Milton L. Hildebran and Judy W. Hildebran - Page 6

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          respondent.  That is because resolution of the issue presented              
          does not depend on who has the burden of proof.                             
               It is petitioners’ position that they are entitled under               
          section 112 to exclude from their gross income the wages that Mr.           
          Hildebran received during each of the years at issue for his work           
          as a merchant marine on the Shughart.  In support of their                  
          position, petitioners argue that                                            
               petitioner herein [Mr. Hildebran] experienced substan-                 
               tial incidents of military standing including but not                  
               limited to a signed agreement committing him to orders                 
               from the United States Navy, training in small arms and                
               anti-terrorism and required inoculations for various                   
               illnesses.  Moreover, petitioner wore uniforms and had                 
               to have security clearances prior to deployment under                  
               the Military Sealift Command.  These trappings would                   
               seem sufficient for petitioner to claim status as an                   
               [sic] uniformed member of the United States Armed                      
               Forces pursuant to the definition contained in I.R.C.                  
               Section 7701(a)(15) and, therefore, eligibility for                    
               exclusion of his relevant income under I.R.C. Section                  
               112.                                                                   
               It is respondent’s position that petitioners are not enti-             
          tled under section 112 to exclude from their gross income the               
          wages that Mr. Hildebran received during each of the years at               
          issue for his work as a merchant marine on the Shughart.  In                
          support of respondent’s position, respondent argues that                    
                    I.R.C. section 112 provides that gross income does                
               not include compensation received for active service as                
               a member of the Armed Forces of the United States for                  
               any month during which the taxpayer served in a combat                 
               zone.  I.R.C. section 7701(a)(15) defines the term                     
               “Armed Forces of the United States” as including all                   
               active and reserve components of the uniformed services                
               that are subject to the jurisdiction of the Department                 
               of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of                





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