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Donald H. Brown v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Donald H. BROWN, Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Appellee

Brown v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue, 523 F.2d 365 (8th Cir. 1975)
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Court
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · U.S. Courts of Appeals
Decided
September 24, 1975
Docket
No. 74-1989
Judges
Vogel, Heaney, Stephenson
Citations
523 F.2d 36536 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 58851975 U.S. App. LEXIS 12649

Opinion — Per Curiam

PER CURIAM.

In this appeal the appellant-taxpayer contends that the Tax Court erred in denying as a tax deduction for medical expense the cost of Scientology “processing” for himself and his wife, including transportation for his wife’s attendance at the.Hubbard College of Scientology in Sussex, England, and in Edinborough, Scotland. We reject appellant’s contentions and affirm the judgment of the Tax Court on the basis of its well-reasoned and comprehensive opinion. See Rule 14.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 2 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

  • (expenses incurred in Scientology processing were not deductible since they were for taxpayers' "spiritual well-being" and not for the purpose of alleviating a specific illness)
1979: 11980: 21981: 11982: 119792026peak 1980 · 2

Relies on it most ⓘ

  1. Mattes v. Commissioner77 T.C. 650 (Tax Ct. 1981)
  2. Smith v. Commissioner1982 T.C. Memo. 441
  3. Sims v. Commissioner1979 T.C. Memo. 499
  4. Gersten v. Commissioner1980 T.C. Memo. 487
  5. Miller v. Commissioner1980 T.C. Memo. 136

Most recent

  1. Smith v. Commissioner1982 T.C. Memo. 441
  2. Mattes v. Commissioner77 T.C. 650 (Tax Ct. 1981)
  3. Gersten v. Commissioner1980 T.C. Memo. 487
  4. Miller v. Commissioner1980 T.C. Memo. 136
  5. Sims v. Commissioner1979 T.C. Memo. 499

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United States v. Meadows, 523 F.2d 365 (5th Cir. 1975) 11

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