United States, Petitioner v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

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Case Number:

17-1002

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Supreme Court

Nature of Suit:

2870 Tax Suits

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  1. October 07, 2019

    IRS Won't Follow 8th Circ. In $41.7M Railroad Stock Tax Row

    The IRS has said it won't follow the Eighth Circuit's holding that payments to employees for ratifying a collective bargaining agreement aren't taxable in cases similar to one in which it awarded Union Pacific Railroad Co. a $41.7 million refund.

  2. June 28, 2018

    High Court Refuses To Take $75M Stock Option Railroad Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday denied the Internal Revenue Service the chance to argue why a $75 million tax refund case against Union Pacific Railroad Co. should be overturned, which affirmed the Eighth Circuit's finding that stock options are not taxable under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act.

  3. March 22, 2018

    Union Pacific Urges Justices To Preserve Win On Stocks

    The Union Pacific Railroad Co. urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday not to overturn its victory in the Eighth Circuit that deemed its stock options for employees nontaxable, even if the high court rules against railroad companies in a similar and separate case before it.