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Tax,
Constitutional Law

May 2, 2018

Michael Cohen takes the Fifth, but with taxes, it’s tricky

Plenty of problems arise in the course of audits. What if the IRS asks you questions you are afraid to answer?

Robert W. Wood

Managing Partner
Wood LLP

333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601

Phone: (415) 834-0113

Fax: (415) 789-4540

Email: wood@WoodLLP.com

Univ of Chicago Law School

Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.

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Michael Cohen takes the Fifth, but with taxes, it’s tricky
Stephanie Clifford, the porn star better known as Stormy Daniels, in New York, April 16. (New York Times News Service)

President Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen continues to be in hot water after his home and office were searched. The feds want details about the Stormy Daniels payment and presumably other matters, taking the unusual step of searching a lawyer's office despite claims of privilege. Every lawyer and client must feel a little uneasy hearing about the search of a lawyer's office, with the inevitable possibility that innocent client confidences could be prejudiced.

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