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Court treats corporate funds as personal income

Chernomordikov v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-129 (Dec. 15, 2025)

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Dec 31, 2025
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Running corporate money like a personal checking account triggers income tax. Proving fraud for failure to file still requires clear evidence of intent.

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The Tax Court held that Mark Chernomordikov had unreported taxable income for 2012 and 2013 from his personal use of ONY Sales funds and denied any cost-of-goods-sold reduction due to a lack of su…

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