No. 20-620

Anthony Dwayne Williams, et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: constitutional-protections constitutional-rights due-process excise-tax federal-income-tax internal-revenue-code nontaxpayer nontaxpayer-status statutory-notice tax-assessment tax-liability taxpayer
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

Should the United States Federal Income Tax be viewed in a different way (or perspective) when determining the assessment for the liability or penalty for a taxpayer 1 as opposed to a nontaxpayer 2?

Does the I.R.C. § 6330(c)(2)(B) 3 suspend a nontaxpayer 's right or shield 's them from the protection of the U.S. Constitution 4?

Is the I.R.C. § 6020(b)(1) 5 a prerequisite and core requirement for determining tax liability, to impose a penalty for a frivolous filing?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the United States Federal Income Tax be viewed differently when determining the assessment for the liability or penalty for a taxpayer versus a nontaxpayer?

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-12-02
Waiver of right of respondent Commissioner of Internal Revenue to respond filed.
2020-11-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 9, 2020)

Attorneys

Anthony Dewayne Williams, et al.
Anthony Dwayne Williams — Petitioner
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent