The U.S. Supreme Court announced on December 16, 2024, that it will not decide on the issue of whether a taxpayer has the right to request public records of their own tax returns. This decision effectively upholds a ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court, which dismissed a lawsuit from a taxpayer seeking access to his deceased father's tax records held by the IRS. The Court's choice not to engage with this matter leaves the lower court's decision intact, maintaining the current legal landscape regarding taxpayer access to such records.
The Supreme Court announced it won’t decide if a taxpayer has the right to make a public records request of their own tax returns. https://t.co/jpm8bT4n1q
The US Supreme Court should deny the IRS’s petition challenging whether the US Tax Court has jurisdiction over a levy redetermination suit once the agency stops pursuing the levy, a taxpayer said. https://t.co/nUa13JzPJW
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a D.C. Circuit decision tossing a man's suit against the IRS for withholding his dead father's tax records. https://t.co/ugjugpiVUk https://t.co/XA8SMaPdaR