Legal Opinion
Peter Knappe v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 4, 2013No. 10-56904PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
When can you trust your accountant’s advice about when your taxes are due? That is the question we face today. Appellant Peter Knappe, acting as the executor of an estate, asked his accountant to apply for an extension of the deadline to file the estate-tax return from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). The accountant told Knappe that the deadline had been extended one year, when in fact 'it had been extended only six months. Acting on the bad advice, Knappe filed the tax return several months late, and the IRS assessed significant penalties against the estate.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. Richard L. Kroll, of the Estate of Gertrude O'reilly, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Baccei v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- John B. Fleming, Personal Representative of the Estate of John J. Fleming, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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