Hyatt Hotels Corporation & Subsidiaries v. CIR

24-3239

September 16, 2025
$300M Hyatt Rewards Tax Ruling Criticized By 7th Circ. Judge

A Seventh Circuit judge took issue Tuesday with a U.S. Tax Court's finding that Hyatt should report $300 million in rewards program fund revenue, saying the decision seemed to focus on a factor that was shot down by decades-old legal precedent.
May 08, 2025
Hyatt's $300M From Reward Program Is Income, 7th Circ. Told

Hyatt Hotels should have to report nearly $300 million in revenue from a rewards program fund because it benefited from spending the money, including through advertising for its properties, the U.S. government told the Seventh Circuit on Thursday, defending a U.S. Tax Court ruling.
March 10, 2025
Hyatt's $300M Rewards Fund Not Corp. Income, 7th Circ. Told

Hyatt told the Seventh Circuit it shouldn't have to report nearly $300 million in revenue from a rewards program fund owned by individual hotel owners, saying the U.S. Tax Court wrongly sided with the IRS in deciding the company should treat the money as its own.