( March 9, 2026, 4:16 PM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — In a lawsuit brought by a taxpayer seeking to compel the Internal Revenue Service to process its claim of employee retention credits (ERC) it says it is owed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and apply the credits to its tax liability, the government moved to dismiss with prejudice the taxpayer’s second amended complaint, telling a Connecticut federal court that all of the relief the taxpayer seeks is barred by statute....