Procedural Issues
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Lufkin v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-71

On June 8, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Lufkin v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-71). The primary issue presented in Lufkin v. Commissioner was whether the pro se petitioner was liable for certain Form 941 liabilities. Background to Lufkin v. Commissioner The IRS assessed the Form 941 liabilities, which arose in connection with the petitioner’s law practice, for the periods at issue in December 1998 and June 1999, respectively. After the

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Scott St. Amand June 21, 2021
Income Tax Issues
Bank Deposits Analysis

Haghnazarzadeh v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-47

On April 29, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Haghnazarzadeh v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-47). The primary issue presented in Haghnazarzadeh v. Commissioner was whether certain deposits into the petitioners’ nine bank accounts are ordinary income or nontaxable deposits. A Bit of Context to Haghnazarzadeh v. Commissioner This is an unreported income case, and the opinion is all of six pages long.  One has expectations of a couple thousand

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Scott St. Amand April 29, 2021
Business Related Issues
Accuracy Related Penalty

Filler v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-6

On January 13, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Filler v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-6). The issues presented in Filler v. Commissioner were whether the petitioner (1) properly reported $100,000 in income received as capital gain rather than ordinary income; (2) is liable for self-employment tax; (3) is entitled to deduct a net operating loss carryover originating in tax year 2012; and (4) is liable for penalty under IRC

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Scott St. Amand January 13, 2021
Income Tax Issues
Constitutional Due Process Argument

Kelley v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-2

On January 11, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Kelley v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-2). The issue presented in Kelley v. Commissioner was whether the provisions of IRC § 86(c) violated his Constitutional due process rights…and “various other constitutional arguments” that the Tax Court did not deign to address. Preface to Kelley v. Commissioner Anyone who has read Briefly Taxing for any length of time—you know who you are—knows

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Scott St. Amand January 11, 2021
Procedural Issues
Administrative Proceeding

Dennis v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2020-98

On July 1, 2020, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Dennis v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-98). The primary issue before the court in Dennis v. Commissioner was whether the petitioners were entitled to reasonable litigation or administrative costs when, after CDP appeals, petition, and remand from Tax Court to Appeals, the IRS conceded all issues. Brief Background in Dennis v. Commissioner The IRS screwed this one up, but they were

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Scott St. Amand July 1, 2020
Procedural Issues
Abuse of Discretion

Pulcine v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-29)

On March 2, 2020, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Pulcine v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-29). The primary issue presented in Pulcine was whether a whistleblower, whose report initiated an audit of the alleged bad actor, which ultimately resulted in the “bad actor” receiving a refund on his return, demonstrated that the IRS’s Whistleblower Office (WBO) abused its discretion in not awarding the whistleblower for his information.

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Scott St. Amand March 2, 2020
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Lufkin v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-71

On June 8, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Lufkin v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-71). The primary issue presented in Lufkin v. Commissioner was whether the pro se petitioner was liable for certain Form 941 liabilities. Background to Lufkin v. Commissioner The IRS assessed the Form

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Scott St. Amand June 21, 2021

Haghnazarzadeh v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-47

On April 29, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Haghnazarzadeh v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-47). The primary issue presented in Haghnazarzadeh v. Commissioner was whether certain deposits into the petitioners’ nine bank accounts are ordinary income or nontaxable deposits. A Bit of Context to

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Scott St. Amand April 29, 2021

Filler v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-6

On January 13, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Filler v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-6). The issues presented in Filler v. Commissioner were whether the petitioner (1) properly reported $100,000 in income received as capital gain rather than ordinary income; (2) is liable for

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Scott St. Amand January 13, 2021

Kelley v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-2

On January 11, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Kelley v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-2). The issue presented in Kelley v. Commissioner was whether the provisions of IRC § 86(c) violated his Constitutional due process rights…and “various other constitutional arguments” that the Tax Court

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Scott St. Amand January 11, 2021

Dennis v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2020-98

On July 1, 2020, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Dennis v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-98). The primary issue before the court in Dennis v. Commissioner was whether the petitioners were entitled to reasonable litigation or administrative costs when, after CDP appeals, petition, and remand

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Scott St. Amand July 1, 2020

Pulcine v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-29)

On March 2, 2020, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Pulcine v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-29). The primary issue presented in Pulcine was whether a whistleblower, whose report initiated an audit of the alleged bad actor, which ultimately resulted in the “bad actor” receiving a

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Scott St. Amand March 2, 2020