DENVER—A federal judge has ruled the IRS can serve a summons on First Data Corp., its affiliates and subsidiaries for information on suspected tax evaders.
The IRS is seeking records from the payment-card processor based in Greenwood Village, Colo., as part of an investigation into taxpayers whose businesses directly deposit income from credit, debit and other payment cards into foreign accounts to avoid paying U.S. taxes.
The “John Doe” summons the IRS sought enables the agency to get information about U.S. taxpayers whose identities are not yet known. U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn had granted the request Wednesday.
First Data has said it complies with all lawful requests for information with due regard for the confidentiality of customers’ data.
