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Government

Dec. 4, 2007

IRS Turns to Internal Probes When Looking for Tax Violations

Attorneys representing corporate clients are trying to figure out how best to protect them from a newly aggressive IRS policy seeking internal tax workpapers, even those allegedly covered by the attorney-client or work-product privilege.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN JOSE - Attorneys representing corporate clients are trying to figure out how best to protect them from a newly aggressive IRS policy seeking internal tax workpapers, even those allegedly covered by the attorney-client or work-product privilege.
      Corporations got good news this summer when a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled against ...

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