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Tax Court Substance Ruling Offers Silver Lining For Taxpayers
19 Nov 2025 21:46 GMT
By Kat Lucero ( November 19, 2025, 3:35 PM EST) -- Even though the U.S. Tax Court upheld stiff penalties under the economic substance doctrine against an eye doctor's microcaptive arrangements, the opinion generally favored taxpayers by clarifying that …
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U.S. Tax Court limits wife’s innocent-spouse relief claim
20 Nov 2025 22:43 GMT
… spouse’s errors or omissions.
Tax Court ruled a dentist’s wife should … liability. However, the U.S. Tax Court found that, once an IRS … 2015, but as U.S. Tax Court Judge Mark Holmes observed, “This …
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Ore. Tax Court Lets Property Owner Amend Complaint Again
19 Nov 2025 21:40 GMT
… tax court rejected the man's second amended complaint, the court ruled …
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Tax Court Ruling Analyzes Control, Marketability and Tiered Discounts in Estate Planning
19 Nov 2025 19:11 GMT
Crisp autumn air and changing leaves signal the arrival of the season of giving. While most people think of new toys, fruit baskets and ugly sweaters, you and your clients are planning intergenerational gifts to preserve wealth and legacy for generations. …
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Tax Court Clarifies Application of Limits to Energy Credits for Partnership Investors
13 Nov 2025 23:12 GMT
A recent Tax Court decision (Strieby v. Commissioner, T. … and therefore the passive activity rules under Code Section 469. The … advice.
With evolving energy credit rules and IRS scrutiny, proper structuring …
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Tax Court Economic Substance Ruling is a Mixed Bag for Taxpayers
13 Nov 2025 23:07 GMT
Yesterday the Tax Court issued its much awaited opinion in Patel v. Commissioner. After the Court disallowed deductions attributable to Patel’s captive insurance arrangement, it ordered briefing on the applicability of the economic substance doctrine to …
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Tax Court’s Third Strike On Valuation: Jones Day Theory Rejected Again
12 Nov 2025 15:19 GMT
… testimony
The Opinion
Judge Toro ruled that the burden of … a qualified appraisal. He ruled in favor of the IRS … gross valuation penalties. Those three rulings did not take up much … statement here: I hope the Tax Court starts levying substantial penalties on …
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112 case and 17.6bn-baht tax ruling seen as moves to weaken Thaksin and curb Pheu Thai ahead of 2026 election
18 Nov 2025 08:09 GMT
Tax case ruling adds further pressure
On top … Court last week overturned earlier rulings and ordered Thaksin to pay … –2 months.
The ruling reverses both the Central Tax Court and the Specialised …
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Small Businesses and Landlords Reminded After Tax Court Enforces “Strict” Mileage Rules
06 Nov 2025 15:00 GMT
… and landlords of strict substantiation rules
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES … , no deduction was the resounding ruling.
The opinion was blunt:
“Petitioners … travel expenses.”
“This is the Tax Court reminding everyone that poor recordkeeping …
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Medtronic Says 8th Circ. Wrongly Tossed Tax Court's Method
21 Oct 2025 17:16 GMT
… the U.S. Tax Court's latest ruling on the pricing of …