VHC, INC. v. C.I.R.

Nos. 18-3717 & 18-3718.

968 F.3d 839 (2020)

VHC, INC., Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 6, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick S. Coffey , Attorney, Robert M. Romashko , Attorney, Husch Blackwell LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Clint Carpenter , Attorney, Judith A. Hagley , Attorney, Bruce R. Ellisen , Attorney, Department of Justice, Tax Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Gilbert Steven Rothenberg , Attorney, Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Washington, DC, Gilbert Steven Rothenberg , Attorney, Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, BARRETT, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.


For more than a decade, Ron Van Den Heuvel received cash payments from VHC, a company founded by his father and owned by his family. These payments primarily supported Ron's business ventures but also helped him pay personal taxes and cover other personal expenses. Ron didn't pay VHC back, and the company wrote down these...

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