Charleston Nat'l Bank v. Commissioner
United States Tax Court
1. For the taxable years 1944 and 1945, petitioner paid premiums on life insurance policies held as security for certain debts previously charged off to profit and loss in prior years. Held, deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses. Dominion National Bank, 26 B. T. A. 421, followed. 2. In 1945 petitioner made recoveries of portions of bad debts charged off and allowed as deductions in prior years.
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1. For the taxable years 1944 and 1945, petitioner paid premiums on life insurance policies held as security for certain debts previously charged off to profit and loss in prior years. Held, deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses. Dominion National Bank, 26 B. T. A. 421, followed. 2. In 1945 petitioner made recoveries of portions of bad debts charged off and allowed as deductions in prior years. Held, for failure to establish that such prior deductions resulted in no tax benefit, the recoveries constitute taxable income. 3. In computing petitioner's excess profits net income…
1Opinion of the Court
The Charleston National Bank, Charleston, West Virginia, a National Banking Association, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent
Charleston Nat'l Bank v. Commissioner
Docket No. 33231
United States Tax Court
20 T.C. 253; 1953 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 172;
April 30, 1953, Promulgated
Decision will be entered under Rule 50.
1. For the taxable years 1944 and 1945, petitioner paid premiums on life insurance policies held as security for certain debts previously charged off to profit and loss in prior years. Held, deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses. Dominion National…
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- First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Tulsa v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. JonesDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1943
- Charleston Nat'l Bank v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1953