Legal Opinion

Connors v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 15, 2008No. 07-2142-agPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY ORDER

Cliff Connors appeals from a February 13, 2007 decision of the Tax Court (Cohen, J.) finding that Connors owed a tax deficiency for 2002 and owed additions to that deficiency for failure to file a tax return and failure to pay tax. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and procedural history of the case.

Connors asserts five main arguments on appeal: (1) the Tax Court should have shifted the burden of proof to the government pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) § 7491(a); (2) the Tax Court should have granted Connors’s motion for a continuance so that he could…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commissioner v. BanksSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. David Bruce McMahan v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
  3. Gene L. Moretti v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  4. Estate of Thompson v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
  5. Tuka v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2003

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Rolfs v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2010
  2. Mourad v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2009
  3. Parkinson v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2010
  4. Rolfs v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2010
  5. Theodore R. Rolfs and Julia A. Gallagher v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 2010

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