Legal Opinion

Handfield v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided January 17, 1955No. Docket No. 40251Published

Petitioner, a Canadian, manufactured postal cards in Canada which were sold in the United States through an agreement with a news company. Held, under the agreement, the news company was the petitioner's agent for distributing the cards in the United States. Thus, petitioner was engaged in business within the United States and income from sales in this country is subject to income taxes.

1Opinion of the Court

Frank Handfield, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Handfield v. Commissioner

Docket No. 40251

United States Tax Court

23 T.C. 633; 1955 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 270;

January 17, 1955, Filed

Decision will be entered under Rule 50.

Petitioner, a Canadian, manufactured postal cards in Canada which were sold in the United States through an agreement with a news company. Held, under the agreement, the news company was the petitioner's agent for distributing the cards in the United States. Thus, petitioner was engaged in business within the United States and income from sales in this…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ludvigh v. American Woolen Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. McCallum v. Bray-Robinson Clothing Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
  3. Edgewood Shoe Factories, Division of General Shoe Corp. v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
  4. Handfield v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1955
  5. In Re TaylorDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1931

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