Business Related Issues
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Simpson v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2020-100

On July 7, 2020, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Simpson v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-100). The issue before the court in Simpson v. Commissioner was whether the petitioners were allowed deductions for unreimbursed partnership expenses (2012-2014) and unreimbursed employee business expenses (2014), which deductions were adjusted in the IRS’s amended answer. Background to Simpson v. Commissioner The IRS issued the petitioners a notice of deficiency for tax years 2012,

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Scott St. Amand July 7, 2020
Income Tax Issues
Burden of Proof

Sage v. Commissioner (154 T.C. No. 12)

On June 2, 2020, the Tax Court issued its opinion in Sage v. Commissioner (154 T.C. No. 12). The issue presented in Sage v. Commissioner was whether the petitioner, who wholly owned an S corporation and LLC, which in turn owned (indirectly) and transferred three encumbered properties to separate liquidating trusts that disposed of the parcels with the profits going to pay off the liabilities of the S corporation and LLC, was the owner/grantor of

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Scott St. Amand June 2, 2020
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Simpson v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2020-100

On July 7, 2020, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Simpson v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-100). The issue before the court in Simpson v. Commissioner was whether the petitioners were allowed deductions for unreimbursed partnership expenses (2012-2014) and unreimbursed employee business expenses (2014), which deductions

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Scott St. Amand July 7, 2020

Sage v. Commissioner (154 T.C. No. 12)

On June 2, 2020, the Tax Court issued its opinion in Sage v. Commissioner (154 T.C. No. 12). The issue presented in Sage v. Commissioner was whether the petitioner, who wholly owned an S corporation and LLC, which in turn owned (indirectly) and transferred three encumbered properties to separate liquidating

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Scott St. Amand June 2, 2020