LENNOX v. C.I.R.

No. 92-4826.

998 F.2d 244 (1993)

Michael L. LENNOX and Glenda J. Lennox, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 4, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Copeland, Gary Allan Moreland, Dallas, TX, for petitioners.

Abraham N.M. Shashy, Jr., Chief Counsel, IRS, Jonathan A. Wasserman, Gary R. Allen, Chief, Appellate Sec., Paula K. Speck, Teresa E. McLaughlin, Shirley D. Peterson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, REAVLEY, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

In reviewing the Tax Court's denial of costs to the Lennoxes, after the government conceded their challenge to its notice of deficiency, we consider for the first time the definition of the "position of the United States" on "the date of the notice" as contained in 26 U.S.C. § 7430(c)(7)(B)(ii), as amended by the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988, Pub.L. No. 100-647, § 6239(a), 102 Stat. 3342, 3743. Concluding that...

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