Larson v. United States Of America

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Case Number:

1:16-cv-00245

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Valerie E. Caproni

Firms

  1. January 03, 2017

    Tax Shelter Promoter's $160M Run At IRS Goes Up In Smoke

    A convicted tax shelter promoter saw his challenge to a $160 million IRS penalty scrapped, after a New York federal judge recently ruled it lacked jurisdiction because he did not pay all the outstanding tax and penalties, of which about $67 million remains.

  2. December 16, 2016

    Feds Say Man Can't Bring $160M IRS Fine Suit Before Paying

    A New York federal judge has no jurisdiction to hear a challenge to a $160 million tax penalty because the taxpayer has to pay all of the outstanding tax and penalties — about $67 million remains — before filing a tax refund suit in a federal district court, a government lawyer told that judge Friday.

  3. May 02, 2016

    IRS Says Shelter Promoter Must Pay Full $160M Fine

    The Internal Revenue Service blasted a tax shelter organizer's lawsuit seeking an abatement of more than $160 million in penalties, telling a New York federal judge Friday that the organizer is a convicted criminal whose refund suit is barred because the penalties have not been fully paid.

  4. January 13, 2016

    Shelter Promoter Contests 'Mind-Boggling' $160M IRS Fine

    A tax shelter promoter on Wednesday accused the IRS in a suit filed in New York federal court of using an illegal method to calculate a "mind-boggling" penalty of more than $160 million for failing to file two forms.