John A. Townsend

Independent

University of Houston Law Center

4604 Calhoun Road

Houston, TX 77204

United States

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1.

Federal Tax Crimes, 2013

Number of pages: 849 Posted: 07 Feb 2013
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Tax Crimes, Tax Evasion, Tax Perjury, Aiding and Assisting, Tax Obstruction, Tax Conspiracy, Money Laundering, False Statements, White Collar Crime

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Federal Tax Procedure

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Federal Tax Procedure

Number of pages: 841 Posted: 21 Aug 2014
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Federal Tax Procedure, Tax Procedure, IRS Audits, IRS Appeals, Tax Litigation

Federal Tax Procedure (2013 2d ed. Nonfootnoted)

Number of pages: 594 Posted: 17 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2013
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 265 (243,633)

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Federal Tax Procedure

Federal Tax Procedure (2013 2d ed. Footnoted)

Number of pages: 811 Posted: 17 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2013
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 218 (295,772)
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Federal Tax Procedure

Number of pages: 584 Posted: 21 Mar 2013
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 215 (299,777)
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Tax Procedure, Federal Tax Procedure

Federal Tax Procedure

Federal Tax Procedure, John A. Townsend (2012 Ed. - Footnoted)
Number of pages: 761 Posted: 05 Jun 2013
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 200 (321,213)

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Federal Tax Procedure

Federal Tax Procedure

Number of pages: 607 Posted: 21 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2014
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 162 (389,044)

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Tax Procedure, Audits, Tax Litigation, Procedure, Statutes of Limitations, Appeals, IRS Collections

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Federal Tax Procedure (2024 Practitioner Ed.)

Number of pages: 1125 Posted: 30 Aug 2024
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 1,282 (34,317)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure (2022 Practitioner Ed.)

Number of pages: 1061 Posted: 22 Aug 2022
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 1,218 (36,924)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure (2017 Practitioner Ed.)

John A. Townsend, Federal Tax Procedure (Practitioner Ed. 2017), 2017
Number of pages: 939 Posted: 03 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2017
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 1,215 (37,040)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure (2020 Practitioner Ed.)

Number of pages: 1036 Posted: 01 Oct 2020
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 1,068 (44,726)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure (2021 Practitioner Ed.)

Number of pages: 1060 Posted: 25 Aug 2021
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Making Voluntary Disclosures to the IRS

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 May 2012
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Voluntary Disclosure, Noisy Disclosure, Quiet Disclosure, OVDI, Offshore Financial Accounts

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Theories of Criminal Liability for Tax Evasion

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 16 May 2012
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 722 (76,238)

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Tax Evasion, Principal, Accomplice, Aiding and Abetting, Causer, Conspiracy, Pinkerton, Jury Instructions

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Federal Tax Procedure (2023.2 Practitioner Ed)

Number of pages: 1095 Posted: 05 Sep 2023 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2024
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 651 (86,985)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure (2018 Practitioner Ed.)

Federal Tax Procedure (2018 Practitioner Ed.)
Number of pages: 964 Posted: 27 Jul 2018
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 488 (124,774)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure (2018 Student Ed.)

Federal Tax Procedure (2018 Student Ed.)
Number of pages: 689 Posted: 27 Jul 2018
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 438 (142,060)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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IRS Guidance – Rulemaking and Deference to IRS Statutory Interpretation

Number of pages: 115 Posted: 02 Aug 2018
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 419 (149,566)
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APA, Rulemaking, IRS, Regulations, Subregulatory

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Federal Tax Procedure (2019 Practitioner Ed.)

Number of pages: 1036 Posted: 12 Aug 2019
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 409 (153,751)
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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure (2021 Student Ed.)

Number of pages: 759 Posted: 25 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2021
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 402 (156,758)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure (2019 Student Ed.)

Number of pages: 722 Posted: 12 Aug 2019
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 396 (159,416)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure - Student Edition

Number of pages: 611 Posted: 04 Aug 2015
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 370 (171,973)

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Federal Tax Procedure, Tax Procedure, IRS Audits, IRS Appeals, Tax Litigation

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Federal Tax Procedure (Student Ed. 2016)

Number of pages: 627 Posted: 24 Aug 2016
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 368 (172,979)
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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes

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Federal Tax Crimes

J. Townsend, FEDERAL TAX CRIMES, 2012
Number of pages: 812 Posted: 15 May 2012
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 367 (173,454)

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Tax Crimes, Tax Evasion, Tax Perjury, Aiding and Assisting, Tax Obstruction, Tax Conspiracy, Money Laundering, False Statements, White Collar Crime

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Federal Tax Procedure (2017 Student Ed.)

