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Couple Sues IRS Over Unpaid Covid-Era Tax Refund
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Subscribe12 FEB 2026 / ACCOUNTING & TAXES
A New York couple, Martin Fleisher and Andrea Bierstein, have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alleging it failed to pay overpayment interest during the Covid-19 pandemic. The case, Fleisher v. United States, claims the IRS did not properly implement mandatory disaster relief measures, potentially exposing the U.S government to millions in unpaid overpayment interest, and questioning how the IRS handled tax administration during the pandemic.
When COVID hit, the IRS didn’t just fall behind. It quietly became the world’s biggest interest-free bank. Taxpayers overpaid. Refunds stalled. Deadlines got pushed. And for years, most people just shrugged and moved on because, honestly, everyone ha...
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