Justices Won't Hear Couple's IRS Penalty Approval Fight

By Kat Lucero · April 27, 2026, 4:14 PM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a couple's challenge to a $345,000 penalty against them Monday, preserving an Eleventh Circuit decision rejecting their argument that the IRS didn't get sufficient supervisory approval...

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Case Information

Case Title

Stanley Battat, et ux., Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Case Number

25-719

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

Agency 

Date Filed

December 18, 2025