T.C. Memo. 2002-173 UNITED STATES TAX COURT JEFFREY AND KAREN WINTER, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent Docket No. 5432-00. Filed July 22, 2002. Craig M. Hunt, for petitioners. Kathryn K. Vetter, for respondent. MEMORANDUM FINDINGS OF FACT AND OPINION RUWE, Judge: Respondent determined a deficiency of $40,092 in petitioners’ joint 1994 Federal income tax. The issue for decision is whether petitioners may deduct or must capitalize legal and consulting fees incurred in maintaining a lawsuit against the seller of a hotel that they had previously purchased.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
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