LAPIN v. U.S.

Civ. No. 81-0213.

655 F.Supp. 1344 (1987)

Jake LAPIN, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

March 18, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jake Lapin, pro se.

David Bunning, Trial Atty., Tax Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant.

Bennet A. McConaughy, Roberts & Shefelman, Seattle, Wash., Robert G. Mullendore, Missoula, Mont., for amici curiae.


DECISION ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, AS PERTAINS TO 26 U.S.C. § 265(1)

PENCE, Senior District Judge.

In 1981, Plaintiff commenced this action in this Court seeking a refund for certain income taxes paid to defendant United States for tax year 1975. As a federal employee living in Hawaii during that year, plaintiff had received a cost of living allowance ("COLA") in addition to his regular salary. Although COLA is exempt from federal income taxes...

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