STEELE, ET AL. v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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1:14-cv-01523
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Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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September 04, 2024
Judge Chides IRS, Preparers Over $167M Refund For ID Fees
A D.C. federal judge has declined to approve the IRS' roughly $167 million refund proposal for a putative class of tax-return preparers for charging them excessive fees for special identification numbers, saying the agency failed to address problems the preparers raised with its calculations.
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February 21, 2023
IRS Ordered To Calculate Refunds For Preparer ID Fees
Tax return preparers are entitled to refunds for fees they paid the IRS to get their special identification numbers with the agency after a D.C. federal judge found in an opinion unsealed Tuesday that the fees were excessive.
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July 19, 2022
Tax Preparers Can't Get 1,300 Docs In IRS Fee Fight
More than 1,300 government documents will remain out of reach for a group of tax preparers challenging the cost of fees charged by the Internal Revenue Service, a D.C. federal district judge ruled Tuesday.
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December 19, 2017
IRS Can't Collect $37.6M In Preparer Fees During Appeal
More than a million tax preparers will have a little more jingle in their pockets this holiday season after the IRS failed on Monday to convince a skeptical D.C. federal court judge to let the agency collect $37.6 million in preparer fees while it appeals the court's June order striking down the fees.
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July 24, 2017
IRS Asks To Stay Court Order Barring Tax Preparer Fees
Despite a D.C. federal judge's ruling barring the Internal Revenue Service from regulating tax return preparers, the IRS said Monday that it wants to continue charging them a fee while it decides whether to appeal the judge's decision.
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June 21, 2017
IRS Turns To Congress For Power To Regulate Tax Preparers
Despite a federal judge's recent ruling that the IRS can't regulate tax return preparers, the agency's chief insisted on Wednesday that minimum standards should be set for them and that efforts are underway to convince Congress to grant the IRS the authority it needs.
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June 02, 2017
IRS Barred From Charging Fees For Tax Return Preparers
The Internal Revenue Service has been ordered to refund certain fees it has been charging tax return preparers since 2011, as a federal judge sided with a class of more than a million preparers and said that the IRS lacks the authority to regulate them.
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September 08, 2016
Tax Preparers Seek Quick Win In IRS Fee Suit
A certified class of more than a million tax preparers ranging from accountants to attorneys urged a D.C. federal judge Wednesday to block the Internal Revenue Service from charging a fee for issuing a preparer tax identification number, arguing the fee is unlawful.
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August 09, 2016
IRS Scales Back Tax Preparer Fee Amid Class Action
The IRS plans to issue a final rule Wednesday to reduce the fees paid by tax professionals, in the midst of a class action claiming the agency had set the fee too high.
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August 08, 2016
2nd Time's The Charm For Would-Be Tax Preparers Class
A D.C. federal judge reversed course Monday and fully granted class certification to tax preparers challenging fees the IRS charges for tax preparer identification numbers, ruling the court does in fact have jurisdiction even over their restitution bid.