- 2 - MEMORANDUM OPINION HALPERN, Judge: Respondent determined a deficiency of $30,993 in petitioner’s 1993 Federal income tax. The only issue to be decided is whether petitioner may exclude from gross income any portion of a payment received pursuant to a settlement agreement in 1993. Unless otherwise noted, all section references are to the Internal Revenue Code in effect for 1993, and all Rule references are to the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure. Some facts have been stipulated and are so found. The stipulation of facts, with accompanying exhibits, is incorporated herein by this reference. We need find few facts in addition to those stipulated and, accordingly, will not separately set forth those findings. We will include additional findings of fact in the discussion that follows. Petitioner bears the burden of proof on all questions of facts. Rule 142(a). Background At the time the petition was filed, petitioner resided in Monroe, New York. Petitioner was born in 1946 and reached the age of 47 in 1993. Petitioner was employed as an attorney with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Boehringer), from October 1, 1979, through May 11, 1992.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
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