Tax
Jul. 30, 2016
Up next: the 'careless, not criminal' defense
FBI Director James B. Comey said Hillary was just careless with her emails. Well, extremely careless. Since then, the bounds of the "Hillary Defense" are surely being discussed. By Robert W. Wood
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
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Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
After former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geitner made history with his TurboTax defense, there was spate of tax cases about whether "the software made me do it" qualified taxpayers for relief from IRS penalties. It does not appear that anyone tried the Turbo-Tax defense in a criminal tax case, but it was probably debated. And in the current political cycle, more than a few lawyers are now probably wondering about using the "Hillar...
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