It was just a matter of time before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would begin to process the fallout from the illegal access of tax information using the “Get Transcript” tool. And, as predicted, that information was used to further identity theft-related tax fraud.
In December of 2015, Wal-Mart PR, the Puerto Rico arm of the venerable Wal-Mart chain, filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in a bid to overturn certain new tax laws the retailer claimed were discriminatory and violated federal laws and the U.S. Constitution. Today, the U.S. District Court formally agreed with the retailer in Wal-Mart Puerto Rico Inc. v. Zaragoza-Gomez, 15-cv-3018, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico (San Juan).
Taxes From A To Z (2016): N is for Nominees.
