United States of America v. Oehler et al

  1. September 25, 2024

    Chicago School Contractor Loses Energy Efficiency Tax Break

    The owner of a Chicago-based electrical contracting company isn't entitled to an over $459,000 tax refund for upgrading Chicago Public Schools buildings with energy-efficient lighting because his company didn't design the systems, only installed them, an Illinois federal judge ruled.

  2. January 04, 2023

    Changes In Lighting Support Federal Energy Refund, Biz Says

    A company earned energy-efficient building deductions by altering lighting system specifications, so an Illinois federal court should deny the U.S. government victory without trial on whether an accompanying refund was erroneous, the owner and his wife said.

  3. October 13, 2021

    Electrical Co. Admits Ineligibility For $150K R&D Tax Credits

    An electrical company owner and his wife agreed they're not entitled to roughly $150,000 in research and development tax credits they claimed for 2013 and are consequently not entitled to a refund, an Illinois federal court said.

  4. May 22, 2020

    Research Tax Dispute With Electric Co. Owners To Go To Trial

    The U.S. government has not shown that owners of an Illinois electrical company improperly received almost $150,000 for research and development tax credits, and the issue will go to trial, an Illinois federal court ruled.

  5. January 29, 2019

    US' Refund Accusations Lacking, Electrical Contractor Says

    The U.S. failed to provide sufficient details to support its claim that an Illinois company wrongly received $500,000 in research tax credits and energy-efficiency deductions for electrical systems it installed, a company shareholder recently told an Illinois federal court.