In Re Gould, 603 F.3d 1100

ORDER

The published order filed April 19, 2010, is hereby WITHDRAWN.

ORDER

The central issue in this case is whether or not the Bankruptcy Court erred in denying the government‘s motion to lift the automatic stay to allow the Internal Revenue Service “IRS” to offset the debtor‘s income tax overpayment against his outstanding federal income tax liabilities pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 553 and 26 U.S.C. § 6402(a). For the reasons given by our Bankruptcy Appellate Panel in In re Gould, 401 B.R. 415 (9th Cir.BAP 2009), we reverse the decision of the Bankruptcy Court, In re Gould, 389 B.R. 105 (Bkrtcy. N.D.Cal.2008), and remand for further proceedings. We note that for cases filed after October 17, 2005, 11 U.S.C. § 362(b)(26) permits the IRS to setoff a pre-petition income tax overpayment against a pre-petition income tax liability without seeking relief from the automatic stay.

Accordingly, the judgment of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel is AFFIRMED.

Case Details

Case Name: In Re Gould

Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Date Published: Apr 30, 2010

Citations: 603 F.3d 1100; 2010 WL 1729738; 09-60008

Docket Number: 09-60008

Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.