No. 25-988
Stephanie Murrin v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Tags: circuit-split innocent-taxpayer-liability internal-revenue-code statute-of-limitations tax-assessment-limitations tax-fraud
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether, under 26 U.S.C. § 6501(c)(1), the IRS may assess tax beyond the Code's three-year limitations period based solely on the fraudulent intent of a third-party, even when the taxpayer herself neither intended to evade tax nor knew of any wrongdoing.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether, under 26 U.S.C. § 6501(c)(1), the IRS may assess tax beyond the Code's three-year limitations period based solely on the fraudulent intent of a third-party tax return preparer, even when the taxpayer herself neither intended to evade tax nor knew of any wrongdoing
Docket Entries
2026-02-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)
2026-01-06
Application (25A778) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 17, 2026.
2025-12-31
Application (25A778) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 15, 2026 to February 17, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Stephanie Murrin
Anne Margaret Voigts — Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Petitioner