Legal Opinion

John C. Nordt Co. v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided June 24, 1966No. Docket Nos. 578-64, 5951-64, 1153-65, 1154-65Published

1. Held, an amount of $ 3,046.32 paid by petitioner John C. Nordt Co., Inc., to Bertha C. Nordt during 1959 was for reasonable, current, and past services rendered by Bertha to the corporation, and is deductible by the corporation under section 162 (a) (1), I.R.C. 1954. 2. Held, the payments of $ 7,000 and $ 5,000 made by the corporation in 1960 and 1961, respectively, to surviving kin of an employee of the corporation satisfy all the requirements of ordinary and necessary…

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1. Held, an amount of $ 3,046.32 paid by petitioner John C. Nordt Co., Inc., to Bertha C. Nordt during 1959 was for reasonable, current, and past services rendered by Bertha to the corporation, and is deductible by the corporation under section 162 (a) (1), I.R.C. 1954. 2. Held, the payments of $ 7,000 and $ 5,000 made by the corporation in 1960 and 1961, respectively, to surviving kin of an employee of the corporation satisfy all the requirements of ordinary and necessary business expenses of the corporation, and are deductible by the corporation under section 404 (a) (5), I.R.C. 1954. 3.…

1Opinion of the Court

John C. Nordt Company, Inc., et al., 1 Petitioners, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

John C. Nordt Co. v. Commissioner

Docket Nos. 578-64, 5951-64, 1153-65, 1154-65

United States Tax Court

46 T.C. 431; 1966 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 81;

June 24, 1966, Filed

Decisions will be entered under Rule 50.

1. Held, an amount of $ 3,046.32 paid by petitioner John C. Nordt Co., Inc., to Bertha C. Nordt during 1959 was for reasonable, current, and past services rendered by Bertha to the corporation, and is deductible by the corporation under section 162 (a) (1), I.R.C. 1954.

2. Held, the payments of $…

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