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A Michigan man’s assertion that a $15,000 distribution from his individual retirement account was a loan to pay for his ex-wife’s funeral costs after her unexpected death doesn’t excuse him from needing to include that distribution on his tax return as gross income, the U.S. Tax Court said Tuesday.