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Executive Order 8586
Authorizing the Inspection by Receivers, and Trustees in Bankruptcy, and Their Duly Constituted Attorneys in Fact, of Certain Returns Made Under the Internal Revenue Code and of Income, Excess-Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns Filed Under the Revenue Act of 1938 or Prior Revenue Acts, Gift Tax Returns Filed After June 16, 1933, and Returns Under Title IX of the Social Security Act
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on November 7, 1940.
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author = {{Power & Politics}},
title = {{Executive Order 8586: Authorizing the Inspection by Receivers, and Trustees in Bankruptcy, and Their Duly Constituted Attorneys in Fact, of Certain Returns Made Under the Internal Revenue Code and of Income, Excess-Profits, and Capital Stock Tax Returns Filed U…}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-8586}},
note = {Reference number eo-8586; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1940.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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