Legal Opinion

Raleigh Properties, Inc. v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided June 22, 1962No. Docket No. 86988Unpublished

Petitioner purchased a hotel in 1953 for a stated purchase price of $3,240,000. Sellers took back an 11-year note in the stated amount of $1,548,739.10. The contract recites that the note is to be without interest, but it includes a prepayment discount schedule.

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Petitioner purchased a hotel in 1953 for a stated purchase price of $3,240,000. Sellers took back an 11-year note in the stated amount of $1,548,739.10. The contract recites that the note is to be without interest, but it includes a prepayment discount schedule. Earlier negotiations contemplated a purchase price of $2,800,000, with the sellers taking back a note bearing interest at 4 1/2 percent for 11 years in an amount approximately $440,000 less than the note finally given by petitioner. The discount schedule closely paralleled the interest which would have accrued under petitioner's…

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Raleigh Properties, Inc. v. Commissioner.

Raleigh Properties, Inc. v. Commissioner

Docket No. 86988.

United States Tax Court

T.C. Memo 1962-150; 1962 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 161; 21 T.C.M. (CCH) 812; T.C.M. (RIA) 62150;

June 22, 1962

Petitioner purchased a hotel in 1953 for a stated purchase price of $3,240,000. Sellers took back an 11-year note in the stated amount of $1,548,739.10. The contract recites that the note is to be without interest, but it includes a prepayment discount schedule. Earlier negotiations contemplated a purchase price of $2,800,000, with the sellers taking back a note bearing…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commissioner v. Court Holding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. John Kelley Co. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Mills v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1948
  4. C. D. Johnson Lumber Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1949
  5. Elliott Paint & Varnish Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1941

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