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· 2/5/1988

James N. Bowen v. United States of America, Betty G. Bowen v. United States

Citations

  • 836 F.2d 965
  • 61 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 564
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 1501
  • 1988 WL 2744

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  • finding that a taxpayer acted willfully despite the taxpayer’s good faith belief that it would be able to obtain a loan to pay over the tax liabilities
  • although the Fifth Circuit has recognized conceptually that a reasonable cause may negate a finding of willfulness, \no taxpayer has yet carried that pail up the hill.\
  • president and vice-president with signing authority over bank accounts held responsible persons
  • “We have not accepted the mere reasonable expectation of sufficient funds at a later date as a defense to a charge of willful failure to comply with the commands of § 6672.”

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Judges: Goldberg, Politz, Davis

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