Channaveerappa et al v. United States of America, on behalf of Internal Revenue Service

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-01732

Court:

California Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Anthony W. Ishii

  1. October 28, 2021

    Court Denies Injury Atty Tax Refund In Settlement Awards Row

    A personal injury attorney cannot get a nearly $124,000 federal tax refund for his claims that he was improperly taxed on settlement awards because he failed to first seek the funds on amended tax returns, a California federal court said.

  2. May 25, 2021

    Injury Atty Says He Was Wrongly Taxed On Entire Settlements

    The Internal Revenue Service wrongly taxed the full value of settlement awards won by an injury attorney even though he received only a third of the proceeds, he told a California federal court, seeking a nearly $124,000 tax refund.