On November 10, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Peak v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-128). The primary issue presented in Peak was whether the petitioner was required to report as taxable income the full amounts of distributions he received from certain pension or retirement plans. Held: You betcha. Background to Peak v. Commissioner The petitioner received distributions from three different pension or retirement plans totaling a smidge over $14,000.