Liberty Global, Inc. v. USA

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Case Number:

1:20-cv-03501

Court:

Colorado

Nature of Suit:

Tax Suits

Judge:

R. Brooke Jackson

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  1. January 25, 2022

    Foreign Income Deduction Rules Invalid, Telecom Tells Court

    The U.S. Treasury Department lacked the authority to issue temporary regulations limiting deductions on repatriated earnings that Congress passed in the 2017 federal tax overhaul, telecommunications company Liberty Global told a Colorado federal court.

  2. January 12, 2022

    Amicus Brief Denied In Foreign Income Deduction Rules Row

    A Colorado federal judge denied a law firm's motion to file a brief in support of telecommunication company Liberty Global's challenge to temporary regulations limiting tax deductions on repatriated foreign earnings.

  3. January 05, 2022

    Foreign Income Deduction Rules Contrary To Law, Firm Says

    The U.S. Treasury Department shouldn't be permitted to limit deductions on repatriated foreign earnings with temporary regulations that exceed its statutory authority under federal law, which otherwise should allow those benefits, a law firm told a Colorado federal court.

  4. January 03, 2022

    International Tax Cases To Watch In 2022

    Courts will continue grappling this year with high-stakes cases brought by major U.S. multinationals that have accused federal tax authorities of overstepping, with disputes including FedEx's challenge to repatriation regulations and Facebook's fight against multibillion-dollar adjustments to its tax bill. Here, Law360 looks at eight key international tax cases to follow in 2022.

  5. December 22, 2021

    Fed. Gov't Defends Foreign Income Deduction Rules

    The U.S. Treasury Department justifiably closed gaps under the federal tax overhaul when it issued regulations that limit deductions on repatriated earnings, government attorneys told a Colorado federal court Wednesday, arguing against telecommunications company Liberty Global's challenge to the rules.

  6. October 25, 2021

    Telecom Asks Judge To Ax Foreign Income Deduction Rules

    Telecommunications company Liberty Global asked a Colorado federal court to invalidate tax regulations that retroactively limit deductions on foreign earnings brought home from overseas, arguing that the U.S. Treasury Department overstepped its authority in rewriting the law.

  7. July 09, 2021

    4 International Tax Cases To Watch In 2021's 2nd Half

    The second half of 2021 could bring important developments in tax litigation involving major U.S. multinationals, including Coca-Cola’s fight against its $3.3 billion transfer pricing loss and FedEx’s claim that the U.S. Treasury Department overstepped its authority in repatriation regulations. Here, Law360 looks at four key international tax cases to follow during the rest of the year.

  8. June 01, 2021

    International Reg Challenges Unlikely To Settle, IRS Atty Says

    Two lawsuits challenging regulations on two different statutes involving the taxation of repatriated earnings likely will not be settled before trial since both present new issues that have never been addressed before, an IRS attorney said Tuesday.

  9. November 30, 2020

    Telecom Seeks $109.3M Tax Refund On Foreign Income

    The federal government owes $109.3 million in overpaid taxes and penalties to a Colorado telecommunications corporation after the government's erroneous, retroactive application of a provision in the 2017 federal tax overhaul, the company told a federal court.