Judge Dismisses In Part Suit Seeking Refund Related To COVID Business Suspension

( July 17, 2026, 1:25 PM EDT) -- GREENVILLE, Miss. — A Mississippi federal judge granted in part the U.S. government’s motion to dismiss a nonprofit’s suit seeking a tax refund pursuant to the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) because of government orders that partially suspended its business operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that the claim for declaratory judgment should be dismissed as barred by the Declaratory Judgment Act and the Anti-Injunction Act....