Mandy Li v. Cmsnr. IRS

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Case overview

Case Number:

20-1245

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit:

- 

  1. January 11, 2022

    Tax Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Tipster's Appeal, DC Circ. Says

    The U.S. Tax Court does not have jurisdiction over a decision by the IRS Whistleblower Office whether to pursue a whistleblower claim, the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday.

  2. November 05, 2021

    DC Circ. Judge Doubts Legal Hurdle Blocks IRS Tipster's Suit

    A D.C. Circuit judge seemed skeptical Friday of arguments by the U.S. government contending the U.S. Tax Court couldn't consider a woman's IRS whistleblower dispute, saying a provision requiring disputed tipster proceeds to exceed $2 million might not be jurisdictional.

  3. September 02, 2021

    DC Circ. Urged To Scrap IRS Whistleblower's Appeal

    The U.S. Tax Court lacked jurisdiction to handle a whistleblower claim that the Internal Revenue Service declined to pursue, so the D.C. Circuit should throw out the tipster's appeal of the lower court's decision, a court-appointed amicus said.

  4. February 03, 2021

    IRS Properly Rejected Whistleblower Claim, DC Circ. Told

    The U.S. Tax Court properly dismissed a woman's suit disputing the IRS' dismissal of her whistleblower claims, as the agency's whistleblower office reasonably determined that her assertions were speculative, the federal government told the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday.