PRATER v. C.I.R.

No. 94-9002.

55 F.3d 527 (1995)

Ronald R. PRATER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

May 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Calvin L. Wiebe and Lois A. Lynn, Wichita, KS, for petitioner-appellant.

Loretta C. Argrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., William S. Estabrook and Linda E. Mosakowski, Attys., Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent-appellee.

Before HENRY, McKAY, and LOGAN, Circuit Judges.


LOGAN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Ronald R. Prater appeals from a decision of the United States Tax Court. The only issue on appeal is whether deductions petitioner took on his federal income tax returns following a divorce were properly deductible as alimony payments under Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) § 215, or if part or all were nondeductible property settlement payments.1

When petitioner and his wife were divorced in...

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