Opinion

Citrus Valley Estates v. Commissioner

  • 99 T.C. 379
  • 15 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2521
  • 99 T.C. No. 21
  • 1992 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 75
Court
United States Tax Court
Filed
Sep 29, 1992
Status
Published
Author
Ruwe
On the bench
Clapp,Chabot,Swift,Jacobs,Gerber,Wright,Parr,Wells,Whalen,Colvin,Halpern,Beghe,Ruwe
Cited by
18 cases
Authority
More cited than 10.5%

holding that plan contributions were properly deducted

How later courts described this case

  • holding that plan contributions were properly deducted
  • holding section 6651(a) is applicable to the failure to file a Form 5330
  • A party in a tax case “joined the church when he was 30 years old and, therefore, missed the opportunity to serve the 2–year mission that usually is performed by young Mormons.”
  • addressing Citrus Valley and Brody Enterprises plans

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Ruwe, J., dissenting: I respectfully dissent for the reasons set forth in Jerome Mirza & Associates, Ltd., v. United States, 882 F.2d 229 (7th Cir. 1989), affg. 692 F. Supp. 918 (C.D. Ill. 1988), and Rev. Rui. 85-131, 1985- 2 C.B. 138 .

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