Blum, et al v. CIR
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November 02, 2026
Buy.com Founder On Hook For $16M Tax Bill, 10th Circ. Says
The founder of Buy.com waited too long to challenge a nearly $16 million tax bill tied to his former partnership's investments, the Tenth Circuit ruled Monday, holding that the window had closed by the time the IRS assessed partner-level liabilities.
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October 09, 2026
Gov't Can't Raise New Line In $16M Tax Suit, Founder Says
The government cannot use a postargument letter to introduce a new argument in a dispute with the founder of Buy.com over his nearly $16 million tax bill, he told the Tenth Circuit.
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September 16, 2026
10th Circ. Mulls Audit Law In $16M Buy.com Founder Tax Suit
A Tenth Circuit panel grappled with whether a statutory auditing regime for partnerships allowed the founder of now-defunct Buy.com to challenge the validity of an audit extension agreement with the IRS during his personal tax proceedings.
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April 20, 2026
Buy.com Founder Says IRS Missed Deadline For $16M Bill
The founder of now-defunct Buy.com told the Tenth Circuit that the IRS cannot use "a patchwork of documents" to show it didn't miss the window to hit him with a nearly $16 million tax bill, pushing for reversal of a U.S. Tax Court decision.
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October 14, 2025
Buy.com Founder's $16M Tax Bill Untimely, 10th Circ. Told
The founder of now-defunct Buy.com is challenging a nearly $16 million tax bill before the Tenth Circuit, arguing that the Internal Revenue Service failed to obtain valid consent to extend the statute of limitations for assessing the levy.