Legal Opinion

North Ridge Country Club v. Commissioner Internal Revenue Service

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 6, 1989No. 88-7062PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEAVY, Circuit Judge:

OVERVIEW

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue (“the Commissioner”) appeals a tax court decision rejecting its deficiency assessment of North Ridge Country Club’s (“the Club”) taxable income for 1979. A social club such as the Club is taxed on non-member income. I.R.C. §§ 501(c)(7), 512(a)(3). 1 The Club’s income from a non-member activity exceeded the direct costs of conducting the activity, but the Club reported a tax loss after considering indirect costs such as overhead. The tax court concluded that the loss was properly deductible under section 512(a)(3)(A) of the Tax…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commissioner v. GroetzingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Clement L. Hirsch v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
  3. James E. Sochin v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Dennis S. Brown v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  4. The Brook, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  5. Anaheim Union Water Company v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Santa Ana River Development Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Portland Golf Club v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Simon v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 1994
  3. West Virginia State Medical Association v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
  4. National Ass'n of Life Underwriters v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1992
  5. Han v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1993

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