PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The taxpayer and the Secretary must be told about any Tax Court case and given a chance to speak. If the case is first heard by a Tax Court division, neither side gets a new notice or chance before the full Tax Court on review unless the chief judge orders it. Hearings are open to the public. Testimony, and sometimes the lawyers’ arguments, must be recorded by a court reporter. The Tax Court may hire contractors to make those transcripts and set rules for who gets copies.

Title 26, §7458

Internal Revenue Code, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Notice and opportunity to be heard upon any proceeding instituted before the Tax Court shall be given to the taxpayer and the Secretary. If an opportunity to be heard upon the proceeding is given before a division of the Tax Court, neither the taxpayer nor the Secretary shall be entitled to notice and opportunity to be heard before the Tax Court upon review, except upon a specific order of the chief judge. Hearings before the Tax Court and its divisions shall be open to the public, and the testimony, and, if the Tax Court so requires, the argument, shall be stenographically reported. The Tax Court is authorized to contract (by renewal of contract or otherwise) for the reporting of such hearings, and in such contract to fix the terms and conditions under which transcripts will be supplied by the contractor to the Tax Court and to other persons and agencies.

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Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary” and struck out “nor his delegate” after “nor the Secretary”.

§7458 Hearings

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Title 26, §7458

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