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· 2/18/1997

United States v. Brockamp

Citations

  • 519 U.S. 347
  • 117 S. Ct. 849
  • 136 L. Ed. 2d 818
  • 1997 U.S. LEXIS 689

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that equitable tolling does not apply to the time limitations contained in § 6511 of the Internal Revenue Code
  • holding that courts can not equitably toll the statute of limitations for refund claims under section 6511 of the Internal Revenue Code
  • holding that no implied equitable tolling term may be read into § 6511 because the language of the statute and Congressional intent are to the contrary
  • recognizing that an explicit listing of an exception to statutory time limits demonstrates congressional intent to provide relief on that basis to the exclusion of equitable remedies
  • holding that the deadline for 19 filing a tax refund claim with the IRS is not subject to equitable tolling
  • holding that statutory cap in § 6511(b)(2) on amounts recoverable in refund actions is not subject to equitable tolling

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Judges: Breyer

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