Legal Opinion

Isaacs v. Comm'r

United States Tax Court

Decided June 30, 2015No. Docket No. 29303-11Unpublished

P operates two veterinary practices, one through a wholly owned S corporation (S). P donated trilobite fossils to an I.R.C. sec. 501(c)(3) qualified organization in 2006 and 2007. R audited P's and S's 2006, 2007, and 2008 Federal income tax returns and determined a deficiency in P's income tax for each year.

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P operates two veterinary practices, one through a wholly owned S corporation (S). P donated trilobite fossils to an I.R.C. sec. 501(c)(3) qualified organization in 2006 and 2007. R audited P's and S's 2006, 2007, and 2008 Federal income tax returns and determined a deficiency in P's income tax for each year. R disallowed P's claimed I.R.C. sec. 170(a) deductions for his fossil donations and certain pass-through deductions from S for 2006, 2007, and 2008. R contends that P did not substantiate his and S's deductions. Although R did not make a determination under I.R.C. sec. 446(b), R asserts…

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES J. ISAACS, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Isaacs v. Comm'r

Docket No. 29303-11

United States Tax Court

T.C. Memo 2015-121; 2015 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 130;

June 30, 2015, Filed

Decision will be entered under Rule 155.

P operates two veterinary practices, one through a wholly owned S corporation (S). P donated trilobite fossils to an I.R.C. sec. 501(c)(3) qualified organization in 2006 and 2007. R audited P's and S's 2006, 2007, and 2008 Federal income tax returns and determined a deficiency in P's income tax for each year. R disallowed P's claimed I.R.C. sec. 170(a)…

2Cases cited56 opinions

  1. Welch v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Cohan v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
  3. Deputy, Administratrix v. Du PontSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. Freytag v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. HIGBEE v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUEUnited States Tax Court · 2001

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