Internal Revenue Service Document Request to Department of Defense

Internal Revenue Service Document Request to Department of Defense The Defense Contract Audit Agency is not under a legal obligation, imposed by 26 U.S.C. § 7602(a), to comply with an Internal Revenue Service request for documents in its possession. September 1, 1999 M e m o r a n d u m O p in io n f o r t h e A c t in g G e n e r a l C o u n s e l D epa rtm en t o f th e T rea su ry and T he G eneral C ounsel D e pa r tm en t o f D efen se This opinion resolves a dispute between the Department of the Treasury (“ Treasury” ) and the Department of Defense (“ DOD” ) concerning whether the…