Legal Opinion

Robert E. Milligan v. Commissioner Internal Revenue Service

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 25, 1994No. 93-70273PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Robert E. Milligan (“Milligan”) appeals the tax court’s order and decision upholding the Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s determination of a deficiency in Milligan’s federal income tax for the taxable year 1987 in the amount of $3,076.00. We have jurisdiction under 26 U.S.C. § 7482(a)(1). We reverse.

BACKGROUND

On April 12, 1949, Appellant Milligan began working as an exclusive insurance agent, on an independent contractor basis, for State Farm Insurance Company (“State Farm”). As a State Farm insurance agent, Milligan sold and serviced insurance policies for four…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Simpson v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1975
  3. Vukasovich, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Vukasovich, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. Newberry v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1981
  5. Barrett v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1972

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Herbert J. Gump and Marilyn Gump v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
  2. Schelble v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  3. Muskat v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
  4. Jackson v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1997
  5. Richard J. Bot Phyllis Bot v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003

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