United States v. Cleveland Indians Baseball Co.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 2001-04-18

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Justice Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court. The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) impose excise taxes on employee wages to fund Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment compensation programs. This case concerns the application of FICA and FUTA taxes to payments of back wages. The Internal Revenue Service has consistently maintained that, for tax p…

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