Legal Opinion

Chicago Portrait Co. v. Commissioner

United States Board of Tax Appeals

Decided June 24, 1929No. Docket No. 21396PublishedCited by 5 opinions

New South Wales held to be a foreign country within the meaning of section 238(e) of the Revenue Act of 1921.

1Opinion of the Court

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Siefkin:

The parties have stipulated the facts and have also agreed that the sole question to be determined by us is whether New South Wales is a foreign country within the meaning of the Revenue Act of 1921.

New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania were the six colonies united into a federal commonwealth known as the Commonwealth of Australia, under an enabling Act of the British Parliament dated July, 1900, effective January 1, 1901. The first five of these colonies are on the main land of the island of Australia while Tasmania is a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Cherokee Nation v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
  2. De Lima v. BidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. Stairs v. PeasleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
  4. Faber v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  5. Pearcy v. StranahanSupreme Court of the United States · 1907

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. Robinson Land & Lumber Co. of Alabama, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  2. Havana Electric R., L. & P. Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1934
  3. Chicago Portrait Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1929
  4. Havana Elec. Ry., Light & Power Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1936
  5. Havana Electric R., L. & P. Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1934

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