John A. Townsend, Federal Tax Procedure (2017 Student Ed.), 2017
Number of pages: 677 Posted: 08 Aug 2017
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 364 (175,011)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure (2016 Practitioner Ed.)

Number of pages: 892 Posted: 24 Aug 2016
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 305 (212,779)
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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection

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Federal Tax Procedure (2020 Student Ed.)

Number of pages: 731 Posted: 01 Oct 2020
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 285 (227,690)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure - Practitioner Edition

Number of pages: 858 Posted: 04 Aug 2015
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 270 (240,750)

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Federal Tax Procedure, Tax Procedure, IRS Audits, IRS Appeals, Tax Litigation

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Federal Tax Procedure (2023.2 Student Ed)

Number of pages: 765 Posted: 05 Sep 2023 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2024
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Federal Tax Procedure (2024 Student Ed.)

Number of pages: 782 Posted: 29 Aug 2024
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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The Report of the Death of the Interpretive Regulation Is an Exaggeration

Number of pages: 127 Posted: 20 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2022
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 228 (284,757)

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APA, Rulemaking, Interpretive Regulations, Legislative Regulations, Deference, Chevron

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Federal Tax Procedure (2022 Student Ed.)

Number of pages: 741 Posted: 22 Aug 2022
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 226 (287,248)

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tax procedure, tax audits, tax litigation, IRS collection, tax crimes, FBAR, whistleblower

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Foreign Financial Accounts

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 16 May 2012
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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FBAR, Voluntary Disclosure, OVDP, OVDI

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Burden of Proof in Tax Cases: Valuation and Ranges - An Update

Draft of Article for Publication in the ABA’s The Tax Lawyer (Spring 2020) (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Dec 2019
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Burden of Proof, Burden of Production, Burden of Persuasion, Valuation

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Burden of Proof in Tax Cases: Valuation and Ranges — An Update

73 Tax Lawyer 389, 2020
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 08 Jun 2020
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Burden of Proof, Burden of Production, Burden of Persuasion, Valuation

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Draft Hypothetical Indictment Based on Frank Lyon Facts

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 17 Jul 2012
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Conspiracy, Klein Conspiracy, Defraud Conspiracy, Tax Shelters

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Scoping the Conspiracy

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 17 Jul 2012
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Conspiracy, Scope of Conspiracy

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A Key Point Summary of The Report of the Death of the Interpretive Regulation Is an Exaggeration

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 11 May 2022 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2022
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
Downloads 121 (492,864)

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APA, Rulemaking, Interpretive Regulations, Legislative Regulations, Deference, Chevron

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The Tax Contribution to Deference and APA § 706

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The Tax Contribution to Deference and APA § 706

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Jan 2024
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Chevron Deference, Deference, APA §. 5 USC 706

The Tax Contribution to Deference and APA § 706

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Nov 2024
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Tax Obstruction Crimes: Is Making the Irs's Job Harder Enough (Online Appendix)

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 Aug 2017
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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defraud conspiracy, Klein conspiracy, tax obstruction

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Judge Posner's Opinion in Kikalos

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 17 Jul 2012
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Burden of persuasion, Burden of production, Tax Procedure

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Tax Obstruction Crimes: Is Making the IRS's Job Harder Enough

Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, Vol. 9, No. 255, 2009
Number of pages: 105 Posted: 18 May 2012 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2020
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Tax Obstruction, Conspiracy, Klein Conspiracy, Defraud Conspiracy

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Loper Bright Is the Law But Poor Statutory Interpretation

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 31 Dec 2024
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Chevron Deference, Deference, APA § 706, 5 USC 706, Loper Bright

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Loper Bright Is the Law But Poor Statutory Interpretation John A. Townsend

Number of pages: 14
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center
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Deference, APA § 706, 5 USC 706, Loper Bright

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Tax Treaty Interpretation

Posted: 18 May 2002
John A. Townsend and John A. Townsend
IndependentUniversity of Houston Law Center

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