Mayo Clinic v. United States of America

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Case Number:

0:16-cv-03113

Court:

Minnesota

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Eric C. Tostrud

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  1. September 05, 2023

    Mayo Clinic's $11.5M Refund Should Get Nixed, 8th Circ. Told

    The Eighth Circuit should revoke an $11.5 million tax refund for the Mayo Clinic because it runs a major operation providing health care to patients, disqualifying it from a tax exemption for unrelated business income meant for educational institutions, the government told a Minnesota federal court.

  2. March 22, 2023

    Mayo Clinic Granted $1.6M In Interest On Tax Refund

    The federal government must pay the Mayo Clinic nearly $1.6 million in interest on a recently awarded $11.5 million tax refund, a Minnesota federal court said Wednesday, rejecting the government's request to leave the interest amount unspecified to offset future debts.

  3. February 27, 2023

    Mayo Clinic Looks To Cement Interest On $11.5M Refund Win

    The Mayo Clinic correctly calculated and showed that the U.S. government owes it more than $1.56 million in interest on the $11.5 million tax refund a Minnesota federal court awarded it, the organization told the court.

  4. December 22, 2022

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  5. November 23, 2022

    Mayo Clinic Ruled Entitled To $11.5M Tax Refund

    The Mayo Clinic is entitled to an $11.5 million refund of unrelated business income tax, a Minnesota federal court ruled, finding the organization serves an educational purpose that exempts it from the tax.

  6. April 08, 2022

    Mayo CEO Too Busy For $11.5M Tax Refund Trial, Court Told

    The Mayo Clinic's CEO is too busy and doesn't have enough first-hand knowledge to justify his presence at a trial in the organization's bid for an $11.5 million tax refund, the clinic told a Minnesota federal court Friday.

  7. October 06, 2021

    April Trial Set For Mayo Clinic's $11.5M Tax Refund Bid

    A Minnesota federal court judge scheduled a trial next April in the Mayo Clinic's bid for an $11.5 million tax refund.

  8. August 25, 2021

    Mayo Clinic, US Spar About Trial In $11.5M Tax Refund Row

    A Minnesota federal court should skip a trial in the Mayo Clinic's bid for an $11.5 million tax refund, the U.S. government argued, while the nonprofit said a trial should be used to determine whether it's a refund-eligible educational organization.

  9. August 06, 2019

    Mayo Clinic Wins $11.5M Tax Refund As Educational Org.

    The government exceeded its authority when it created extra requirements for groups to qualify as tax-exempt educational organizations, a Minnesota federal judge said Tuesday in awarding the Mayo Clinic an $11.5 million tax refund.

  10. May 28, 2019

    Mayo Clinic Presses For $11.5M Tax Refund As Educational Org

    The Mayo Clinic should be granted an $11.5 million tax refund because it clearly meets the definition of an educational organization exempt from taxation on its debt-financed real estate investments, the clinic told a Minnesota federal court.