Daines et al v. Internal Revenue Service

  1. June 16, 2025

    ESOP Urges Court To Keep IRS Rule Challenge Alive

    An employee stock ownership plan and its related parties urged a Wisconsin federal court Monday not to toss their case against the IRS alleging the agency targeted them with additional tax reporting rules, saying the lawsuit does not illegally stop the agency from collecting taxes.

  2. August 22, 2024

    IRS Secretly Targeted Some ESOPs, Court Told

    The Internal Revenue Service secretly promulgated rules that treat certain employee stock ownership plans as potentially abusive, an ESOP and its related parties told a Wisconsin federal court in accusing the agency of exceeding its authority and violating the Administrative Procedure Act.