March 15, 2016
A group of tax return preparers on Monday continued to press a D.C. federal judge to reconsider his denial of their request for class certification on restitution claims over a fee charged to obtain a tax return preparer identification number, saying the IRS had already conceded that jurisdiction exists.
March 04, 2016
The IRS acknowledged Friday that a D.C. federal court may have jurisdiction over a class action by tax return preparers seeking restitution over fees charged to obtain identification numbers, but if so, then the preparers must work out which basis for jurisdiction will control to determine how the case will proceed.
February 17, 2016
A group of tax return preparers on Tuesday asked a D.C. federal judge to reconsider his denial of their request for class certification on restitution claims over a fee charged to obtain a tax return preparer identification number, saying the court has jurisdiction.
February 10, 2016
A District of Columbia federal judge on Tuesday partly granted a request for class certification to a group of professional tax return preparers in a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over a fee charged to obtain a tax return preparer identification number.
November 16, 2015
The government told a Washington federal court on Friday that the varied interests of a suggested class of more than 1 million tax return preparers prohibit it from being certified in a bid seeking a refund of identification number user fees from the IRS.
September 10, 2015
A putative class of tax preparers asked a D.C. federal court to certify a class of more than one million people on Wednesday, citing numerous and common claims over the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's practice of charging the group annual fees.
September 22, 2014
A recent class action challenging the Internal Revenue Service's tax preparer fees rehashes a well-worn fight that has overwhelmingly favored the agency, but the issue may stand on new legs in light of a D.C. Circuit ruling saying the IRS can't regulate independent tax return preparers.
September 09, 2014
Two accountants sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in D.C. federal court on Monday, saying their proposed class action targeting the agency's annual tax preparer fees has 700,000 entities and can claim $130 billion in damages.