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Rizzo v. Michigan Dept of Treasury (In re Rizzo)

Rizzo v. Michigan Dept of Treasury (In re Rizzo)

Ruling
Debtor's personal liability on state business tax debt was nondischargeable.
Procedural posture

Chapter 7 debtor, brought an adversary complaint against state taxing authority, seeking a determination that his personal liability for a tax debt under Michigan's Single Business Tax (SBT) that his business failed to pay was discharged because it was not a tax of the kind specified in 11 U.S.C.S. § 507(a)(8)(E) as being nondischargeable. The state moved to dismiss the complaint under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 01, 2012 , LexisNexis #0912-046