US vs Coca Cola, October 2021, US Tax Court, T.C. Docket 31183-15

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In a November 2020 opinion the US Tax Court agreed with the IRS that Coca-Cola’s US-based income should be increased by $9 billion in a dispute over royalties from its foreign-based licensees.

Coca-Cola filed a Motion to Reconsider June 2, 2021 – 196 days after the Tax Court had served its opinion.

Judgement of the tax court
The Tax Court denied the motion to reconsider. There is a 30-day deadline to move for reconsideration and the court concluded that Coca-Cola was without a valid excuse for the late filing and that the motion would have failed on the merits in any event.

 

2021_10_26-Order-re-Motion-for-Leave-Coca-Cola-762

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