Legal Opinion

Fay v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided February 26, 1981No. Docket No. 883-78Published

Petitioners sent two of their children to Whitby School, Greenwich, Conn., in 1975. Both had learning disabilities. Whitby School is a private school which employs the Montessori method and offers a regular curriculum supplemented by a special program for language development. A fee in addition to the regular tuition is charged for the language development program. About 15 percent of the students attend this program.

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Petitioners sent two of their children to Whitby School, Greenwich, Conn., in 1975. Both had learning disabilities. Whitby School is a private school which employs the Montessori method and offers a regular curriculum supplemented by a special program for language development. A fee in addition to the regular tuition is charged for the language development program. About 15 percent of the students attend this program. Both of petitioners' children attended the school and the language development program in 1975, and petitioners paid $ 5,115.45 for regular tuition and $ 1,800 for the language…

1Opinion of the Court

Lawrence F. Fay and Mary M. Fay, Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Fay v. Commissioner

Docket No. 883-78

United States Tax Court

76 T.C. 408; 1981 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 165;

February 26, 1981, Filed

Decision will be entered under Rule 155.

Petitioners sent two of their children to Whitby School, Greenwich, Conn., in 1975. Both had learning disabilities. Whitby School is a private school which employs the Montessori method and offers a regular curriculum supplemented by a special program for language development. A fee in addition to the regular tuition is charged for the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Fischer v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1968
  2. Hendrick v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1961
  3. Jacobs v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1974
  4. Lichterman v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1961
  5. Grunwald v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1968

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