U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1966

Daniel F. Donovan v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Daniel F. Donovan v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · Decided April 13, 1966 · Aldrich, Mc-Entee, Coffin
359 F.2d 64; 17 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 839; 1966 U.S. App. LEXIS 6495 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Daniel F. Donovan v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Taxpayer, in his income tax return, reported gambling winnings, and, at the trial, admitted to further winnings in an unstated amount. The court held that the Commissioner was entitled to tax the taxpayer’s entire reported gambling winnings. The burden of proving deductions is on the taxpayer. The court was not obliged to find that taxpayer’s estimated gambling losses, of which he kept no records, exceeded his additional unreported winnings.

Affirmed.

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