STEELE, ET AL. v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:14-cv-01523

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Royce C. Lamberth

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  1. March 23, 2016

    Tax Preparers Say IRS Alert Helps Them In Fee Case

    Tax preparers told a D.C. federal judge Tuesday that a recent ruling cited by the IRS only serves to confirm the court's jurisdiction over their request for class certification in their bid for restitution of fees the government charges for tax preparer identification numbers.

  2. March 15, 2016

    Tax Preparers Say IRS Conceded To Cert. Redo In Fee Row

    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.

  3. March 04, 2016

    Tax Preparers Must Settle Jurisdiction In Fee Fight, IRS Says

    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.

  4. February 17, 2016

    Tax Pros Ask For Class Cert. Redo In IRS ID Fee Row

    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.

  5. February 10, 2016

    Tax Pros Win Class Cert. In IRS ID Number Fee Row

    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.

  6. November 16, 2015

    US Says Tax Preparers Too Different To Certify ID Fee Class

    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.

  7. September 10, 2015

    Tax Preparers Ask For Cert. Of 1M-Strong Class In IRS Row

    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.

  8. September 22, 2014

    Loving Case Could Inject New Life Into IRS Preparer Fee Row

    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.

  9. September 09, 2014

    IRS Hit With Massive Class Action Over Tax Preparer Fees

    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.