Questions from General Taxation

Q: Locate the following Tax Court case: Thomas J. Green,

Locate the following Tax Court case: Thomas J. Green, Jr., 59 T.C. 456 (1972). Briefly describe the issue in the case, and explain what the Tax Court said about using IRS publications to support a res...

Q: Can a Tax Court Small Cases decision be treated as a precedent

Can a Tax Court Small Cases decision be treated as a precedent by other taxpayers? Explain. Partial list of research aids:§ 7463(b). Maria Antionette Walton Mitchell, T.C. Summary Opinion 2004–160.

Q: Find Kathryn Bernal, 120 T.C. 102 (2003

Find Kathryn Bernal, 120 T.C. 102 (2003), and answer the following questions. a. What was the docket number? b. When was the dispute filed? c. Who is the respondent? d. Who was the attorney for the ta...

Q: This year, Frank lived with and supported Daisy, an unrelated

This year, Frank lived with and supported Daisy, an unrelated 20-year-old woman to whom he was not married. Frank lives in a state that has a statute that makes cohabitation a misdemeanor for a man an...

Q: Go to www.legalbitstream.com, and find the case

Go to www.legalbitstream.com, and find the case in which Mark Spitz, the Olympic gold medalist, is the petitioner. Answer the following questions. a. What tax years are at issue in the case? b. In wha...

Q: Rank the following items from the lowest to the highest authority in

Rank the following items from the lowest to the highest authority in the Federal tax law system. a. Interpretive Regulation. b. Legislative Regulation. c. Letter ruling. d. Revenue Ruling. e. Internal...

Q: Find three blogs related to tax practice. On one PowerPoint slide

Find three blogs related to tax practice. On one PowerPoint slide, list the URLs for each blog and the general topical areas addressed at each. Send your slide to the others in your course.

Q: Find one instance of each of the following using a nonsubscription site

Find one instance of each of the following using a nonsubscription site on the Web or an online library at your school. In an e-mail to your professor, give a full citation for the document and descri...

Q: Locate the following items, and e-mail to your professor

Locate the following items, and e-mail to your professor a brief summary of the results. a. Charles Y. Choi, T.C. Memo. 2002–183. b. Ltr.Rul. 200231003. c. Action on Decision, 2000–004, May 10, 2000....

Q: This year, Frank lived with and supported Daisy, an unrelated

This year, Frank lived with and supported Daisy, an unrelated 20-year-old woman to whom he was not married. Frank lives in a state that has a statute that makes cohabitation a misdemeanor for a man an...