United States v. Johnson, et al
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April 01, 2019
10th Circ. Grants US Win In $1.6M Dispute With Casino Heirs
The Tenth Circuit has sided with the U.S. in its $1.6 million tax dispute with the heirs of a hotel and casino operator's estate, finding that a longer statute of limitations applied to the government's estate tax claim.
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September 05, 2018
US Failed To Notify Heirs Of $1.6M Tax, 10th Circ. Hears
The U.S. should not be allowed to enforce the estate tax liability of a Nevada hotel and casino operator against her heirs because it failed to notify them of the liability, the heirs told the Tenth Circuit in a reply brief filed Tuesday.
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August 07, 2018
Timeliness Clear In Estate Tax Row, US Tells 10th Circ.
A suit for $1.6 million in estate taxes from a third-party beneficiary is a federal matter ruled by the statute of limitations for tax collection instead of state contract law, the federal government argued in a reply brief filed Monday in the Tenth Circuit against the heirs of a hotel and casino operator in Nevada.
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April 25, 2018
US Urges 10th Circ. To Reverse Estate Bout Litigation Costs
Legal arguments aren't frivolous when they're backed up by case law, the U.S. told the Tenth Circuit in a brief Wednesday, asking the court to reverse a district court order awarding litigation costs in a $1.5 million estate tax case.
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January 17, 2018
Utah Law Can't Restrain Fed. Tax Collection, 10th Circ. Told
The U.S. government appealed to the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday, after a Utah federal court knocked down its bid to collect approximately $1.5 million in estate taxes from the heirs of a hotel and casino operator in Nevada.