Fingerhut v. Commissioner of Revenue

TODD, Justice.

Manny and Rose Fingerhut filed separate 1970 Minnesota income tax returns. They each properly reported their Minnesota gross taxable income which is defined to be Federal adjusted gross income. The Federal adjusted gross income was derived by including a deduction of 50 percent of net long-term capital gains. In 1974, the Finger-huts filed a claim for refund, alleging that they were entitled to deduct under Minnesota statutes the remaining 50 percent of their long-term capital gains. The trial court disallowed the additional deduction. We affirm.

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