February 23, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review a religious organization's constitutional challenge against the Internal Revenue Service over a lien on church property to collect taxes owed by the group's bankrupt founder and her family.
July 24, 2025
The IRS can impose a lien on an Arizona residential property held by a religious organization to collect unpaid taxes owed by a bankrupt couple who had decision-making authority over the entity's finances and bank account, a divided Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday.
May 23, 2023
A religious organization should lose its challenge against a lien on a residence and a levy on its bank account to collect tax liabilities because it's a nominee being used by a couple attempting to hide income, the government told an Arizona federal court.