Pretty definitely the case which led to the publication of Internal Revenue Service Technical Advice Memoranda 2004-53012 http://ift.tt/29UzIh2
Fortunately, there were several people in the IRS that were willing to listen to the facts, consider the issues fairly, and work hard to come up with the right ruling. Frankly, it's less accurate to view this as a "win"; it's really the system working as it should, with dedicated practitioners on both sides of the issue.
But I will always remember the experience of laying out my case to a large room full of skeptical, deeply experienced IRS agents, and the moments when I could feel the beginning of a shift in attitude from the other side.
(If anyone is having trouble sleeping at night, I heartily recommend reading the above documents. The obscurity of the issue, along with the numerous redactions, make it even more impenetrable than usual.)
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