Article snippet: House Democrats this week formally requested MORE's tax returns from the IRS, kicking off a new battle with the administration. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman asked for six years of both Trump’s personal tax returns and the returns of several of his business entities. Trump, who has long said he won’t release his tax returns because he’s under audit, quickly indicated that he did not want the administration to comply with the request. Given the disagreements between Democrats and the administration, the matter is widely expected to result in a court battle. Here are five things to watch in the fight for Trump’s tax returns. What legal arguments are emerging on both sides? Democrats and their supporters say that the law provides no leeway for the administration to deny their request. They point to the fact that Neal made the request under a provision of the federal tax code that states that Treasury secretary “shall furnish” tax returns upon request from the chairmen of Congress’s tax committees, provided that documents associated with a particular taxpayer are viewed in a closed session. Courts have ruled in the past that congressional requests for information need to be complied with when they have a legitimate legislative purpose. Democrats say their request has that. In his letter to the IRS, Neal focused on the Ways and Means Committee’s interest in legislative proposals and oversight pertaining to the IRS’s audits of presidents. Trump and Republic... Link to the full article to read more