Howard Baldwin, et al v. USA

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Case overview

Case Number:

17-55115

Court:

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2870 Tax Suits

  1. May 30, 2019

    9th Circ. Asked To Reconsider Proof Of Mailing Standard

    The full Ninth Circuit should reconsider a panel decision that denied a couple a $168,000 tax refund because they did not comply with a U.S. Treasury Department regulation establishing the proof of mailing standard, the couple recently told the court. 

  2. April 16, 2019

    9th Circ. Nixes Tax Refund On Inadequate Proof Of Mailing

    A 2011 Treasury rule is definitive on whether a tax filing is mailed on time, and taxpayers cannot rely on the common-law "mailbox rule," the Ninth Circuit said Tuesday as it invalidated a California couple's $167,000 refund.