BARNES v. C.I.R.

No. 12-1284.

712 F.3d 581 (2013)

Marc S. BARNES and Anne M. Barnes, Appellants v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mario Vincent Dispenza Jr. argued the cause for appellants. On the briefs was Gerald W. Kelly Jr.

John A. Nolet , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was Richard Farber , Attorney.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.


TATEL, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns Marc and Anne Barnes's joint income-tax return for fiscal year 2003. That year was a busy one for the Barneses, who at the time owned or were involved with several different restaurant, nightclub, and event-promotion businesses. Relevant here, they held a partial ownership stake in an S corporation called "Whitney Restaurants," and they also ran an unincorporated event-promotion sole proprietorship.

The Barneses' 2003...

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