Mann Construction, Inc. et al v. United States of America et al
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1:20-cv-11307
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November 04, 2024
US Must Pay Legal Fees To Challenger Of IRS Guidance
A Michigan federal judge ordered the U.S. to pay roughly $220,000 in attorney fees to a construction company that won its challenge to Internal Revenue Service penalties and overturned underlying agency guidance, rejecting a magistrate judge's recommendation that the company foot its own bill.
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August 31, 2023
Court Wrongly Nixed IRS Benefit Guidance, US Tells 6th Circ.
A Michigan federal court improperly vacated IRS guidance that required disclosure of certain potentially abusive employee benefit plans, the government told the Sixth Circuit on Thursday, saying the court exceeded its power when it issued a nationwide vacatur in response to a refund claim.
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July 13, 2023
Feds' Objection To Atty Fees Too Late, Construction Co. Says
A construction company that successfully fought a $26,000 tax penalty and wants the IRS to pay its legal fees told a Michigan federal court on Thursday that the government missed the deadline for objecting to a judge's report establishing the fees' legitimacy.
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July 12, 2023
Feds Fight Atty Fee Bid In Construction Co.'s Penalty Dispute
A construction company that successfully fought a $26,000 tax penalty shouldn't be allowed to collect more than $200,500 from the IRS for attorney fees because the company hasn't shown that it incurred legal fees, the government argued in Michigan federal court Wednesday.
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June 15, 2023
Judge Urges Nixing Atty Fees In IRS Administrative Law Row
A Michigan federal court should reject a construction company's bid for attorney fees from the Internal Revenue Service after the Sixth Circuit sided with the business in its administrative law dispute with the agency, a magistrate judge recommended, saying the IRS' position was sufficiently reasonable.
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May 02, 2023
No Delay In Voiding IRS Notice On Abusive Trusts, Judge Says
A Michigan federal judge refused to delay invalidating IRS guidance flagging abusive trust arrangements for employees while the agency sought to appeal the order, saying the government failed to adequately justify its request.
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February 15, 2023
US Plans To Appeal Order Nullifying IRS Benefits Notice
The U.S. government said it will appeal a Michigan federal court decision nullifying an Internal Revenue Service notice requiring companies to disclose potentially abusive employee benefit plans and asked the court to hold off canceling the notice in the meantime.
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January 20, 2023
Court Strikes IRS Benefit Guidance Over Admin. Law Violation
A Michigan federal judge invalidated IRS guidance that required the disclosure of certain potentially abusive employee benefit plans, saying that setting aside the guidance was justified given the Sixth Circuit's decision that found the agency hadn't complied with public comment requirements in issuing it.
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May 14, 2021
Court Upholds Co.'s IRS Fine For Undisclosed Benefit Trust
A Michigan federal court upheld over $26,400 in penalties the Internal Revenue Service imposed on a Michigan construction company, saying the agency's guidance requiring the reporting of potentially abusive benefit trust arrangements under pain of penalty didn't violate administrative law.