No. 22-808

Joe Alfred Izen, Jr. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-02-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: charitable-deduction deadlines equitable-tolling hardship-exemption I.R.C.-170(f)(12) internal-revenue-code statutory-interpretation substantiation-deadline substantiation-evidence summary-judgment tax-law
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities JusticiabilityDoctri Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2023-04-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether equitable tolling may extend substantiation evidence gathering deadlines under I.R.C. § 170(f)(12)

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether equitable tolling may extend substantiation evidence gathering deadlines under I.R.C. § 170(f)(12). 2. Whether Congress lacks the power to delegate unbridled discretion to the Commissioner to refuse to promulgate regulations which provide equitable relief from filing deadlines in appropriate cases. 3. Whether in a statutory scheme conflicting provisions must be construed and applied, if possible, so that both competing purposes can be realized. 4. Whether Petitioner was entitled to a hardship exemption under I.R.C. § 170(f)(11). 5. Whether the Petitioner Izen was entitled to summary judgment because the Commissioner failed to present controverting evidence supporting his claim that a charitable deduction was never made and that the charitable deduction had no value.

Docket Entries

2023-04-24
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/21/2023.
2023-03-28
Waiver of right of respondent Commissioner of Internal Revenue to respond filed.
2023-02-23
2022-12-14
Application (22A520) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 27, 2023.
2022-12-09
Application (22A520) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 29, 2022 to February 27, 2023, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Joe Alfred Izen, Jr.
Joe Alfred Izen Jr. — Petitioner
Joe Alfred Izen Jr. — Petitioner