Perspective
Oct. 30, 2014
Tax court decides art isn't a hobby
It should surprise no one that on Oct. 2, the U.S. tax court ruled that renowned studio artist and art professor Susan Crile was engaging in the business of studio art. By Catherine Karayan Wilbur
It should surprise no one that on Oct. 2, the U.S. Tax Court ruled that renowned studio artist and art professor Susan Crile was engaging in the business of studio art. Crile v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2014-202. But this was a big loss for the Internal Revenue Service, which had argued that despite her notoriety, Crile's studio art was a hobby.
Crile is not alone. Since the early 2000s, taxpayers have brought at l...
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