In the last five years, the D.C. Circuit has considered multiple cases regarding the scope of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)'s power to regulate tax return preparers. In the most recent case, Montrois v. United States, the court held that the IRS has statutory authority to require tax return...

This article examines the factual background of Loving v. IRS, the invalidated return preparer regulations, and the statute that the IRS relied on as authority. It reviews the district and circuit court opinions and discusses the options available to the IRS to regulate the tax return...

In American Institute of Certified Public Accountants v. Internal Revenue Service, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court's dismissal and held, for the second time, that the AICPA had standing to challenge the IRS's Annual Filing Season Program – a voluntary program to...

Since enactment of the Taxpayer First Act (TFA) in July 2019, the IRS has issued subregulatory guidance to implement the major new provisions affecting appeals, including a memorandum on taxpayer access to the appeals office and a memorandum on taxpayer access to case files prior to scheduled...