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4 F. App'x 515

Kidder v. Commissioner

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided February 23, 2001

U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2001-02-23

Applies 26 U.S.C. § 166 · 26 U.S.C. § 7482

Relies on Zimmerman v. United States · Kelley

Decided 2001-02-23

¶1MEMORANDUM2

¶2Warren Jack Kidder and Barbara Jeanne Kidder appeal pro se from the tax court’s decision upholding the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue’s federal income tax determination for the tax years 1992 and 1993. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 7482. We review de novo the tax court’s conclusions of law and for clear error its findings of fact, see Kelley v. Commissioner, 45 F.3d 348, 350 (9th Cir.1995), and affirm.

¶3The tax court did not err in determining that the Kidders failed to establish that a valid debt existed between them and Mr. Bogue for purposes of the bad debt deduction under 26 U.S.C. § 166. See Zimmerman v. United States, 318 F.2d 611, 613 (9th Cir.1963).

¶4AFFIRMED.

¶5. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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