Optimal Wireless LLC v. IRS, et al
Case Number:
22-5121
Court:
Nature of Suit:
2899 Other Statutes APA/Review Agency
Government Agencies
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January 30, 2023
DOJ Says 4th Circ. Ruling Helps ACA Appeal In DC Circ.
A Fourth Circuit ruling categorizing a charge levied under the Affordable Care Act as a tax rather than a penalty supports the Internal Revenue Service's bid to uphold its decision to charge a phone retailer $1.1 million under the act for failing to offer employees health insurance, the agency told the D.C. Circuit.
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December 15, 2022
Gov't Can't Prove ACA Fines Are Taxes, Retailer Tells DC Circ.
In its bid to overturn $1.1 million in penalties for failing to offer health insurance to employees, a phone retailer told the D.C. Circuit that the U.S. government failed to prove Congress considered the penalties to be taxes.
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October 21, 2022
IRS Urges DC Circ. To Uphold $1.1 Million In ACA Penalties
The Internal Revenue Service asked the D.C. Circuit on Friday to uphold $1.1 million in penalties on a phone retailer that failed to offer employees health insurance, saying the company wrongly claimed the penalties it owes the agency are not taxes.
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August 23, 2022
Cell Co. Asks DC Circ. To Revive $1.1M ACA Penalty Suit
Phone retailer Optimal Wireless urged the D.C. Circuit to revive its challenge to $1.1 million in Affordable Care Act health insurance penalties, arguing that a lower court judge erroneously characterized the penalty as a tax to justify dismissing the case.