Michael Kelly v. CIR
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June 05, 2025
9th Circ. Backs Denial Of Biz Owner's Bad Debt Deduction
A businessman cannot take a worthless debt deduction for millions of dollars he transferred between his companies and said were loans, the Ninth Circuit said Thursday, affirming a U.S. Tax Court ruling that he owed more than $5 million in taxes.
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February 13, 2025
US Ignores Reality In $13M Debt Deduction Spar, 9th Circ. Told
A business owner who claims the U.S. Tax Court wrongly barred him from taking a $13 million deduction for worthless debt told the Ninth Circuit that the federal government is ignoring economic realities surrounding the tax laws at issue in the case.
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December 04, 2024
US Drops 9th Circ. Bid To Revive Bad Debt Fraud Penalties
The federal government agreed to stop challenging a U.S. Tax Court decision that found a businessman didn't owe fraud penalties even though he improperly took a multimillion-dollar bad debt deduction for loans he made to his companies, according to a Ninth Circuit filing.
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October 22, 2024
9th Circ. Asked To Revive $13M Bad Debt Deduction
The U.S. Tax Court wrongly barred a business owner from taking a $13 million bad debt deduction for loans he made to his companies, he told the Ninth Circuit, saying the lower court treated the debt inconsistently.