Union Pacific Railroad Company v. United States of America

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Case overview

Case Number:

8:14-cv-00237

Court:

Nebraska

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Joseph F. Bataillon

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Companies

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  1. February 08, 2019

    Union Pacific, US Agree On Portion Of $75M Tax Refund

    The U.S. government will pay at least $41.74 million to Union Pacific Railroad Co. in an approximately $75 million tax refund dispute over whether employee stock options are taxable, according to an agreement filed in federal court Friday.

  2. October 23, 2017

    8th Circ. Won't Revisit $75M Tax Ruling For Union Pacific

    The Eighth Circuit on Friday declined to rehear, en banc or by panel, its decision awarding Union Pacific Railroad Co. a $75 million tax refund.

  3. July 01, 2016

    Union Pacific Denied $75M Tax Refund For Stock Option

    A Nebraska federal judge ruled Friday that Union Pacific Railroad Co. is not entitled to a refund of nearly $75 million worth of employer tax payments, finding the government is allowed to levy taxes on various stock options and union member payments to railroad employees.

  4. November 24, 2015

    US Says Union Pacific Stock Options Are Taxable In $74M Case

    The federal government asked a Nebraska federal judge Monday to reject Union Pacific Railroad Co.'s bid to recover $74.8 million in alleged tax overpayments arising from the exercise of employee stock options and payments to union members, saying the transactions are taxable.

  5. September 15, 2015

    US Asks Court To Trim Union Pacific Tax Refund Suit

    Union Pacific Railroad Co. waited too long to seek refunds of certain taxes paid in 1995 and 1996, the U.S. government told a Nebraska federal court Monday, asking that those years be trimmed from the company's suit that seeks more than $74 million in refunds.

  6. August 13, 2014

    Union Pacific Says It Overpaid Gov't $75M In Taxes

    Union Pacific Railroad Co. sued the U.S. government in Nebraska federal court Tuesday to recover $74.8 million in alleged tax overpayments arising from the exercise of employee stock options and payments made to union members.