Business Related Issues
Bad Hackers

Hacker v. Commissioner
(T.C. Memo. 2022-16)

On March 7, 2022, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Hacker v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2022-16). The primary issues presented in Hacker were whether the petitioners received imputed wages and constructive dividends from their day care centers and whether the petitioners were liable for the civil fraud penalty under IRC § 6663. A Note on Hacker v. Commissioner You may remember the Hackers from two Tax Court opinions from 2021,

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Scott St. Amand May 25, 2022
Income Tax Issues
Abusive Tax Shelters

Larson v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2022-3

On February 2, 2022, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Larson v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2022-3). The primary issue presented in Larson was whether stock in an S corporation was subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Held: Nope. Background (and not a Particularly Flattering One for the petitioner) in Larson v. Commissioner Mr. Larson is a criminal. That’s not my opinion. That was the decision of the Southern District of

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Scott St. Amand May 6, 2022
Business Related Issues
Form 2553 (Election by a Small Business Corporation)

Chan v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-136

On December 1, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Chan v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-136). The primary issue presented in Chan was whether the entity in question (which filed a Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation, by which it elected to be treated as an S corporation) was an S corporation or a C corporation. Background to Chan v. Commissioner The petitioners operated a restaurant in California

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Scott St. Amand April 22, 2022
Business Related Issues
Debt Financing

Tribune Media Company v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-122

On October 26, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Tribune Media Company v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-122). The primary issue presented in Tribune Media Company v. Commissioner was whether the Ricketts family (a partner of the petitioner in “Chicago Baseball Holdings, LLC”) entered into a “bona fide debt” for tax purposes. (You may remember these parties from the January 2020 decision of Chicago Baseball Holdings v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2020-2).

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Scott St. Amand November 5, 2021
Business Related Issues
Applicable Partnership Interest

Effect of the Build Back Better Act on Corporate and Partnership Taxation

On September 15, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to approve sweeping changes to the Internal Revenue Code through the Build Back Better Act, which proposals, if ultimately passed, will have a significant effect on the taxation of corporations and partnerships. We discussed the changes proposed to affect estate and gift taxation in an earlier article. In this article we explore the effect of the Build Back Better Act on corporate and partnership taxation.

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Scott St. Amand October 3, 2021
Business Related Issues
Corporations

De Los Santos v. Commissioner
156 T.C. No. 9

On April 12, 2021, the Tax Court issued its opinion in De Los Santos v. Commissioner, 156 T.C. No. 9. The underlying issue presented in De Los Santos v. Commissioner was whether the benefits (a split-dollar life insurance arrangement) received by the petitioners were received in their capacity as employees or shareholders, and, in turn, whether such economic benefits or taxable to the petitioner’s as ordinary compensation income or as a distribution under IRC § 301.

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Scott St. Amand April 12, 2021
Business Related Issues
Burden of Proof

Berry v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-42

On April 7, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Berry v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-42). The primary issues presented in Berry v. Commissioner were whether the petitioners S corporation underreported its income, whether the petitioners’ S corporation is entitled to certain claimed deductions, whether the petitioners are entitled to certain claimed deductions, and whether the petitioners are liable for accuracy-related penalties under IRC § 6662. Background to Berry v.

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Scott St. Amand April 7, 2021
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Hacker v. Commissioner
(T.C. Memo. 2022-16)

On March 7, 2022, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Hacker v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2022-16). The primary issues presented in Hacker were whether the petitioners received imputed wages and constructive dividends from their day care centers and whether the petitioners were liable for the

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Scott St. Amand May 25, 2022

Larson v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2022-3

On February 2, 2022, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Larson v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2022-3). The primary issue presented in Larson was whether stock in an S corporation was subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Held: Nope. Background (and not a Particularly Flattering

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Scott St. Amand May 6, 2022

Chan v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-136

On December 1, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Chan v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-136). The primary issue presented in Chan was whether the entity in question (which filed a Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation, by which it elected to be

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Scott St. Amand April 22, 2022

Tribune Media Company v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-122

On October 26, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Tribune Media Company v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-122). The primary issue presented in Tribune Media Company v. Commissioner was whether the Ricketts family (a partner of the petitioner in “Chicago Baseball Holdings, LLC”) entered into a

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Scott St. Amand November 5, 2021

De Los Santos v. Commissioner
156 T.C. No. 9

On April 12, 2021, the Tax Court issued its opinion in De Los Santos v. Commissioner, 156 T.C. No. 9. The underlying issue presented in De Los Santos v. Commissioner was whether the benefits (a split-dollar life insurance arrangement) received by the petitioners were received in their capacity as employees or

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Scott St. Amand April 12, 2021

Berry v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-42

On April 7, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Berry v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-42). The primary issues presented in Berry v. Commissioner were whether the petitioners S corporation underreported its income, whether the petitioners’ S corporation is entitled to certain claimed deductions, whether

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Scott St. Amand April 7, 2021