GANG v. U.S.

No. 88 C 3136.

783 F.Supp. 376 (1992)

Gabrielle S. GANG, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

January 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. McGuire, Lane M. Gensburg, Stone, McGuire & Benjamin, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Frederick H. Branding, Johnson & Bell, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., Philip L. Sbarbaro, Noreene C. Stehlik, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Tax Div./Sp. Litigation, Washington, D.C., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case presents a novel question of federal tax law involving the effective date of a congressional amendment to a statute that penalizes the setting up of a fraudulent tax shelter. On August 31, 1987, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS" or "Commissioner") assessed a $391,500 penalty against plaintiff Gabrielle Gang ("Gang") pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 6700 for...

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