Al Pierro v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent*
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision**
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
AL PIERRO,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL
REVENUE,
Respondent - Appellee.
No. 10-70074
Tax Ct. No. 18809-07
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from a Decision of the
United States Tax Court
Submitted February 21, 2012**
Before: FERNANDEZ, McKEOWN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Al Pierro appeals pro se from the Tax Court’s decision upholding the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s determination of a deficiency and additions to
tax for tax year 2002. We have jurisdiction under 26 U.S.C. § 7482(a)(1). We
FILED
MAR 06 2012
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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review de novo the Tax Court’s legal conclusions, and for clear error its factual
findings. Hardy v. Comm’r, 181 F.3d 1002, 1004 (9th Cir. 1999). We affirm.
The Tax Court properly upheld the Commissioner’s tax determination
because the evidence at trial established that $12,500 was paid to the Internal
Revenue Service (“IRS”) on Pierro’s behalf in 2002, but he did not file a tax return
for that year or pay the taxes due on that amount. See Old Colony Trust Co. v.
Comm’r, 279 U.S. 716, 729 (1929) (payments made directly to IRS on taxpayer’s
behalf constitute taxable income to the taxpayer); see also 26 U.S.C. § 6651(a)(1),
(a)(2) (providing for additions to tax where taxpayer fails, without reasonable
cause, timely to file a tax return or to pay the taxes due).
Pierro’s remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.

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