IRS Requests Rehearing in 6th Circuit FICA Withholding Case

Late last week, the IRS filed a petition for rehearing en banc with the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in U.S. v. Quality Stores. As we originally reported, the three judge panel that heard the case decided in favor of the taxpayers, triggering a potential refund opportunity for many corporate taxpayers.

The government’s petition confirms the magnitude of existing refund claims. Eight refund suits are pending in the district courts with a total of over $120 million at issue and that there are administrative refund claims totaling over $127 million from taxpayers within the jurisdiction of the Sixth Circuit (Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee). The IRS projects that the total amount in controversy over this issue is more than $1 billion.

Read the IRS’s Petition for Rehearing here:
Quality Stores Petition for Rehearing

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