Legal Opinion

Abeid v. Comm'r

United States Tax Court

Decided June 29, 2004No. 10441-02Published

P, a nonresident alien residing in Israel during 1997, 1998, and 1999 (years in issue), became entitled to 20 annual payments of $ 722,000 each by virtue of a 1992 purchase of a $ 1 ticket that won a lottery sponsored by the State of California. P received a payment of $ 722,000 from the California State Lottery in each of the years in issue. P filed U.S. Federal income tax returns for those years in which he took the position that the payments were not subject to U.S. tax.

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P, a nonresident alien residing in Israel during 1997, 1998, and 1999 (years in issue), became entitled to 20 annual payments of $ 722,000 each by virtue of a 1992 purchase of a $ 1 ticket that won a lottery sponsored by the State of California. P received a payment of $ 722,000 from the California State Lottery in each of the years in issue. P filed U.S. Federal income tax returns for those years in which he took the position that the payments were not subject to U.S. tax. R determined that the payments were subject to U.S. tax under sec. 871(a)(1)(A), I.R.C., resulting in a deficiency for…

1Opinion of the Court

ISMAT M. ABEID, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Abeid v. Comm'r

No. 10441-02

United States Tax Court

122 T.C. 404; 2004 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 24; 122 T.C. No. 24;

June 29, 2004, Filed

Respondent's cross-motion for summary judgment was granted and petitioner's motion for summary judgment was denied.

P, a nonresident alien residing in Israel during 1997,

1998, and 1999 (years in issue), became entitled to 20 annual

payments of $ 722,000 each by virtue of a 1992 purchase of a $ 1

ticket that won a lottery sponsored by the State of California.

P received a payment of $ 722,000 from…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Sundstrand Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  2. Sundstrand Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1992
  3. Florida Peach Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1988
  4. Commissioner v. WemyssSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. F. L. McClanahan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961

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