· 2/19/1980
United States v. Joseph J. Karsky
Citations
- 610 F.2d 548
How courts have described this case
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- “a good faith misunderstanding of the law may negate willfulness, [but] a good faith disagreement with the law does not”
- prior returns relevant to a determination of the taxpayer's state of mind for establishing willfulness which is an essential element of the crime of failure to file an income tax return under sec. 7203
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Judges: Bright, Per Curiam, Ross, Stephenson
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