Legal Opinion

MAGGIE MGMT. CO. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

United States Tax Court

Decided June 11, 1997No. Docket No. 8017-94PublishedCited by 52 opinions

P, a California corporation, filed a petition for redetermination before the enactment of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 (TBR2), Pub. L. 104-168, 110 Stat. 1452 (1996). Among the amendments made to sec. 7430, I.R.C., by TBR2 was a change regarding the burden of proof. Prior to amendment, sec. 7430, I.R.C., required the taxpayer to prove that the Commissioner's position in the administrative and court proceedings was not substantially justified.

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P, a California corporation, filed a petition for redetermination before the enactment of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 (TBR2), Pub. L. 104-168, 110 Stat. 1452 (1996). Among the amendments made to sec. 7430, I.R.C., by TBR2 was a change regarding the burden of proof. Prior to amendment, sec. 7430, I.R.C., required the taxpayer to prove that the Commissioner's position in the administrative and court proceedings was not substantially justified. Sec. 7430, I.R.C., now requires that the Commissioner establish that the Commissioner's position in such proceedings was substantially justified. This…

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NlMS, Judge:

This matter is before the Court on petitioner’s motion for an award of reasonable litigation and administrative costs (motion for costs) filed pursuant to Rule 231 and section 7430 on January 2, 1997. Unless otherwise indicated, all Rule references are to the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure. All section references are to sections of the Internal Revenue Code in effect at the time the petition was filed.

Respondent issued a statutory notice of deficiency on February 14, 1994, in which deficiencies in income tax and additions to tax were determined as follows:

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2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Clair S. Huffman v. Commissioner Of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  4. Minahan v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1987
  5. De Venney v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1985

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Corson v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2004
  2. Cozean v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1997
  3. Linda M. Sherbo v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  4. Corkrey v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 2000
  5. Estate of Baird v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005

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