Army Colonel’s Stroke Should Void IRS Tax Penalties, Suits Say

The representative of a retired US Army colonel sued the IRS to challenge more than $146,900 in tax liabilities that the agency issued after his death.

Larry Turner sustained a thalamic stroke in 2019, leaving him unable to use the right side of his body and severely impairing his sight, hearing, and speech, according to two May 27 petitions to the US Tax Court. Thereafter, the retired colonel was transferred to Paladin Life Care, which solicited certified public accountant Erik Kloster to prepare his income tax returns for 2018 and 2019.

Turner, who was unmarried, died in April 2023 of ...