Legal Opinion

Houston v. Commissioner

United States Board of Tax Appeals

Decided September 19, 1934No. Docket No. 63338Published

Income earned by the petitioner prior to his marriage, though not collected until thereafter, is nevertheless separate property under the community property laws of California and is therefore taxable to him in its entirety.

1Opinion of the Court

ALBERT J. HOUSTON, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

Houston v. Commissioner

Docket No. 63338.

United States Board of Tax Appeals

31 B.T.A. 188; 1934 BTA LEXIS 1139;

September 19, 1934, Promulgated

Income earned by the petitioner prior to his marriage, though not collected until thereafter, is nevertheless separate property under the community property laws of California and is therefore taxable to him in its entirety.

Homer H. Tooley, C.P.A., for the petitioner.

P. A. Sebastian, Esq., for the respondent.

MORRIS

OPINION.

MORRIS: The respondent having determined a deficiency in…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Houston v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1934

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