Income Tax Issues
Income

Hussey v. Commissioner
156 T.C. No. 12

On June 24, 2021, the Tax Court issued its opinion in Hussey v. Commissioner (156 T.C. No. 12). The primary issues presented in Hussey v. Commissioner were whether the petitioner was required to reduce his bases in disposed depreciable real properties immediately before sales of those properties in year of discharge of qualified real property business indebtedness (QRPBI), rather than in subsequent year; whether the taxpayer had discharge of indebtedness income; and whether the taxpayer

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Scott St. Amand August 31, 2021
International Issues
15% Withholding

A Primer on FIRPTA Withholding

At its most basic, any disposition of a U.S. real property interest by a foreign person (as transferor) is subject to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Act of 1980, more commonly known as FIRPTA.[1] So, when a foreign person or entity sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of a piece of U.S. real property, the transferee will likely have to withhold a certain percentage of the sales price.[2] Defining Disposition The term disposition as used

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Scott St. Amand April 30, 2021
Procedural Issues
Aunt Ethel

Extinguishment of Liens on Defeasible Property

A part of you couldn’t be happier that Uncle Bill obtained the services of another lawyer for one of his stick-it-to-the-man schemes. In this case, Bill wanted to avoid probate and transfer his home in Dixie County, Florida to his son Jethro. Bill and Ethel, however, still wanted to live in the house and wanted to be able to sell the house if Jethro pissed them off, which, in your experience, was a foregone conclusion.

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Scott St. Amand April 29, 2021
Income Tax Issues
Deductions

Pinkston v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2020-44

On April 13, 2020, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Pinkston v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-44). The issue properly before the court in Pinkston v. Commissioner was whether the IRS appropriately “recaptured” depreciation deductions that the petitioners claimed on rental properties prior to the years at issue, as to which years the limitation period had expired. Background to Pinkston v. Commissioner In 2003 and 2010, the petitioners acquired two rental

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Scott St. Amand April 13, 2020
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Hussey v. Commissioner
156 T.C. No. 12

On June 24, 2021, the Tax Court issued its opinion in Hussey v. Commissioner (156 T.C. No. 12). The primary issues presented in Hussey v. Commissioner were whether the petitioner was required to reduce his bases in disposed depreciable real properties immediately before sales of those properties in year of

Read More »
Scott St. Amand August 31, 2021

A Primer on FIRPTA Withholding

At its most basic, any disposition of a U.S. real property interest by a foreign person (as transferor) is subject to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Act of 1980, more commonly known as FIRPTA.[1] So, when a foreign person or entity sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of a piece

Read More »
Scott St. Amand April 30, 2021

Extinguishment of Liens on Defeasible Property

A part of you couldn’t be happier that Uncle Bill obtained the services of another lawyer for one of his stick-it-to-the-man schemes. In this case, Bill wanted to avoid probate and transfer his home in Dixie County, Florida to his son Jethro. Bill and Ethel, however, still wanted to live

Read More »
Scott St. Amand April 29, 2021

Pinkston v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2020-44

On April 13, 2020, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Pinkston v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-44). The issue properly before the court in Pinkston v. Commissioner was whether the IRS appropriately “recaptured” depreciation deductions that the petitioners claimed on rental properties prior to the years

Read More »
Scott St. Amand April 13, 2020