Legal Opinion

Taproot Admin. Servs. v. Comm'r

United States Tax Court

Decided September 29, 2009No. 15396-07Published

R determined that P is ineligible for S corporation status in 2003 because its shareholder was a Roth individual retirement account (Roth IRA). As a consequence, R determined that P is taxable as a C corporation for 2003. Held: The Roth IRA is not an eligible S corporation shareholder. P is taxable as a C corporation for 2003.

1Opinion of the Court

TAPROOT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC., Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Taproot Admin. Servs. v. Comm'r

No. 15396-07

United States Tax Court

133 T.C. 202; 2009 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 29; 133 T.C. No. 9;

September 29, 2009, Filed

R determined that P is ineligible for S corporation status in 2003 because its shareholder was a Roth individual retirement account (Roth IRA). As a consequence, R determined that P is taxable as a C corporation for 2003.

Held: The Roth IRA is not an eligible S corporation shareholder. P is taxable as a C corporation for 2003.

Steven R. Mather and…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

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