Mayo Clinic v. United States

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Case Number:

19-3189

Court:

Appellate - 8th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2870 Tax Suits

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  1. December 02, 2021

    IRS Won't Follow 8th Circ.'s Nix Of Education Requirement

    The Internal Revenue Service won't follow the Eighth Circuit's decision to invalidate a requirement that educational organizations have formal instruction as a prime function for the purposes of a tax exemption, the agency said in an action on decision.

  2. May 13, 2021

    8th Circ. Kicks Mayo Clinic's $11.5M Tax Row To Lower Court

    The Eighth Circuit sent back to a lower court the Mayo Clinic's suit arguing it's an educational organization owed an $11.5 million tax refund on Thursday, saying the record wasn't sufficient to determine the applicability of a U.S. Treasury rule.

  3. October 20, 2020

    Mayo Clinic Is Educational Org Under Tax Code, 8th Circ. Told

    The Mayo Clinic is an educational organization exempt from tax on debt-financed real estate deals and is due an $11.5 million tax refund, an attorney representing the organization told the Eighth Circuit during Tuesday oral arguments.

  4. May 07, 2020

    8th Circ. Urged To Invalidate Mayo Clinic's $11.5M Tax Refund

    A district court's finding that the Mayo Clinic should receive an $11.5 million tax refund because it operated as an educational institution should be overturned because the clinic doesn't meet the qualifications, the government told the Eighth Circuit on Thursday.

  5. March 20, 2020

    Mayo Clinic Rightly Won $11.5M Tax Refund, 8th Circ. Told

    The Mayo Clinic was entitled to an $11.5 million tax refund because it operated as an educational institution, the clinic told the Eighth Circuit on Friday in asking it to uphold a lower court's awarding of the refund.

  6. January 21, 2020

    Mayo Clinic Wrongly Won $11.5M Tax Refund, 8th Circ. Told

    The Mayo Clinic shouldn't have won a $11.5 million tax refund because the medical facility does not qualify as an educational organization that is exempt from tax on unrelated business income, the U.S. government has told the Eighth Circuit.

  7. January 01, 2020

    Federal Tax Cases To Watch In 2020

    In the new year, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether President Donald Trump is immune from subpoenas for his financial documents, including his tax returns, as well as whether a bankrupt bank holding company or the FDIC is the owner of a tax refund. Here, Law360 explores important and interesting federal tax cases to watch in 2020.