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Wells Fargo Fails To Escape Penalty In $1.25B Tax 'Sham'

By Vidya Kauri · May 24, 2017, 7:39 PM EDT

Wells Fargo couldn't escape a 20 percent penalty for a $1.25 billion securities transaction, part of which has been deemed a tax-avoidance sham, but it won a partial victory to deduct...

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Case Information

Case Title

Wells Fargo & Company v. United States of America

Case Number

0:09-cv-02764

Court

Minnesota

Nature of Suit

Taxes

Date Filed

October 05, 2009

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