SHC Half Moon Bay, LLC v. County of San Mateo
Appeals court says assessor’s version of income approach to determine hotel property taxes violates law because it does not identify, value, and exclude certain intangible assets; but management fee deduction largely captures hotel’s goodwill.
Mulcahy, Pauritsch, Salvador & Co. v. Commissioner
Tax Court says, under independent investor test, taxpayer is not entitled to presumption that deductions for “consulting fees” are reasonable compensation; firm’s expert relied on irrelevant statistics to support reasonable compensation for services claim ...
Foreign-Educated Doctor’s Lost Earnings Computed in Personal injury Action
In Dr. Natheir Al-Hendawi v. Manjit Singh Sidhu, 2006 BCSC 522 (CanLII) (decided March 30, 2006), the Supreme Court of British Columbia calculated. the lost past and future earnings of a medical doctor resulting from an auto accident.