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Estate of Kurt A. Amplatz, Security Bank & Trust Company v. Commissioner:A Case that Exemplifies the Service’s Statutory Obligations When an Estate Return is Selected and Penalties are Recommended, and What Ultimately is a Triable Issue Before the U.S. Tax Court

June 3, 2026

The recent U.S. Tax Court case, Estate of Kurt A. Amplatz, Security Bank & Trust Company v. Commissioner, offers QuickRead readers an opportunity to better understand what happens when the Service selects an estate’s 706 for audit, procedural issues that arise when motions for summary judgment are filed, and why penalty assessments under section 6662 are virtually always a triable issue. The ruling is cited extensively in the article because it provides those not familiar with a detailed roadmap of the Service’s statutory obligations and what is ultimately a triable issue. The recent U.S. Tax Court case, Estate of Kurt…

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Best Practices for Reasonableness of Employee Compensation Analysis

February 22, 2023

(Part III of III) Part one of this three-part series presented the description of Clary Hood, Inc. (“CHI”) and the description of the tax litigation concluded in the Hood decision. Part two of this series summarized the Tax Court’s analysis and conclusions regarding the reasonableness of executive compensation issues in this matter. This third and final discussion summarizes the Tax Court’s analysis and conclusions regarding the application of the Internal Revenue Code Section 6662 penalties in this matter. Introduction The U.S. Tax Court decision in Clary Hood, Inc. v. Commissioner[1] provides important practical guidance to private companies and to private…

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Best Practices for Reasonableness of Employee Compensation Analysis

February 7, 2023

(Part I of III) This article about excess compensation is comprised of three-parts. Part one summarizes the facts regarding Clary Hood, Inc. v. Commissioner and the U.S. Tax Court’s holding. Part two of this series describes the Tax Court’s analysis and conclusions regarding the reasonableness of compensation issues. Part three describes the Tax Court’s analysis and conclusions regarding Section 6662 penalty issues. Introduction There are many reasons why valuation analysts and other professional advisers are asked to analyze—and opine on—the reasonableness of the amount of compensation paid to the employees of a private company or institution. Assessing the reasonableness of…

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