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....... in a United States Tax Court decision announced on Wednesday, the court dismissed attorney client privilege, stating that:
"When a person puts into issue his subjective intent in deciding how to comply with the law, he may forfeit the privilege afforded attorney-client communications."
In other words, if a person works with legal counsel within the confines of the tax code to legitimately minimize the amount of taxes owed, that communication is no longer protected by attorney-client privilege.
Furthermore, the ruling states that if the individuals do not submit attorney-client documentation as required, then the court would prohibit them from introducing any evidence to demonstrate their innocence.
originally posted by: beezzer
I can imagine that "innocent until proven guilty" is also gone, since conversation between client and lawyer is now a thing of the past.
originally posted by: VictorVonDoom
originally posted by: beezzer
I can imagine that "innocent until proven guilty" is also gone, since conversation between client and lawyer is now a thing of the past.
Innocent until proven guilty has been long gone when it comes to tax court. You have to prove that you don't owe what the IRS says you owe. Also long gone is the right to trial by jury. The IRS definately doesn't want to have to convince a jury to win a case. You would see a lot of jury nullification there.