KILLORAN v. C.I.R.

No. 82-7011.

709 F.2d 31 (1983)

George John KILLORAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George John Killoran, pro se.

Jonathan S. Cohen, Washington, D.C., for respondent-appellee.

Before DUNIWAY, SKOPIL and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.


DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

We affirm a tax court decision assessing deficiency and hold that a taxi cab driver's tips, regardless of how state law may treat them, are income for federal income tax purposes.

Appellant Killoran drove a cab in Reno, Nevada, during 1979. He stipulated in the tax court that during that year he received tips totaling $1,608.70, and that he did not report those tips on his federal income tax return. The tax court assessed a deficiency...

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