Legal Opinion

Mattes v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided September 21, 1981No. Docket No. 11475-78Published

Petitioner, who suffered from premature baldness, underwent a hair transplantation operation. Held, the cost of the hair transplant qualifies as amounts paid for medical care under sec. 213(e), I.R.C. 1954.

1Opinion of the Court

William W. Mattes, Jr., Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Mattes v. Commissioner

Docket No. 11475-78

United States Tax Court

77 T.C. 650; 1981 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 58;

September 21, 1981, Filed

Decision will be entered for the petitioner.

Petitioner, who suffered from premature baldness, underwent a hair transplantation operation. Held, the cost of the hair transplant qualifies as amounts paid for medical care under sec. 213(e), I.R.C. 1954.

William W. Mattes, Jr., pro se.

Robert A. Miller, for the respondent.

Wilbur, Judge.

WILBUR

OPINION

Respondent determined a deficiency in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commissioner v. BilderSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Irving A. Adler v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
  3. Randolph v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1976
  4. Van Pelt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
  5. Brown v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1974

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