· 2/14/1990
Commissioner of Revenue v. Wells Yachts South, Inc.
Citations
- 549 N.E.2d 1131
- 406 Mass. 661
- 1990 Mass. LEXIS 68
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The words of a statute must be construed in association with the general statutory plan”
- reasonable cause, in this context, means that taxpayer must show exercise of degree of care of ordinary taxpayer in same position
- “In providing for the abatement of penalties when a taxpayer’s tardiness was due to ‘reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect,’ § 33(f) sets an objective standard”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch
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