Author: United States. Department of Justice. Tax DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Costs (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Awards Under Section 7430 of the Internal Revenue Code
Author: United States. Department of Justice. Tax DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Costs (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Awards of Attorneys' Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies
Author: Henry CohenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781604569889
Category : Costs (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the United States, the general rule, which derives from common law, is that each side in a legal proceeding pays for its own attorney. There are many exceptions, however, in which federal courts, and occasionally federal agencies, may order the losing party to pay the attorneys' fees of the prevailing party. The major common law exception authorises federal courts (not agencies) to order a losing party that acts in bad faith to pay the prevailing party's fees. There are also roughly two hundred statutory exceptions, which were generally enacted to encourage private litigation to implement public policy. Awards of attorneys' fees are often designed to help to equalise contests between private individual plaintiffs and corporate or governmental defendants. Thus, attorneys' fees provisions are most often found in civil rights, environmental protection, and consumer protection statutes. In addition, the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) makes the United States liable for attorneys' fees of up to $125 per hour in many court cases and administrative proceedings that it loses (and some that it wins) and fails to prove that its position was substantially justified. EAJA does not apply in tax cases, but a similar statute, 26 U.S.C. ยง 7430, does. Most Supreme Court decisions involving attorneys' fees have interpreted civil rights statutes, and this book focuses on these statutes. It also discusses awards of costs other than attorneys' fees in federal courts, how courts compute the amount of attorneys' fees to be awarded, statutory limitations on attorneys' fees, and other subjects. In addition, it sets forth the language of all federal attorneys' fees provisions, and includes a bibliography of congressional committee reports and hearings concerning attorneys' fees. In 1997, Congress enacted a statute allowing awards of attorneys' fees to some prevailing criminal defendants.
Award of Attorney's Fees in Tax Cases
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Select Revenue MeasuresPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Digital images
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Internal Revenue Cumulative Bulletin
Author: United States. Internal Revenue ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tax administration and procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 1180
Book Description
A Report of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
Author: United States Code
Author: United StatesUnited States Code: Titles 28-41
Author: United StatesAwards of Attorneys Fees by Federal Courts, Federal Agencies and Selected Foreign Countries
Author: Mary V. CapisioPublisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590332467
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Awards of Attorneys Fees by Federal Courts, Federal Agencies & Selected Foreign Countries
U. S. Master Tax Guide 2009
Author: Publisher: CCH
ISBN: 9780808019039
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Providing helpful and practical guidance on today's federal tax law, this 92nd edition of the U.S. Master Tax Guide reflects all pertinent federal taxation changes that affect 2008 returns and provides fast and reliable answers to tax questions affecting individuals and business income tax.
United States Attorneys' Manual
Author: Executive Office for U.S. AttorneysPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description