PPL CORP. v. C.I.R.

No. 11-1069.

665 F.3d 60 (2011)

PPL CORPORATION and Subsidiaries v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: December 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Clark, Esquire , Gilbert S. Rothenberg, Esquire , Francesca U. Tamami, Esquire (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, DC, for Appellant.

Mark B. Bierbower, Esquire , Timothy L. Jacobs, Esquire , Richard E. May, Esquire (Argued), Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, DC, for Appellee.

Alan I. Horowitz, Esquire , Miller & Chevalier Chartered, Washington, DC, for Amicus Appellee.

Before: AMBRO, CHAGARES and GARTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue appeals a decision of the United States Tax Court holding that PPL Corporation was entitled to a foreign tax credit for the 1997 tax year under § 901 of the Internal Revenue Code. We agree with the Commissioner that the foreign tax before us does not qualify for a foreign tax credit, and thus reverse.

I. Background

PPL is a Pennsylvania corporation. In...

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