Swiss Taxpayer Sues to Stop ‘Broad’ IRS Search of Apple Accounts

A taxpayer living in Switzerland is suing to stop the IRS from obtaining financial information from his Apple Inc. accounts as a part of an investigation into his taxes.

Cristian Caruso asked the US District Court for the Northern District of California Wednesday to quash third-party summonses seeking “broad categories of records” from 2016 to 2023 including accounts controlled by him, connection records, session times and duration, and types of service used. He said this request should “greatly surpass the permissible scope authorized by the convention.”

• Caruso lived in the UK during a portion of the years at issue and ...