Brief Fact Summary. Petitioner took property tax deductions on three different properties. One she owned outright, one was owned by her mother, and one she had sold to William Osborn but retained title.
Synopsis of Rule of Law. Real property taxes are deductible only by person upon whom they are imposed.
Reliance is upon the general principle that such taxes are deductible only by the person upon whom they are imposed.
View Full Point of LawIssue. Were the property taxes paid on her mother’s home and on Osborn’s home deductible?
Held. Judge Featherston issued the opinion for the Tax Court in holding that Petitioner should not be allowed to deduct the taxes paid on her mother’s home, but should be allowed to on the Osborn home.
Discussion. In applying the rule that property taxes are deductible by the person upon whom they are imposed, the Tax Court found that the taxes paid by Petitioner on her mother’s property were imposed on her mother and were not deductible by Petitioner. Further, the taxes on the Osborn property were deductible by Petitioner because Petitioner still held title to the property and the taxes were imposed on he.