Biestek v. US

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Case Number:

23-1467

Court:

Appellate - Federal Circuit

Nature of Suit:

226 Tax - Other

  1. December 01, 2025

    Ex-United Pilots Ask Fed Circ. To Rethink Denying Tax Refund

    Retired United Airlines pilots who said they overpaid payroll taxes asked the Federal Circuit to rethink its ruling that they can't get partial refunds, saying a three-judge panel avoided the pilots' constitutional challenge to the government's power to tax unrealized income.

  2. October 23, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Affirms No Tax Refunds For Retired United Pilots

    United Airlines pilots who said they overpaid payroll taxes because of the early termination of their retirement plan in the company's bankruptcy can't get partial refunds, the Federal Circuit affirmed Thursday, saying procedural issues doomed their case.