Topic: to the substance or essence of the statute. · Go Syfert
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8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 38 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Taylor v. Commissioner.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Taylor v. Commissioner Anchor
tax · 1977
green “to the substance or essence of the statute.” 10
2 Hewitt v. Comm'r
tax · 1997
green “provided most of the information required” 9
3 Durden v. Comm'r
tax · 2012
green “all that is reasonably possible,” 4
4 Comm'r
· Har
green “essential requirements of the governing statute.” 4
5 Crimi v. Comm'r
tax · 2013
green “reasonable cause requires that the taxpayer have exercised ordinary busi- ness care and prudence as to the challenged item.” 3
6 Durden v. Comm'r
tax · 2012
green “the doctrine of substantial compliance is designed to avoid hardship in cases where a taxpayer does all that is reasonably possible, but nonetheless fails to comply with the specific requirements of a provision.” 3
7 Comm'r
· Har
green “essential requirements of the governing statute” 3
8 Evenchik v. Comm'r
tax · 2013
green “the essential requirements of the governing statute.” 2

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