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· 10/3/2023

People v. Trent

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a client could be penalized for counsel’s tardy filing of a tax return
  • stating that the responsibility to file a timely Federal tax return is a nondelegable duty
  • “Most taxpayers are not competent to discern error in the substantive advice of an accountant or attorney.”

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