Tax Court Picks Pressed on Regulatory Challenges at Senate Panel

The top Republican tax writer in the Senate Wednesday pressed three US Tax Court candidates on how they’d handle challenges to regulations after the fall of the so-called Chevron doctrine.

Senate Finance Committee ranking member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) pushed the trio on their philosophy for handling a bevy of potential regulatory challenges after a US Supreme Court decision tossed a legal doctrine empowering federal regulators to interpret unclear laws.

“Would you be willing to rule that a Treasury regulation is invalid if the guidance does not align with the statutory language and the legislative history?” Crapo asked during a confirmation ...