Bombardier Aerospace Corp. v. USA

  1. October 19, 2016

    Full 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Bombardier's $32M Tax Appeal

    The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday refused to rehear Bombardier Aerospace Corp.'s dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over whether companies providing aircraft management fees owe commercial aviation taxes, keeping Bombardier on the hook for $32 million in aviation excise taxes.

  2. September 16, 2016

    Aviation Group Backs Bombardier In $32M Tax Appeal

    The National Business Aviation Association backed Bombardier Aerospace Corp. on Wednesday in the company's efforts to persuade the Fifth Circuit to overturn a panel's decision that it was on the hook for $32 million in aviation excise taxes.

  3. September 08, 2016

    Bombardier Asks Full 5th Circ. To Hear $32M Tax Appeal

    Bombardier Aerospace Corp. pressed the full Fifth Circuit Wednesday to overturn a panel's decision keeping it on the hook for $32 million in aviation excise taxes, arguing the IRS had given conflicting guidance on whether companies providing aircraft management fees owe commercial aviation taxes.

  4. July 26, 2016

    5th Circ. Says Bombardier Can't Ditch Aviation Taxes

    The Fifth Circuit affirmed a Texas district court ruling that Bombardier Aerospace Corp. was on the hook for $32 million in aviation excise taxes, saying Monday the district court applied the proper test in analyzing the aircraft management company's tax liability.

  5. November 03, 2015

    Bombardier Slams Use Of IRS Test In $32M Excise Tax Suit

    Bombardier Aerospace Corp. told the Fifth Circuit on Monday that the IRS has wrongly found that it's liable for a federal aviation excise tax on fees it charged to customers and not due a $32 million refund, saying the agency is relying on a test that's absent from the relevant statutes and legislative history.

  6. August 14, 2015

    Bombardier Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $32M Excise Tax Row

    Bombardier Aerospace Corp. on Thursday asked the Fifth Circuit to review a lower court's finding that it was liable for a federal aviation excise tax on fees that it charged to customers and was not due a $32 million refund.