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· 8/25/1969

William H. Leonhart and Martha C. Leonhart v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Citations

  • 414 F.2d 749
  • 24 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5452
  • 1969 U.S. App. LEXIS 11004

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  • “[T]o escape the penalty [on the ground of good faith reliance on the advice of an accountant] taxpayers must be able to show that the accountant reached his decisions independently after being fully apprised of the circumstances of the transactions.”

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Judges: Sobeloff, Winter, Craven

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