Legal Opinion

Cozean v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided October 15, 1997No. Tax Ct. Dkt. No. 19318-95Published

Prior to trial, R conceded the deficiencies determined for the years 1990 through 1992. P filed a timely claim for an award of litigation costs, including, among other things, attorney's fees billed at $<>250 per hour and one accountant's fees billed at $<>170 and $<>175 per hour and another's fees billed at $<>90 and $<>92 per hour.

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Prior to trial, R conceded the deficiencies determined for the years 1990 through 1992. P filed a timely claim for an award of litigation costs, including, among other things, attorney's fees billed at $<>250 per hour and one accountant's fees billed at $<>170 and $<>175 per hour and another's fees billed at $<>90 and $<>92 per hour. R concedes that P has satisfied all the requirements for entitlement to litigation costs and disputes only the amounts of the fees claimed by the attorney and the principal accountant. Specifically, R asserts that the limitation of sec. 7430(c)(1)(B)(iii),…

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT T. COZEAN, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Cozean v. Commissioner

Tax Ct. Dkt. No. 19318-95

United States Tax Court

109 T.C. 227; 1997 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 62; 109 T.C. No. 10;

October 15, 1997, Filed

An order with respect to petitioner's motion will be issued and a decision will be entered.

Prior to trial, R conceded the deficiencies determined for the years 1990 through 1992. P filed a timely claim for an award of litigation costs, including, among other things, attorney's fees billed at $250 per hour and one accountant's fees billed at $170 and $175 per hour and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Jack E. Golsen and Sylvia H. Golsen v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
  3. Minahan v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1987
  4. Zulema De La Garza Perales, Cross-Appellants v. Richard Casillas, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. Powers v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1993

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