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· 10/16/1991

United States v. Robert W. Hicks

Citations

  • 947 F.2d 1356
  • 91 Daily Journal DAR 12672
  • 91 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8317
  • 68 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5762
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 24345
  • 1991 WL 206849

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding 17 that the Paperwork Reduction Act applies to “agency activity,” and does not repeal 18 a “statutory requirement that [a] citizen provide information”
  • affirming conviction for failing to file a return, finding requirement to provide information is required by statute, not by the IRS
  • “It is the tax code itself, without reference to regulations, that imposes the duty to file a tax return.”
  • “It is the tax code itself, without reference to regulations, that imposes the duty to file a tax return.”
  • PRA does not constitute a defense to prosecution for failing to file Federal income tax returns
  • IRS forms are not \rules\ within the meaning of the APA and need not be published in the Federal Register

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Judges: Choy, Sneed, Kelleher

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