CAN I KEEP MY TAX APPEAL CONFIDENTIAL?
FCA CONFIRMS THAT TAX COURT CAN SEAL DOCUMENTS AT DISCOVERY STAGE!
Download a PDF copy of this Blog here.
When initiating complicated Tax Appeals, one of the questions that sophisticated clients often have (often unfortunately well into the process) is whether they can keep sensitive commercial documents “confidential”. That seems like a simple question, but it has a long and somewhat turgid answer involving the Open Court Principle and special rules in the Tax and Federal Courts for confidentiality-orders.