U.S. District Court Approves John Doe Summons for Panamanian Law Firm Dealing with U.S. Clients

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
37
Issue: 
8
Abstract: 

On July 28, 2021, U.S. District Judge in the Southern District of New York Gregory Wood entered a revised order authorizing the IRS to serve Internal Revenue Service “John Doe” summonses to several U.S. couriers and financial institutions to produce information about U.S. taxpayers who may have use the Panamanian law firm to evade federal income taxes.[1]



[1]    In the Matter of the Tax Liabilities of: John Does, U.S. Dist. Court S.D.N.Y., Case No. 21 Misc. 424, Order, July 15, 2021.