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Howard Shih was dating Jue-Ya Yang when he invited her to move in with him. For a year she lived in his home and occasionally helped with chores. Shih gave Yang $10,500 in checks for personal and household expenses.

When tax time rolled around, Shih decided to claim a deduction on the $10,500. On a Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, he claimed the $10,500 was wage income. Yes, he considered his live-in girlfriend an employee.

So one would imagine that Shih would get in trouble with the IRS.

  
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Nope. Yang did, for not reporting the “income.”

Fortunately, the US Tax Court has now ruled against Shih. They held that the $10,500 in payments made during 2005 was a gift and not reportable as income.

The court did not buy Shih’s assertions under oath that he could not remember any dates or romantic encounters with Yang.

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Via TaxProf Blog via Above the Law.





 

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