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Flight Options, LLC v. USA
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April 30, 2026
6th Circ. Judge Skeptical Of IRS In $24M Air Excise Tax Case
A Sixth Circuit judge expressed confusion Thursday at the IRS' defense of a $24 million air transportation excise tax on monthly management fees paid to a private aviation company after a government attorney conceded that initial ownership payments should also have been taxed.
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January 26, 2026
DOJ Urges 6th Circ. To Uphold IRS Jet Fee Excise Tax
A fractional aircraft ownership company is liable for federal excise taxes, the U.S. Department of Justice told the Sixth Circuit, arguing that the company failed to establish any statutory or equitable defense while urging the appellate judges to affirm a lower court's ruling.
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November 24, 2025
IRS Ticket Tax Fails After Loper Bright, 6th Circ. Told
The Internal Revenue Service no longer has the discretion to apply a 7.5% ticket tax on membership fees collected by a private jet-sharing operator, the company told the Sixth Circuit, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Loper Bright.