The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has filed claims worth nearly $44 billion against the estate of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its affiliated entities, CoinDesk.com reported. According to bankruptcy filings dated April 27 and 28, the IRS put forth 45 claims against FTX companies, which include West Realm Shires (the legal entity of FTX.US), Ledger Holdings (the parent company of LedgerX and LedgerPrime) and Blockfolio, among others. The largest of the claims includes $20.4 billion and $7.9 billion claims against Alameda Research LLC and two claims totaling $9.5 billion against Alameda Research Holdings Inc. The claims are filed under the classification “Admin Priority,” which could allow the IRS’s claims to take precedence over the claims of other creditors in a bankruptcy case. Bankruptcy documents detailing the $20.4 billion claim against Alameda Research LLC reveal that the IRS is claiming about $20 billion in partnership taxes. The remaining amount of the claim includes millions in withheld income taxes and payroll taxes.
