Government Appeals Mayo Clinic’s $11.5M Tax Refund Victory

The government is fighting back against Mayo Clinic’s $11.5 million tax refund win in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

The government filed an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Oct. 4, following an Aug. 29 ruling in favor of Mayo Clinic. Attorneys for Mayo didn’t immediately return a request for comment.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, a nonprofit parent organization to several hospitals and clinics, in September 2016 filed suit against the government seeking an $11.5 million tax refund for tax years 2003, 2005-2007, and 2010-2012. The question in ...