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Edward F. Sadjadi, et ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-60663 · judgment July 7, 2020
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Wlier© the IRS argues that the Offer In Compromise (OIC) form the petitioners used was clear and unambiguous, does the OIC form contain clear and unambiguous language that concisely, specifically and explicitly states whether the obligation to comply with tax payments for the next five years is or is not contingent on early full payment of the amount in the compromise agreement before the end of the five-year period? Unlike all common debt repayment agreements where the contract is terminated and all parties’ obligations end when full payment of the agreed-upon balance of the debt is paid, can the IRS impose uncommon conditions upon taxpayers without explicitly and clearly communicating those uncommon conditions?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Edward F. Sadjadi
For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Nov 16 2020Petition DENIED.
- Oct 28 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
- Oct 22 2020Waiver of right of respondent Commissioner of Internal Revenue to respond filed.
- Oct 05 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 18, 2020)