Texas Truck Parts & Tire, Inc. v. United States Of America

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Case Number:

4:21-cv-02055

Court:

Texas Southern

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Charles Eskridge

Firms

  1. May 13, 2024

    Houston Truck Co. Doesn't Owe $2M Excise Tax, 5th Circ. Told

    A Houston truck company that sells tires made by a Chinese manufacturer doesn't owe $2 million in import taxes because it's not legally the tire importer, the company told the Fifth Circuit in asking it to affirm a ruling that could split circuits.

  2. September 28, 2023

    Houston Truck Sales Co. Ruled Not Liable For $2M Excise Tax

    A Houston truck sales company doesn't owe the nearly $2 million in excise taxes it was assessed by the IRS because it is not an importer of tires that it bought from a Chinese manufacturer, merely a purchaser, a Texas federal judge ruled Thursday.

  3. December 06, 2022

    Truck Sales Co. Says It's Not Liable For $2.2M Tire Excise Tax

    A Houston truck sales company asked a Texas federal court to dismiss $2.2 million in excise taxes on tires from China, saying another entity is the importer and therefore liable.

  4. October 26, 2021

    Truck Co. Owes $2.2M Tax On Tires It Imported, Gov't Says

    A Houston truck sales company is liable for $2.2 million in taxes and penalties resulting from its failure to pay excise taxes on tires that it imported for resale, the U.S. government told a Texas federal court.

  5. June 24, 2021

    Feds Incorrectly Charged $1.9M Tax On Tire Imports, Suit Says

    A Houston truck sales company told a Texas federal court it shouldn't owe the IRS $1.9 million in excise taxes charged on tires it bought from overseas manufacturers, arguing it wasn't the entity that imported the goods.