Legal Opinion

Hall v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided September 22, 2010No. Docket 30685-08Published

The parties have entered into a stipulation that P is entitled to relief under sec. 6015(f), I.R.C., but for the 2-year limitation for claiming such relief under sec. 1.6015-5(b)(1), Income Tax Regs. We must decide whether we will follow Lantz v. Commissioner, 607 F.3d 479 (7th Cir. 2010), revg. 132 T.C. 131 (2009), in jurisdictions other than the Seventh Circuit. The present case would normally be appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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The parties have entered into a stipulation that P is entitled to relief under sec. 6015(f), I.R.C., but for the 2-year limitation for claiming such relief under sec. 1.6015-5(b)(1), Income Tax Regs. We must decide whether we will follow Lantz v. Commissioner, 607 F.3d 479 (7th Cir. 2010), revg. 132 T.C. 131 (2009), in jurisdictions other than the Seventh Circuit. The present case would normally be appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Held: We will continue to take the position that sec. 1.6015-5(b)(1), Income Tax Regs., is an invalid interpretation of sec. 6015(f), I.R.C.

1Opinion of the Court

AUDREY MARIE HALL, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Hall v. Comm'r

Docket No. 30685-08

United States Tax Court

135 T.C. 374; 2010 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 35; 135 T.C. No. 19;

September 22, 2010, Filed

Decision will be entered for petitioner.

The parties have entered into a stipulation that P is entitled to relief under sec. 6015(f), I.R.C., but for the 2-year limitation for claiming such relief under sec. 1.6015-5(b)(1), Income Tax Regs. We must decide whether we will follow Lantz v. Commissioner, 607 F.3d 479 (7th Cir. 2010), revg. 132 T.C. 131 (2009), in jurisdictions other…

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