PICARD v. C.I.R.

No. 97-70954.

165 F.3d 744 (1999)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin J. Tierney, San Francisco, California, for the petitioner-appellant.

Regina S. Moriarty, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent-appellee.

Before: FLETCHER, FERGUSON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

The appellant James A. Picard ("Picard") challenges the Tax Court's ruling that his disability retirement benefits are taxable under Internal Revenue Code ("I.R.C.") § 61(a). The Tax Court held that the reduction of Picard's disability-retirement benefits on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his date of hire constituted a determination of benefits by reference to length of service, thereby removing the benefits from tax exclusion...

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