Rick Jacobsen v. CIR

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Case overview

Case Number:

18-3371

Court:

Appellate - 7th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

tax 

  1. February 13, 2020

    Wis. Man Liable For Taxes After Ex-Wife's Theft, 7th Circ. Says

    A Seventh Circuit panel on Thursday backed a lower court's decision to side with the IRS in a suit brought by a Wisconsin military veteran who claimed he should receive relief from tax liability on income his ex-wife embezzled.

  2. July 02, 2019

    Wis. Man Liable For Tax After Ex-Wife's Theft, 7th Circ. Told

    A Wisconsin military veteran should not get relief from tax liability on income his ex-wife embezzled, since he must have known of the ill-gotten funds after she was arrested, convicted and jailed, the government told the Seventh Circuit.

  3. April 30, 2019

    Wis. Man Asks 7th Circ. For Tax Break From Ex-Wife's Theft

    A Wisconsin military veteran urged the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday to relieve him of tax burdens stemming from his ex-wife's embezzlement, saying a lower court's decision wrongly conflated reasons for him to be aware of the crimes with actual knowledge.