No. 25-988

Stephanie Murrin v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-19
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Amici (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: circuit-split innocent-taxpayer-liability internal-revenue-code statute-of-limitations tax-assessment-limitations tax-fraud
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, under 26 U.S.C. § 6501(c)(1), the IRS may assess tax beyond the Code's three-year limitations period based solely on the fraudulent intent of a third-party, even when the taxpayer herself neither intended to evade tax nor knew of any wrongdoing.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether, under 26 U.S.C. § 6501(c)(1), the IRS may assess tax beyond the Code's three-year limitations period based solely on the fraudulent intent of a third-party tax return preparer, even when the taxpayer herself neither intended to evade tax nor knew of any wrongdoing

Docket Entries

2026-03-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 22, 2026.
2026-03-23
Amicus brief of The American College of Tax Counsel submitted.
2026-03-23
Amicus brief of Tax Litigation Clinic of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School submitted.
2026-03-23
Amicus brief of Center for Taxpayer Rights submitted.
2026-03-23
Brief amicus curiae of Tax Litigation Clinic of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School filed.
2026-03-23
Brief amicus curiae of The American College of Tax Counsel filed.
2026-03-23
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Taxpayer Rights filed.
2026-03-20
Motion of Commissioner of Internal Revenue for an extension of time submitted.
2026-03-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 23, 2026 to April 22, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
2026-02-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)
2026-01-06
Application (25A778) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until February 17, 2026.
2025-12-31
Application (25A778) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 15, 2026 to February 17, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Center for Taxpayer Rights
Guinevere M. MooreMoore Tax Law Group, LLC, Amicus
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Stephanie Murrin
Anne Margaret VoigtsPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Petitioner
Tax Litigation Clinic of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School
Kelley Cooper MillerLoeb and Loeb, LLP, Amicus
Kelley Cooper MillerLoeb and Loeb, LLP, Petitioner
The American College of Tax Counsel
Caroline DeLisle CiraoloKostelanetz LLP, Amicus