John Machacek, Jr., et al v. CIR

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Case Number:

17-1131

Court:

Appellate - 6th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

Tax Court 

  1. November 26, 2018

    IRS Urges 6th Circ. To Rethink Exempting Insurance Benefits

    The Sixth Circuit should reverse its recent opinion exempting a shareholder's split-dollar life insurance benefits from tax because the court mistakenly saw the benefits as a distribution of company property when they were actually taxable income, the Internal Revenue Service has urged the court.

  2. October 12, 2018

    6th Circ. Upends Tax Court Ruling On Life Insurance Premiums

    The Sixth Circuit overruled a U.S. Tax Court decision on Friday, finding that a couple need not treat the economic benefits resulting from the $100,000 premium on a life insurance policy as income because their pass-through entity was already taxed for that amount.