Income Tax Issues
Income Tax Issues

Delgado v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-84

On July 7, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Delgado v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-84). The primary issue presented in Delgado v. Commissioner was whether the petitioner’s frivolous argument that he did not receive taxable income in 2017 because he was not engaged in a “trade or business” as defined by IRC § 7701(a)(26) held any water… Quick Work of the Frivolousness in Delgado v. Commissioner Compensation for services

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Scott St. Amand July 12, 2021
Income Tax Issues
Income Tax Issues

Geiman v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-80

On June 30, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Geiman v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-80). The primary issue presented in Geiman v. Commissioner was whether the petitioner was a tax “itinerant” or whether he had a tax home, for purposes of unreimbursed business expenses. Background to Geiman v. Commissioner The petitioner is a union electrician who spent most of 2013 on jobs in various parts of Wyoming and Colorado.

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Scott St. Amand July 12, 2021
Income Tax Issues
Income Tax Issues

Nurumbi v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-79

On June 30, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Nurumbi v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-79). The primary issue presented in Nurumbi v. Commissioner was whether the petitioner was subject to the heightened substantiation rules under IRC § 274(d), or whether the exception to such rules for vehicles for hire applied. Held:  Background to Nurumbi v. Commissioner The petitioner was an Uber pimp. He maintained a stable of Uber drivers

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Scott St. Amand July 12, 2021
Income Tax Issues
Income Tax Issues

Holliday v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-69

On June 7, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Holliday v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-69). The primary issue presented in Holliday v. Commissioner was whether settlement proceeds petitioner received in 2014 constitute taxable income. Background to Holliday v. Commissioner Two lawsuits are central to this case. The first is petitioner’s divorce proceeding, in which she was represented by J. Beverly and his law firm (divorce attorney and malpractice defendants,

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Scott St. Amand June 21, 2021
Income Tax Issues
Income Tax Issues

Torres v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-66

On June 2, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Torres v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-66). The issues presented in Torres v. Commissioner were whether the petitioner was entitled to reduce his flowthrough income from his wholly owned S corporation for a theft loss deduction pursuant to IRC § 165. Background to Torres v. Commissioner As of 2016, the petitioner was illiterate—whether because of an illness or because he didn’t ascribe

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Scott St. Amand June 21, 2021
Income Tax Issues
Income Tax Issues

Grossman v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-65

On May 27, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Grossman v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-65). The primary issue presented in Grossman v. Commissioner was whether state law determines a taxpayer’s marital status at death for purposes of the marital deduction under IRC § 2056(a). The Saga of Semone in Grossman v. Commissioner All Semone Grossman wanted was to find a nice Jewish girl to settle down with. He had survived

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Scott St. Amand June 21, 2021
Income Tax Issues
Income Tax Issues

Estate of Morrissette v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-60

On May 12, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Estate of Morrissette v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-60). The primary issue presented in Estate of Morrissette v. Commissioner was whether IRC § 2036 or IRC § 2038 applies to recapture significant inter vivos transfers made as part of the split-dollar agreements, and, if not, whether the special valuation rule of IRC § 2703 applies to require that the valuation disregard a

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Scott St. Amand May 12, 2021
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