598 U.S. ___ (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that when the Internal Revenue Service issues a summons in aid of collecting a tax liability, the exception to the notice requirement in 26 U.S.C. § 7609(c)(2)(D)(i) applies even if the delinquent taxpayer has no legal interest in the accounts or records summoned.^[1][2]

Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 18, 2023
Full case name	Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service
Docket no.	21-1599
Citations	598 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
When the Internal Revenue Service issues a summons in aid of collecting a tax liability, the exception to the notice requirement in 26 U.S.C. § 7609(c)(2)(D)(i) applies even if the delinquent taxpayer has no legal interest in the accounts or records summoned.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh Amy Coney Barrett · Ketanji Brown Jackson
Case opinion
Majority	Roberts, joined by unanimous

References

1. Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 21-1599, 598 U.S. ___ (2023)
2. "Justices rule IRS can summon bank information without notifying account holders under appropriate circumstances". SCOTUSblog. May 19, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

External links

• Text of Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 21-1599, 598 U.S. ___ (2023) is available from: Justia

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