The Coca-Cola Company and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
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July 03, 2025
Top International Tax Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025
Major multinational corporations such as 3M and Coca-Cola are expected to continue litigating high-stakes international tax cases in the second half of 2025, including disputes that could test the application of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that gutted judicial deference to agencies. Here, Law360 looks at seven key cases to follow the rest of the year.
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March 20, 2025
PwC, Deloitte, KPMG Back Coke In $2.7B Dispute In 11th Circ.
Three major accounting firms have asked the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a U.S. Tax Court decision affirming the IRS' change to Coca-Cola's intercompany pricing, which led to a $2.7 billion tax bill, arguing the agency's conduct was unsupported and unjustified.
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March 19, 2025
Coke's $2.7B Tax Bill Arbitrary, Business Groups Tell 11th Circ.
Three industry groups asked the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a U.S. Tax Court decision affirming that the Internal Revenue Service could raise Coca-Cola's taxes by $2.7 billion, saying in friend-of-the-court briefs that the IRS acted arbitrarily in hiking the Atlanta-based beverage giant's tax liability.
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February 26, 2025
Coke's $2.7B Tax Bill Due To 'Bait And Switch,' 11th Circ. Told
Coca-Cola urged the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a U.S. Tax Court decision putting the beverage giant on the hook for $2.7 billion in taxes, arguing the ruling excused the IRS' "blatant bait and switch" regarding how it allocates income from foreign affiliates.