U.S. Appellate Courts

I have written before about the battles being fought by cannabis businesses facing IRS examinations.  IRS audits raise many issues for state legal cannabis businesses operating in violation of the…
Continue Reading Tenth Circuit: No Fifth Amendment Defense to the Application of Section 280E

Ian M. Comisky and Matthew D. Lee have authored a Journal of Taxation article entitled “IRS in the Offing? Marinello Limits Tax Obstruction Prosecutions.” In their article, Ian and Matt…
Continue Reading IRS in the Offing? Marinello Limits Tax Obstruction Prosecutions

I have recently penned a Law360 article discussing lessons learned from recent tax decisions impacting cannabis businesses.  We will continue to cover this topic on this blog.

To be alerted…
Continue Reading An Update on Litigation of Cannabis Business Tax Issues

In United States v. Stein, the Eleventh Circuit recently decided a novel – but critical – issue for taxpayers.  It held that an affidavit that satisfies Rule 56 of…
Continue Reading Eleventh Circuit Cuts into Presumption of Correctness Standard for IRS Assessments