leads doctrine

leads doctrine. Tax. In a tax-evasion case, the rule that the government must investigate all the taxpayer’s leads that are reasonably accessible and that, if true, would establish the taxpayer’s innocence, or the government risks having the trial judge presume that any leads not investigated are true and exonerating. [Cases: Internal Revenue 5312.]

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