Meredith Corporation v. United States of America

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:17-cv-00385

Court:

Iowa Southern

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Robert W. Pratt

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  1. March 20, 2020

    Better Homes Publisher Can Get Refund Up To $12M, Court Says

    The publisher of magazines including Better Homes and Gardens is entitled to a tax refund up to $12 million based on a deduction for domestic manufacturing because it met the legal criteria, a federal district court in Iowa ruled Friday.

  2. September 24, 2019

    Better Homes Publisher Says Printing Deal Justifies Deduction

    Better Homes & Gardens' publisher is entitled to a $25.7 million domestic production deduction because an agreement between it and a third-party printer neither sold nor transferred ownership of the magazines, the company has told an Iowa federal court.

  3. September 18, 2019

    Better Homes Publisher's $26M Deduction Fight Headed To Trial

    A suit filed by the publisher of Better Homes & Gardens over $26 million in disallowed domestic production deductions must go to trial to determine whether the company or its printer bore the production burdens, an Iowa federal court has ruled.

  4. June 17, 2019

    Better Homes Publisher Not Allowed $26M Deduction, US Says

    The publisher of Better Homes & Gardens, Martha Stewart Living and other magazinesĀ is not entitled to nearly $26 million in tax deductions for printing magazines in the U.S., the government has told an Iowa federal court.

  5. October 31, 2017

    Better Homes Publisher Sues IRS Over $12M Tax Bill

    Media company Meredith Corp., the publisher of Better Homes & Gardens and Martha Stewart Living, has taken the government to court to recover some $12 million in taxes it said were illegally assessed against it.