Direct Supply, Inc. v. USA

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Case overview

Case Number:

23-1936

Court:

Appellate - 7th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2870 Tax Suits

  1. March 25, 2024

    7th Circ. Affirms Co. Can't Get $3.5M Software Deduction

    A healthcare company that helps nursing homes buy equipment is not entitled to $3.5 million in tax deductions meant for domestic software production, the Seventh Circuit ruled, saying the company failed to meet the threshold for the break because it didn't actually provide software to customers.

  2. December 11, 2023

    US Wrong On Licensing Costs In $3M Tax Suit, 7th Circ. Told

    The Seventh Circuit should reject the federal government's claim that a healthcare software company wrongly took $3 million in tax deductions meant for domestic software production, the company argued, saying the government inaccurately described its product licensing costs as disqualifying service fees.

  3. November 03, 2023

    Software Co. Not Entitled To $3M Tax Break, 7th Circ. Told

    The Seventh Circuit should uphold a decision that nixed a health care software company's $3 million tax deduction for developing software in the U.S., the federal government argued, saying the company tried to deduct service fees, not online software access that qualified for a deduction.

  4. August 14, 2023

    Software Co. Owed $3M Production Tax Break, 7th Circ. Told

    A Wisconsin-based health care software company asked the Seventh Circuit to reverse a decision that denied it nearly $3 million in tax deductions for developing software in the U.S., saying the lower court had mischaracterized its product as an e-commerce service for nursing homes.