Jones Bell LLP v. USA

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Case Number:

18-55934

Court:

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2870 Tax Suits

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  1. October 23, 2019

    Law Firm Can't Shake $9K Late Filing Penalty, 9th Circ. Says

    A law firm cannot contest a late tax filing penalty of more than $9,000 since it did not sufficiently prove it timely mailed an application for a return filing extension, the Ninth Circuit has ruled.

  2. December 12, 2018

    Law Firm's Tax Return Extension Sent On Time, 9th Circ. Told

    A California law firm has told the Ninth Circuit to toss a late tax filing penalty of $9,360, saying direct testimony from the person handling the envelope or receipts is not required to prove a document was mailed on time.

  3. November 20, 2018

    Calif. Law Firm's IRS Penalty Should Stand, 9th Circuit Told

    The Internal Revenue Service has told the Ninth Circuit that a California law firm failed to show that it timely filed an extension to submit its 2015 tax returns and therefore its penalty for the late filing, which was upheld by a lower court, should stand.

  4. October 19, 2018

    Firm Tells 9th Circ. IRS Wrongly Collected Late Tax Penalty

    A California law firm told the Ninth Circuit Friday that the Internal Revenue Service wrongly imposed a late-filing penalty for an informational tax return and the lower court upheld the decision based on the incorrect conclusion that the form was not sent on time.