JetPay v. USA

Track this case

Case Number:

21-10131

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2870 Tax Suits (Tax from DC)

  1. February 09, 2022

    5th Circ. Nixes Card Processor's $2.7M Airfare Tax Refund Bid

    A credit card processing company cannot sue the Internal Revenue Service for $2.7 million in airfare excise tax for funds it had to give back to customers whose flights at a now-defunct airline were canceled, the Fifth Circuit ruled.

  2. July 13, 2021

    Card Processor Lacks $2.7M Refund Standing, 5th Circ. Told

    A credit card processing company's claim for a $2.7 million refund of airfare excise taxes was properly dismissed because the company is a third party not entitled to file a refund claim, the U.S. government told the Fifth Circuit. 

  3. May 13, 2021

    Card Processor Due $2.7M In Airfare Tax Refunds, 5th Circ. Told

    A credit card processing company that repaid $2.7 million in airfare excise taxes to customers who bought tickets from an airline that went bankrupt should be able to sue the IRS for a refund, the company told the Fifth Circuit.