Scope of IRS powers tops Supreme Court's busy docket of arguments and opinions

Washington Exaimner ^ | 3/26/23 | Kalen Deese

[CFW]

The Supreme Court will issue at least one opinion this week while it weighs a packed docket of cases, including a request by the IRS to allow its agents to secretly obtain financial records without the need to notify account holders.

Wednesday will mark the day when the nine justices consider Polselli v. IRS, which is expected to have sweeping implications for Fourth Amendment right protections against unreasonable searches and seizures as it pertains to the federal tax collecting agency. This case comes just months after the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Congress last year injected $45 billion to ramp up the agency's tax enforcement efforts.

Polselli seeks to settle a disagreement among lower courts over an exception in a section of law governing IRS authority. The case surrounds whether the agency's investigation of an individual allows it to peer into the accounts of third-party recordkeepers without informing those parties and without providing a chance to challenge their investigation in court.

[nwrep]

This is another topic on which the squishy John Roberts could be on our side. While he is on the side of the police powers on matters of the 4th amendment, he likes to restrain FedGov on this issue every now and then.

[coloradan]

Q. How is this not an egregious violation of the Fourth Amendment?

A. In a totalitarian dictatorship, nothing that government agents ever do is ever wrong, according to said totalitarian dictatorship.

[Sacajaweau]

Holy cr**

[unixfox]

When do we investigate the IRS and it’s parasite employees for all of it’s dirty deeds?

Our Founding Fathers would have burned down their houses and buildings long ago.

[Svartalfiar]

including a request by the IRS to allow its agents to secretly obtain financial records without the need to notify account holders.

Well I haven't researched this case at all, but how is this a Supreme Court case? Seems like it should be a pretty easy, obvious result...?

[Svartalfiar]

... By which I mean, the lowest-level court should have already spanked the IRS and this case ended there..?

[DPMD]

Expect the court’s libs to rule in favor of the IRS, no matter what the issue. Taxes, taxes, taxes.

[SunkenCiv]

• Why there may be no return to 'normal' for the U.S. used vehicle market [03/26/2023]
• Retirement funds for teachers and firefighters are caught in ESG crossfire [03/26/2023]
• California looks to spend some Medicaid money on housing [03/26/2023]
• Social Security update: Direct payment worth up to $4,555 goes out to millions in 17 days [03/26/2023]
• The IRS plans to tax some NFTs as collectibles -- and the rich would pay up to 28% on profits [03/26/2023]
• Short Sellers Step Up Bets Against Office Owners on Bank Turmoil (Small Banks Hold 70% Of Commercial RE Loans As Fed Continues Its Fight Against Inflation) [03/26/2023]
• Property owners have concerns about statewide 'good cause' eviction following court win [03/26/2023]

[SuperLuminal]

No problem...
Our communist masters have only our best interests at heart...

[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

The IRS is exactly what its name implies- internal (within the federal jurisdiction). Claim to be in that jurisdiction by acquiring a federal tax ID number and they will gladly collect money from your income (sic).