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Supreme Court· 2/23/1982

Jewett v. Commissioner

Citations

  • 455 U.S. 305
  • 102 S. Ct. 1082
  • 71 L. Ed. 2d 170
  • 1982 U.S. LEXIS 72
  • 50 U.S.L.W. 4215
  • 49 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 1470

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that Congress intended federal tax liens to attach to \every species of right or interest protected by law and having an exchangeable value\ (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
  • concluding that Congress intended federal tax liens to attach to “every species of right or interest protected by law and having an exchangeable value” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
  • rejecting disclaimer made twenty-four years after reaching age of majority for federal gift tax purposes
  • comparing disclaimer of contingent remainder to exercise of general power of appointment, which is a taxable transfer
  • rejecting disclaimer made twenty-four years after reaching age of majority for federal gift tax purposes
  • comparing disclaimer of contingent remainder to exercise of general power of appointment, which is a taxable transfer

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Judges: Stevens, Burger, Brennan, White, Marshall, Powell, Blackmun, Rehnquist, O'Con-Nor, O'Connor

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