Legal Opinion

Dykstra v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided August 18, 1982No. Docket No. 5793-80UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

Held: Petitioner provided at least one-half of his support in each of the years 1972 through 1976; therefore he is entitled to use income averaging in computing income tax for 1976 and 1977. Held further: Certain charitable contributions are found to be substantiated and allowed.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVID E. DYKSTRA, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Dykstra v. Commissioner

Docket No. 5793-80.

United States Tax Court

T.C. Memo 1982-479; 1982 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 266; 44 T.C.M. (CCH) 890; T.C.M. (RIA) 82479;

August 18, 1982.

Held: Petitioner provided at least one-half of his support in each of the years 1972 through 1976; therefore he is entitled to use income averaging in computing income tax for 1976 and 1977. Held further: Certain charitable contributions are found to be substantiated and allowed.

M. Gregory Oczkus, for the petitioner.

Kenneth W. McWade, for the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Davis v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1976
  2. Blarek v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1955
  3. Heidel v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1971
  4. Sharvy v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1977
  5. Richard Sharvy v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Fisher v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2008

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