Legal Opinion

Hellweg v. Comm'r

United States Tax Court

Decided March 9, 2011No. Docket Nos. 14502-08, 14523-08, 14525-08, 14527-08UnpublishedCited by 11 opinions

Ps held ownership interests in and controlled an S corporation. Ps' Roth IRAs formed a DISC which entered into a commission agreement with the S corporation. For excise tax purposes only, R recharacterized commission payments from the S corporation to the DISC as distributions to Ps followed by Ps' contribution of the proceeds to their Roth IRAs.

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Ps held ownership interests in and controlled an S corporation. Ps' Roth IRAs formed a DISC which entered into a commission agreement with the S corporation. For excise tax purposes only, R recharacterized commission payments from the S corporation to the DISC as distributions to Ps followed by Ps' contribution of the proceeds to their Roth IRAs. R determined that Ps were each liable for: (1) Excise taxes on excess contributions to their Roth IRAs under sec. 4973, I.R.C.; (2) an accuracy-related penalty under sec. 6662(a), I.R.C.; and (3) additions to tax under sec. 6651(a)(1), I.R.C., for…

1Opinion of the Court

ERIN N. HELLWEG, ET AL.,1 Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Hellweg v. Comm'r

Docket Nos. 14502-08, 14523-08, 14525-08, 14527-08.

United States Tax Court

T.C. Memo 2011-58; 2011 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 54; 101 T.C.M. (CCH) 1261;

March 9, 2011, Filed

Appropriate orders and decisions will be entered granting petitioners' Motion for Summary Judgment.

Ps held ownership interests in and controlled an S corporation. Ps' Roth IRAs formed a DISC which entered into a commission agreement with the S corporation. For excise tax purposes only, R recharacterized commission payments from the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  2. Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. United States v. Mead Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. Sundstrand Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  5. Sundstrand Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1992

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