Texas Truck Parts & Tire v. USA
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23-20588
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December 02, 2024
Texas Truck Co. Owes Chinese Tire Import Tax, 5th Circ. Says
A Houston truck company that sold tires made by a Chinese manufacturer is on the hook for excise taxes as the beneficial owner of the tires, the Fifth Circuit decided in an opinion Monday that reversed a ruling freeing the company from its nearly $2 million tax bill.
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October 08, 2024
Tire Seller Counts As Importer, Owes $2M Tax, 5th Circ. Says
A Houston truck sales company owes nearly $2 million in excise taxes because it qualifies as the importer of tires that it bought from a Chinese manufacturer, the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday in overturning the decision of a Texas federal judge.
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June 14, 2024
US Urges 5th Circ. To Back $2M Tax Bill For Tire Imports
The Fifth Circuit should overturn a lower court's ruling that a Houston truck company was not an importer responsible for nearly $2 million in excise taxes on tires it bought from a Chinese manufacturer, the U.S. told the Fifth Circuit on Friday.
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May 13, 2024
Houston Truck Co. Doesn't Owe $2M Excise Tax, 5th Circ. Told
A Houston truck company that sells tires made by a Chinese manufacturer doesn't owe $2 million in import taxes because it's not legally the tire importer, the company told the Fifth Circuit in asking it to affirm a ruling that could split circuits.