Legal Opinion

Reed v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided January 30, 1984No. Docket Nos. 25736-81, 25737-81, 25738-81, 25739-81, 25740-81, 25741-81, 25742-81, 25743-81, 11794-82, 11795-82, 11796-82, 11797-82, 11798-82, 11799-82, 11800-82, 11801-82PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Petitioner-husbands were ministers of the gospel. Each owned or rented his own home. As part of his compensation, each petitioner-husband received a rental allowance which (1) equaled the fair rental value of his home and (2) exceeded his out-of-pocket expenses in renting or providing his home. Held, each petitioner-husband is to exclude from gross income only the amount of his out-of-pocket expenses in renting or providing his home. Sec. 107(2), I.R.C. 1954.

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Chabot, Judge:

Respondent determined deficiencies in Federal individual income tax against petitioners as follows:

Year Deficiency Docket No.

1977 1978 $351.00 604.00 Ronald L. Reed and Donna J. Reed . 25736-81

1977 1978 232.00 124.00 Bill F. Phillips and Thelma I. Phillips 25737-81

613.00 518.00 Lester R. Perrin and Elaine W. Perrin 25738-81 C— 00 05 05 rH tH

329.00 305.00 Thomas G. Napier and Grace M. Napier 25739-81 r- oo 05 05 rH i — l

1977 1978 947.00 1,031.66 Billy W. Hinds and Cora Y. Hinds 25740-81

1978 1,210.94 John T. Hill, Jr., and Betty L. Hill 25741-81

365.00 507.34 Gary D. Bowe…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Bingler v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Miles v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. Boyer v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1977
  4. United Telecommunications, Inc. (Formerly United Utilities, Incorporated) v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
  5. Zuanich v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1981

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Haley Bros. Constr. Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1986
  2. Warren v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 2000
  3. Haley Bros. Constr. Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1986
  4. Rasmussen v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1994
  5. Reed v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1984

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