Legal Opinion

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. & Subsidiaries v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided January 9, 2013No. 2012-5040PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYK, Circuit Judge.

In its tax return for the year 1997, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“ConEd”) claimed multiple deductions pertaining to a lease-in/lease-out (“LILO”) tax shelter transaction. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) disallowed these claimed deductions and assessed ConEd a deficiency in the amount of $328,066. ConEd paid the deficiency and filed a refund claim with the IRS; when this claim was denied, ConEd filed suit in the Court of Federal Claims (the “Claims Court”). The Claims Court awarded ConEd a full refund, and the United States…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Deputy, Administratrix v. Du PontSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. United States v. JanisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Helvering v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Commissioner v. TowerSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Frank Lyon Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by15 opinions

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