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Hyatt Hotels Corporation & Subsidiaries v. CIR
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July 09, 2026
IRS Asks 7th Circ. To Rehear $300M Hyatt Perks Tax Dispute
The IRS asked the Seventh Circuit to reconsider its decision to remand a dispute over $300 million in Hyatt Hotels' loyalty rewards program fund to the U.S. Tax Court for it to determine whether the money can be excluded from taxable income under what's known as the claim of right doctrine.
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April 22, 2026
7th Circ. Revives $300M Hyatt Rewards Tax Dispute
The U.S. Tax Court relied on an incomplete analysis when it sided with the IRS and held that nearly $300 million in revenue from Hyatt Hotels' loyalty rewards program fund should be treated as taxable income, the Seventh Circuit held Wednesday.
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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.
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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.
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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.