Larson v. United States of America

  1. July 19, 2018

    2nd Circuit Won't Rehear $62M IRS Penalty Ruling

    The Second Circuit has ruled it won't rehear its decision to uphold a $62 million tax penalty assessed by the Internal Revenue Service against a convicted tax shelter promoter.

  2. June 11, 2018

    Fraudster Asks 2nd Circ. To Reconsider $62M IRS Penalty

    A convicted tax shelter promoter has asked the Second Circuit to reconsider its April decision to uphold a $62 million tax penalty, claiming the court violated due process by ruling the penalty must be fully paid before he can seek a refund.

  3. April 26, 2018

    Fraudster's $62M IRS Penalty Challenge Tossed By 2nd Circ.

    A convicted tax shelter promoter saw his challenge to a $62 million Internal Revenue Service penalty tossed by a Second Circuit summary order on Wednesday after a panel affirmed a lower court's judgment in favor of the agency.

  4. September 07, 2017

    Tax Shelter Fraudster Asks 2nd Circ. To Let Him Fight Penalty

    A convicted tax shelter promoter has asked the Second Circuit to revive his challenge of a $160 million IRS penalty, arguing his case is an exception to a rule requiring taxpayers to fully pay liabilities before seeking a refund in federal court.

  5. August 23, 2017

    Feds Defend Full-Payment Rule For IRS Penalties In 2nd Circ.

    The federal government has defended a court ruling that taxpayers must fully pay IRS penalties before challenging them in federal court, filing its opening brief Tuesday against a man's $61 million appeal in a tax shelter case in the Second Circuit.

  6. June 29, 2017

    IRS Prepayment Demands Hurt Poor, Harvard Tells 2nd Circ.

    Harvard's legal clinic for low-income taxpayers waded into a tax shelter promoter's Second Circuit appeal of a $160 million IRS penalty on Wednesday, arguing in an amicus brief that a lower court ruling tossing his penalty challenge means that many poor taxpayers won't be able to contest their own liabilities in court.