BUFFERD v. COMMISSIONER

No. 91-7804.

506 U.S. 523 (1993)

BUFFERD v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

United States Supreme Court.

Decided January 25, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart J. Filler, by appointment of the Court, 506 U.S. 809, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Toni Robinson and Mary Ferrari.

Kent L. Jones argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Starr, Acting Assistant Attorney General Bruton, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Ann B. Durney, and Janet Kay Jones.*

White, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.


Justice White, delivered the opinion of the Court.

On his 1979 income tax return, petitioner, a shareholder in a Subchapter S corporation, claimed as "pass-through" items portions of a deduction and a tax credit reported on the corporation's return. The question presented is whether the 3-year period in which the Internal Revenue Service is permitted to assess petitioner's tax liability runs from the filing date of the individual return or the corporate return. We...

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