United States of America v. Martin Kapp

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:23-cv-02957

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Virginia A. Phillips

  1. September 27, 2023

    Accountant Owes $5.7M Penalties For Barred Meal Deductions

    An accountant who helped mariners take illegal meal deductions must pay nearly $5.7 million in tax penalties after failing to respond to a federal government lawsuit seeking to hold him accountable for fines issued 15 years ago, a California federal judge said.

  2. April 20, 2023

    CPA Owes $5.5M Penalties Over Meal Deductions, Court Told

    An accountant who has tangled with the government for decades over whether mariners can deduct free meals should pay $5.5 million in penalties for helping sailors illegally claim thousands of the deductions, the government told a California federal court.