Memorial Hermann v. CIR

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Case overview

Case Number:

23-60608

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

Tax Court 

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  1. October 28, 2024

    5th Circ. Affirms Texas Health Coordinator Is Not Tax-Exempt

    A Texas nonprofit corporation that coordinates healthcare mostly for privately insured patients does not qualify for tax-exempt status because its business fails to help the larger community, the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday in affirming a U.S. Tax Court decision.

  2. September 05, 2024

    Referral Model Means No Tax Exemption For Texas Health Co.

    The commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service told a Fifth Circuit panel Thursday that the U.S. Tax Court got it right when it barred a Texas company that coordinates healthcare for chronically ill patients from claiming tax-exempt status, telling the court that secondary social welfare effects of the company's business model aren't enough to establish tax-exempt status.

  3. May 06, 2024

    Texas Health Coordinator Urges Nonprofit Status At 5th Circ.

    A Texas company that coordinates healthcare for chronically ill patients should not be barred from claiming tax-exempt status, it told the Fifth Circuit on Monday, arguing that the U.S. Tax Court applied an incorrect legal standard when it revoked the group's status.