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United States v. Gould (In Re Gould)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 11, 2009No. BAP No. NC-08-1100-JuMkD. Bankruptcy No. 05-50292PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JURY, Bankruptcy Judge:

The United States of America, on behalf of the IRS, appeals the bankruptcy court’s order denying its motion for relief from stay.

The IRS sought relief from stay under § 362(d)(1) and (2) 1 in order to set off the prepetition tax payments of Anthony S. Gould (“Debtor”) against his prepetition tax liabilities under 26 U.S.C. § 6402(a) 2 and § 553.

In a published decision, In re Gould, 389 B.R. 105 (Bankr.N.D.Cal.2008), the bankruptcy court ultimately denied the IRS’s motion based on its conclusion that the IRS could not establish a right of setoff under § 553 for…

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