· 10/12/1971
Mary Ruark v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Citations
- 449 F.2d 311
- 28 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5831
- 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 7655
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- holding that a court is not bound to accept uncontroverted testimony at face value if it is improbable, unreasonable, or questionable
- holding that gross understatement of income, coupled with misstatements during audit, is a sufficient basis for a finding of fraud
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Judges: Koelsch, Hufstedler, Powell
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