Legal Opinion

Modern Computer Games, Inc. v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided June 20, 1991No. Docket No. 1866-89PublishedCited by 3 opinions

P petitioned this Court as tax matters person (TMP) of Games, an S corporation, and moved for summary judgment on the ground that the notice of final S corporation administrative adjustment (FSAA) was mailed by R after the expiration of the statutory period of limitations. Games had never formally designated a tax matters person.

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P petitioned this Court as tax matters person (TMP) of Games, an S corporation, and moved for summary judgment on the ground that the notice of final S corporation administrative adjustment (FSAA) was mailed by R after the expiration of the statutory period of limitations. Games had never formally designated a tax matters person. Prior to the expiration of the limitations period and to the mailing of the FSAA, a consent agreement to extend the limitations period was executed by shareholder L, as TMP. L held the largest profits interest in Games. No person had been designated TMP by Games.…

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NlMS, Chief Judge:

This case was assigned to Special Trial Judge Buckley pursuant to the provisions of section TJJSAib).1 After a review of the record, we agree with and adopt her opinion which is set forth below.

OPINION OF THE SPECIAL TRIAL JUDGE

BUCKLEY, Special Trial Judge: This matter is before us on petitioner’s motion for summary judgment under Rule 121. Petitioner, the tax matters person of Modern Computer Games, Inc. (Games), a subchapter S corporation, contends that the statutory period of limitations bars respondent’s determination of adjustments to Games’ 1983 S corporation…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Espinoza v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1982
  2. Chomp Assoc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1988
  3. Gold-N-Travel, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1989
  4. Modern Computer Games, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1989

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Bugaboo Timber Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1993
  2. Bugaboo Timber Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1993
  3. Modern Computer Games, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1991

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