If the IRS does not agree with Terry, Terry can go to Tax Court where Terry will be called the petitioner.

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Vodafone said a move to retrospectively tax overseas mergers would go against court decisions and legal protections given to investors.

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Still, an audit and a trip to Tax Court is a lot to go through for something that should be a piece of cake.

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