Joe Alfred Izen, Jr. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
1. Whether equitable tolling may extend substantiation evidence gathering deadlines under I.R.C. § 170(f)(12).
2. Whether Congress lacks the power to delegate unbridled discretion to the Commissioner to refuse to promulgate regulations which provide equitable relief from filing deadlines in appropriate cases.
3. Whether in a statutory scheme conflicting provisions must be construed and applied, if possible, so that both competing purposes can be realized.
4. Whether Petitioner was entitled to a hardship exemption under I.R.C. § 170(f)(11).
5. Whether the Petitioner Izen was entitled to summary judgment because the Commissioner failed to present controverting evidence supporting his claim that a charitable deduction was never made and that the charitable deduction had no value.
Whether equitable tolling may extend substantiation evidence gathering deadlines under I.R.C. § 170(f)(12)