Legal Opinion

Michael J. Berman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 13, 1991No. 90-1356PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner/taxpayer Michael J. Berman appeals from a tax court decision holding that payments he received from his employers’ defined benefit plan and pension plan were not excludable from his gross income under 26 U.S.C. § 105(c) (1954). 1 For the reasons stated below, we AFFIRM.

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Taxpayer practiced osteopathic medicine from 1972 until August, 1979, for Grand Medical Clinic, P.C. (“Grand”) and Glendale Medical Laboratories, Inc. (“Glendale”), two personal service corporations which he wholly owned. 2 Glendale provided retirement benefits for its employees through…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. First Charter Financial Corp., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  2. Randall L. Beisler and Judith K. Beisler v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. Joseph Policy William Driscoll John Chufo v. The Powell Pressed Steel CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
  4. Hines v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1979
  5. Stewart and Lillian Caplin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Craft v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1995
  2. Wright v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2005
  3. Stolte v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1999
  4. Armstrong v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1993
  5. Burnside v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1994

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