James A. And Isabelle Carroll v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

CASTLE, Chief Judge.

Petitioners appeal from a judgment of the Tax Court which disallowed their deduction of certain educational expenses from their income for 1964. James A. Carroll (hereinafter referred to as the petitioner) was employed by the Chicago Police Department as a detective during the year in question. In his 1964 federal income tax return, he listed as a deduction $720.80 which represented his cost of enrollment in DePaul University. The course of study entered into by plaintiff was stated by him to be in preparation for entrance to law school and consisted of a major in…