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A U.S. court of appeals has ruled against an employer that sued the IRS over $1.1 million in penalties for not adequately providing insurance coverage for employees. The court ruled that the penalties, called exactions, fell under tax code under a definition provided by an earlier Supreme Court ruling, and therefore is exempt from lawsuits under federal law.

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