PITTMAN v. C.I.R.

No. 96-1162.

100 F.3d 1308 (1996)

James A. PITTMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Meldman (argued), Richard A. Petrie, Reinhart, Boerner, Vandeuren, Norris & Rieselbach, Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Gary R. Allen, Bruce R. Ellisen, Sarah K. Knutson (argued), Department of Justice, Tax Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

James A. Pittman appeals from a decision of the United States Tax Court finding him liable for taxes on 1986 and 1987 income he diverted from his business, Bee Bus Lines, Inc. ("BBL"), and other items of unreported income. Pittman was president and co-owner of BBL. The Tax Court also determined that Pittman was liable for additions to tax for fraud, 26 U.S.C. § 6653(b), and substantial understatement of tax, 26 U.S.C. § 6661.

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