ZMUDA v. C.I.R.

No. 83-7374.

731 F.2d 1417 (1984)

George V. ZMUDA and Walburga Zmuda, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Bernard, San Francisco, Cal., for petitioners-appellants.

William Whitledge, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, GOODWIN and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Following a program developed by the American Law Association (ALA), the Zmudas set up three foreign trusts to avoid taxes on the income from properties in the United States. The Tax Court found that these trusts were shams, disallowed certain deductions, and assessed civil penalties.

The petitioners complain that their due process rights were violated by lack of sufficient notice that they should defend the trusts against...

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