Former Miami Dolphins Linebacker Zach Thomas Will Go Up Against His Toughest Opponent to Date- The IRS in Refund Litigation
By Anthony Diosdi In the future, a jury of selectors will vote on whether former Miami Dolphins linebacker Zach Thomas should be in the Hall of Fame. Down the road, in a Fort Lauderdale federal court room, a jury might vote whether Thomas should get over $18,000 plus interest back from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”).Zach and wife Maritzabel Thomas, as a married couple who filed taxes jointly, filed a lawsuit in Fort Lauderdale federal district court on January 3, 2020 for a refund of an accuracy related penalty in the amount of $18,602 plus interest for the 2007 tax year.The story starts with Gary Stern, a Chicago tax lawyer who got an 18 month prison sentence after pleading guilty to committing tax fraud in a case involving energy credit…