Real Estate Firm Sues IRS, Alleges Retaliatory Audit Campaign

Feb. 5, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC

The IRS has undertaken a retaliatory campaign against a Florida real estate development firm after complaining of agency misconduct during a 2021 tax audit, the firm told the US District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Feingold Morgan Sanchez LLC, a Florida corporation that primarily conducts its business in Greenville, S.C., alleges following a letter to then-IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, the agency responded with a series of punitive actions. These actions included issuing unconstitutional notices of deficiency, improperly disclosing confidential information, and attempting to reassert taxes on previously settled matters, according to a complaint filed Wednesday.

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