Keith Fogg, Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, posted “Another Twist on Death and Taxes” which discusses Catlett v. Commissioner. The article begins as follows:
In Catlett v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2021-102 the Tax Court dismisses a case for lack of prosecution over seven years after the petitioner filed the case. He participated actively in the case – at least he was active in seeking continuances and some discovery – until he died. When he died, the Court and the IRS tried to find a family member to take over the case. When no one would take over the case, the Court dismissed it for failure to properly prosecute. I think it comes out as an opinion rather than an order because of the Court’s discussion of the burden on the IRS regarding the penalties it sought to impose.
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