Ron H. Bell v. Commissioner of IRS, No. 11-15172 (11th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this Case
Download PDF
Case: 11-12733 Date Filed: 11/05/2012 Page: 1 of 3 [DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 11-12733; 11-12735; 11-12736 ________________________ Agency Nos. 14612-05; 20725-03; 18969-04 FOXWORTHY, INC., llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Petitioner - Appellant llllllllllllllllllllllllllll Cross Appellee, versus COMMISSIONER OF IRS, llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllRespondent - Appellee llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllCross Appellant. ________________________ No. 11-13037; 11-15172; 11-15173; 11-15174 ________________________ Agency Nos. 24533-06; 601-05; 160-04; 21699-05 RON H. BELL, TRICIA S. BELL, llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Petitioners Appellants, llllllllllllllllllllllllllll Case: 11-12733 Date Filed: 11/05/2012 Page: 2 of 3 versus COMMISSIONER OF IRS, llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllRespondent - Appellee. ________________________ Petitions for Review of a Decision of the U.S. Tax Court ________________________ (November 5, 2012) Before BARKETT and JORDAN, Circuit Judges, and HODGES, District Judge. PER CURIAM: Ron and Tricia Bell and Foxworthy Inc. appeal a Tax Court order sustaining notices of deficiencies issued by the Internal Revenue Service and holding that the Bells owed nearly $6 million in deficient tax payments, nearly $5.5 million in fraud penalties, and nearly $100,000 in late filing penalties. At issue in this appeal are the Bells tax liabilities for the tax years 1996-2001 and the tax liabilities of Foxworthy for the tax years 1999-2001. The Tax Court found that the Bells intentionally concealed income through a variety of domestic and offshore transactions that were shams or otherwise lacked economic substance. The Tax Court also found that Foxworthy was a sham corporation and was used by Mr. Bell for the sole purpose of repatriating offshore income and as a vehicle for tax Honorable Wm. Terrell Hodges, United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, sitting by designation. 2 Case: 11-12733 Date Filed: 11/05/2012 Page: 3 of 3 deductible spending on personal consumption. As a result, the Tax Court held that Foxworthy s separate corporate identity must be disregarded for tax purposes and all of Foxworthy s income should be imputed to the Bells. We review the Tax Court s findings under the clearly erroneous standard. Bone v. C.I.R., 324 F.3d 1289, 1293 (11th Cir. 2003). Having reviewed the record and considered the oral argument of counsel, we cannot say that the Tax Court s findings of fact were clearly erroneous. Nor do we find error in the Tax Court s conclusions of law. AFFIRMED. 3
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
