Proceedings In IRS Penalty Dispute Stayed Following U.S. Government Shutdown

( October 9, 2025, 7:36 AM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — Proceedings in a federal tax penalty dispute between a corporation and the U.S. government over the alleged promotion of a captive insurance tax shelter have been stayed under a districtwide order issued following the lapse in federal appropriations, which temporarily halts civil litigation involving the United States until funding resumes....