B-211389: Jul 23, 1984

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of the Treasury, and the Tax Division of the Department of Justice requested clarification as to the proper source of funds for payment of a monetary settlement which was agreed to be awarded to the owner and lessor of a building for damages incurred as a result of the seizure of the building in order to enforce a lien for delinquent taxes. Becaus...

B-211389: Jul 23, 1984

MONETARY SETTLEMENT IN FAVOR OF SOUTHSIDE IS PROPERLY PAYABLE FROM PERMANENT APPROPRIATION ESTABLISHED BY 31 U.S.C. HAVE SOUGHT CLARIFICATION AS TO THE PROPER SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR PAYMENT OF A MONETARY SETTLEMENT IN THE CASE OF SOUTHSIDE INVESTMENT CO. THE SETTLEMENT IS PROPERLY PAYABLE FROM THE PERMANENT INDEFINITE APPROPRIATION ESTABLISHED BY 31 U.S.C. THE JURISDICTIONAL BASIS FOR THE SUIT WAS TH...