Johnson et al v. United States of America

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Case Number:

2:22-cv-00217

Court:

South Carolina

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Bruce Howe Hendricks

  1. September 18, 2023

    Couple Can't Claim Theft Losses For Loans To Friend

    A couple who loaned money for real estate investments to a friend later convicted of bank fraud cannot claim the loan amounts as theft losses triggering tax refunds, a South Carolina federal judge decided Monday.

  2. January 09, 2023

    Couple Can't Claim Real Estate Theft Losses, US Says

    A South Carolina federal court should reject a couple's bid to recoup taxes based on their claims for theft loss deductions, the U.S. government argued, saying there wasn't a theft of their real estate investments as they have alleged.

  3. January 25, 2022

    SC Couple Say IRS Wrongly Denied Theft Loss Claims

    A South Carolina federal court should order the Internal Revenue Service to grant a couple nearly $178,000 in refunds after the agency denied them theft losses they claimed related to real estate investments, they told the court.