Appeals Court May Review Controversial Tax Decision
The Bush administration requested a rehearing for a case where a federal income tax on non-physical, compensatory damages was ruled unconstitutional. The three-judge panel found that compensation for loss of a personal attribute is not received in lieu of income. The government states that the ruling is the first in over 85 years in which an exercise of congressional income-taxing power is struck down as unconstitutional.
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