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Union Pacific Railroad Company v. United States of America
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February 08, 2019
The U.S. government will pay at least $41.74 million to Union Pacific Railroad Co. in an approximately $75 million tax refund dispute over whether employee stock options are taxable, according to an agreement filed in federal court Friday.
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October 23, 2017
The Eighth Circuit on Friday declined to rehear, en banc or by panel, its decision awarding Union Pacific Railroad Co. a $75 million tax refund.
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July 01, 2016
A Nebraska federal judge ruled Friday that Union Pacific Railroad Co. is not entitled to a refund of nearly $75 million worth of employer tax payments, finding the government is allowed to levy taxes on various stock options and union member payments to railroad employees.
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November 24, 2015
The federal government asked a Nebraska federal judge Monday to reject Union Pacific Railroad Co.'s bid to recover $74.8 million in alleged tax overpayments arising from the exercise of employee stock options and payments to union members, saying the transactions are taxable.
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September 15, 2015
Union Pacific Railroad Co. waited too long to seek refunds of certain taxes paid in 1995 and 1996, the U.S. government told a Nebraska federal court Monday, asking that those years be trimmed from the company's suit that seeks more than $74 million in refunds.
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August 13, 2014
Union Pacific Railroad Co. sued the U.S. government in Nebraska federal court Tuesday to recover $74.8 million in alleged tax overpayments arising from the exercise of employee stock options and payments made to union members.