juillet 08 2020
US Supreme Court discards Bob Richards rule holds Federal Common Law does not govern intercompany distribution of tax refunds
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In its February 25, 2020, decision in Rodriguez v. FDIC, the US Supreme Court unanimously rejected the “Bob Richards rule” (so named for a 1973 Ninth Circuit decision) and held that federal common law does not govern the allocation of tax refunds within a consolidated corporate group in the absence of a tax allocation agreement to the contrary. The decision is likely to have significant implications with respect to inter-corporate disputes over the proper allocation of tax refunds.