Legal Opinion
Richard D. Bokum, Ii, Margaret B. Bokum v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 4, 1993No. 90-5641PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
In this case, Richard Bokum and his wife Margaret Bokum prosecute separate appeals from a Tax Court decision holding them liable for $513,755.37 in additional income taxes for the 1977 tax year. 1 Mr. Bokum, appearing pro se, asks us to set aside a pretrial stipulation of the amount of taxes due, agreed to by his former attorney and the Commissioner’s counsel, and to remand the case for a new trial.
Mrs. Bokum, appearing through her trial counsel, 2 does not challenge the stipulation, but contends that the “innocent spouse” exception to joint tax liability established by…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- 29 Fair empl.prac.cas. 442, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,851, 10 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1410 Curtis Jackson, W. C. McClendon Lige Scretchen, Nathaniel Cooper and W. E. Parker, Cross-Appellants v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and Canada, Cross-Appellee. Curtis Jackson, W. C. McClendon Lige Scretchen v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Co., Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and CanadaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Bettye A. Sanders v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Purcell v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1986
- Terzian v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1979
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3Cited by110 opinions
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- Donald Feldman and Patricia Feldman, A/K/A Patsy Jane Feldman v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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