Kathryn Rothkamm v. USA

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Kathryn Rothkamm and her husband filed separate tax returns. Rothkamm’s husband incurred a tax liability, and the IRS levied her account at a bank, which she asserts was her separate property. She initially sought a Taxpayer Assistance Order (“TAO”) through the Taxpayer Advocate Service but obtained no relief. She then filed an administrative claim and, when that was denied, filed this suit for wrongful levy. The IRS filed a motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) on the ground that the suit was untimely under the…