Henderson v. Commissioner

143 F.3d 497 (1998)

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Henderson v. Commissioner

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
143 F.3d 497 (1998)

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Facts

James Henderson (plaintiff) lived with his parents in Boise, Idaho, and contributed only minimally to the upkeep of his parents’ house. Henderson worked for an ice show that was based in Virginia, but that toured frequently and extensively. Henderson kept many personal belongings and his dog at his parents’ house in Idaho, paid Idaho taxes, voted in Idaho, held an Idaho driver’s license, and did his banking in Idaho. Between ice-show tours, Henderson would return to Boise, where he occasionally performed minor jobs and made minimal efforts to look for other work. Under § 162(a)(2) of the federal tax code, Henderson deducted his business-travel expenses from his gross income. The commissioner of internal revenue (commissioner) (defendant) denied the deduction on the grounds that Henderson’s travel did not take him “away from home,” as required by § 162(a)(2). The commissioner reasoned that Henderson lacked a “tax home” in Boise because there was no business reason for Henderson to be in Boise between tours. Henderson filed a petition challenging the commissioner’s determination in tax court, which upheld the determination. Henderson appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Wiggins, J.)

Dissent (Kozinski, J.)

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