Exxon Mobil Corporation v. United States of America

  1. February 25, 2019

    Feds Doubt Need For 2 Trials In Exxon Mobil's $1.35B Tax Row

    The federal government welcomed Exxon Mobil Corp.'s request to extend a deadline to produce documents in a $1.35 billion tax refund dispute Monday, but disagreed that a trial, or even two, might be needed to resolve their differences.

  2. February 12, 2019

    Exxon Denies Accounting Method Change In $1.35B IRS Dispute

    ExxonMobil asked a Texas federal court Monday to rule that it did not change its accounting method when it amended its tax returns and reclassified offshore mineral leases as purchases in a $1.35 billion dispute with the IRS.

  3. November 28, 2018

    Exxon Seeks To Argue IRS Lacked Approval For $200M Penalty

    In a battle between Exxon Mobil Corp. and the government over $200 million in tax penalties, the oil company asked a Texas federal court for permission to argue that the penalties were improper because the Internal Revenue Service did not obtain the required written managerial approval before the initial assessment.

  4. November 07, 2018

    US, Exxon Ordered To Discuss Discovery In $1.35B Tax Fight

    A Texas federal court on Wednesday ordered representatives of Exxon Mobil Corp. and the federal government to hold a face-to-face meeting within two weeks to try to resolve a discovery dispute in their $1.35 billion tax fight.

  5. August 31, 2018

    Exxon, Feds Get 10 Days To Resolve $207M Tax Penalty Row

    A Texas federal court ordered Exxon Mobil Corp. and the federal government on Friday to try resolving their differences related to $207 million of tax penalties in a face-to-face meeting outside the court, warning that a failure to do so by Sept. 10 could result in sanctions.

  6. August 09, 2018

    Texas Court Denies Exxon $337M Tax Refund For Fuel Credit

    A Texas federal court has denied Exxon Mobil Corp.'s request for a $337 million tax refund, finding the company must account for a fuel tax credit in its expenses when calculating its cost of goods sold.

  7. April 13, 2018

    Gov't Tells Fed. Court To Deny Exxon $337M In Tax Refunds

    The U.S. government urged a Texas federal court on Thursday not to hand Exxon Mobil Corp. $337 million in tax refunds in a $1.35 billion dispute over federal fuel credits, saying the oil and gas giant is spinning "fiction" by claiming that a credit constitutes a payment of tax liabilities.

  8. March 30, 2018

    Exxon Asks Fed. Court For Quick Win In IRS Credit Dispute

    Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday asked a federal court in Texas to give it a quick victory in its tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service, saying it is entitled to $337 million in refunds by deducting the full amount of excise taxes from its cost of goods sold before using tax credits against them.

  9. March 02, 2018

    IRS Seeks Quick Win In $337M Exxon Tax Refund Bout

    The IRS on Thursday asked a federal court in Texas for an early victory in its tax spat against Exxon Mobil Corp., saying the company is not entitled to $337 million in refunds because it cannot use a tax credit to reduce both fuel excise and income taxes.

  10. December 11, 2017

    Exxon Seeks Quick Win Over $337M Refund In IRS Tax Spat

    Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday asked a Texas federal court to grant it a partial victory in its battle with the IRS over $1.35 billion in taxes, saying the government wrongly denied it $337 million in refunds over its handling of a federal subsidy for blending alcohol with gasoline.