Legal Opinion

Eli Lilly & Co. v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided May 28, 1985No. Docket No. 5113-76PublishedCited by 30 opinions

CONTENTSPageHeadnote999Introduction and Statement of Issues1001Findings of Fact1002I.History and Background of Eli Lilly & Co.1002A. Petitioner1002B. Lilly P.R.1004II.History and Background of Darvon and Darvon-N Products1004A. Propoxyphene and Propoxyphene Hydrochloride1004B. Propoxyphene Napsylate1006C. Success of Darvon and Darvon-N Products1007III.Manufacture of Darvon and Darvon-N Products1009A. Overview of Petitioner's Manufacturing Operations1009B. Manufacture of…

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CONTENTSPageHeadnote999Introduction and Statement of Issues1001Findings of Fact1002I.History and Background of Eli Lilly & Co.1002A. Petitioner1002B. Lilly P.R.1004II.History and Background of Darvon and Darvon-N Products1004A. Propoxyphene and Propoxyphene Hydrochloride1004B. Propoxyphene Napsylate1006C. Success of Darvon and Darvon-N Products1007III.Manufacture of Darvon and Darvon-N Products1009A. Overview of Petitioner's Manufacturing Operations1009B. Manufacture of Darvon Products1010C. Manufacture of Darvon-N Products1012D. Development of Manufacturing Know-How10121. Chemical…

1Opinion of the Court

Wiles, Judge:

Respondent determined deficiencies in petitioners’ Federal income taxes as follows:

Year Deficiency

1971. $7,622,449

1972 . 7,340,867

1973 . 6,853,816

By amendment to his answer, respondent asserted increased deficiencies in the following amounts:

Year Deficiency1

1971. $11,711,792

1972 . 11,626,363

1973 . 10,882,192

The entire amounts of the deficiencies determined by respondent for 1971 and 1972 are in dispute, and petitioners claim refunds for 1971 and 1972 in the amounts of $1,700,038 and $1,697,257, respectively. For 1973, all but $189,048 of the deficiency determined by respondent is…

2Cases cited67 opinions

  1. Welch v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  2. Cohan v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
  3. Gregory v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Jack E. Golsen and Sylvia H. Golsen v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
  5. Helvering v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Sundstrand Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1991
  2. Eli Lilly & Company and Subsidiaries, Cross-Appellees v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  3. Estate of Carter v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1960
  4. Seagate Technology v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1994
  5. Paccar, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1985

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