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· 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”

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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch

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