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United States First Circuit


Burke v. Commissioner of IRS, 06-1865

Denial of a petition for a redetermination of tax liability is affirmed where: 1) a self-imposed restriction on the availability of income cannot legally defer recognition of that income; and 2) there was no genuine issue of material fact regarding the amount of petitioner's taxable income.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 05/04/2007
  • Published 05/04/2007

Judges

  • TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

  • United States First Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Timothy J. Burke, for appellant.

  • For Appellees:
  • Jonathan S. Cohen, Attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, with whom Eileen J. O'Connor, Assistant Attorney General, and Regina S. Moriarty, Attorney, Tax Division, were on brief, for appellee.
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