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Suit Over Seizure of IRA Refund Check Dismissed by The plaintiff received a $617.15 refund check from the IRS, about 50% of which reflected an earned income credit, but prison officials sent the check back per an agreement to return prisoners' tax refunds to IRS for review. The plaintiff is …
Article • May 15, 2007 • from PLN May, 2007
Fraudulent Tax Returns Net Illegal Millions for Prisoners by Gary Hunter Arizona prisoners are so adept at defrauding the IRS that U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth (AZ) dubbed the dilemma ?Operation H&R (Cell) Block.? The business of bilking Uncle Sam from within Arizona prisons accounted for about half of the state?s …
Brief • May 3, 2006
Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc. v. Chao, 7th Circuit, Opinion Denying Rehearing, 2006 Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Chao, 447 F.3d 988 (2006) 447 F.3d 988 United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary of Department of …
Article • November 15, 2005 • from PLN November, 2005
Higher Property Tax Collections Permit 25% Growth Of Los Angeles County Jail Capacity by by John E. Dannenberg A six percent increase in property tax collections due to soaring real estate prices will add an estimated $150 million to Los Angeles County coffers in the coming year. County supervisors have …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Interest Awarded in New Hampshire Canteen Surcharge Fee by The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that the state was required to pay interest to all prisoners who receive pecuniary damages as a result of" Starr v. Governor, the New Hampshire canteen surcharge case. Darren Starr, a prisoner of the New …
Article • April 15, 2005 • from PLN April, 2005
New Federal Civil Rights Tax Relief Act Ends Double Taxation On Attorney Fee Awards by by John E. Dannenberg On October 22, 2004, President Bush signed into law the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act (CRTRA), enacted as section 703 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. While the CRTRA …
CCA Closes Oklahoma Prison, Settles Tax Lawsuit Over Ohio Prison by Michael Rigby The turbulent economy of the past decade has led many communities across America to foolishly seek prisons as a recession proof industry and rural welfare program for poor whites. But prisons can be a double edged sword, …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
New Hampshire Prison Commissary Surcharge Ruled an Illegal Tax by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that state law RSA 622:7-b, which imposed a 5% surcharge on the price of all commissary sales, amounted to a disproportionate tax in violation of the New …
CCA Pays $54 Million to IRS and Settles Gender Discrimination Complaint by On October 28, 2002, Corrections Corp. of America, (CCA) settled its 1997 federal taxes after an audit by the Internal Revenue Service for the sum of $54 million. The IRS challenged the validity of the tax deductions that …
Article • February 15, 2003 • from PLN February, 2003
Ten Percent Surcharge on New Jersey Commissary Purchases Upheld by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a district court's dismissal of New Jersey prisoners' challenge to a 10 percent surcharge on state prison and jail commissary purchases. In January 1998, the New Jersey legislature passed the …
Article • December 15, 2000 • from PLN December, 2000
WA 35% Seizure Statute Ruled on by Ninth Circuit by Paul Wright By Paul Wright The court of appeals for the Ninth circuit upheld the constitutionality of a Washington state statute that allows the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) to seize 35% of all money sent to prisoners from sources …
Article • March 15, 1998 • from PLN March, 1998
Tax Court Required to Assist in Witness Subpoena by The court of appeals for the ninth circuit held that a tax court's refusal to honor subpoenas filed by an indigent pro se prisoner litigant, without prepayment of the witness and mileage fees, violated the prisoner's right of access to the …
Article • January 15, 1994 • from PLN January, 1994
Only One Appeal on Qualified Immunity by Only One Appeal On Qualified Immunity This case involves a taxpayer suing an IRS agent claiming her constitutional rights were violated when the agent garnished her wages and seized her house, even though he knew she owed no taxes. While this is not …
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