Legal Opinion

Batter v. Commissioner

United States Board of Tax Appeals

Decided April 13, 1938No. Docket No. 81875Published

Losses resulting from the expiration of unexercised "puts" or options to sell stock are subject to the limitation of section 23(r) of the Revenue Act of 1932, because of the express provision of section 23(s)(B).

1Opinion of the Court

CARL J. BATTER, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

Batter v. Commissioner

Docket No. 81875.

United States Board of Tax Appeals

37 B.T.A. 667; 1938 BTA LEXIS 1006;

April 13, 1938, Promulgated

Losses resulting from the expiration of unexercised "puts" or options to sell stock are subject to the limitation of section 23(r) of the Revenue Act of 1932, because of the express provision of section 23(s)(B).

Charles M. Trammell, Esq., for the petitioner.

Benjamin M. Brodsky, Esq., for the respondent.

MURDOCK

The Commissioner determined a deficiency of $669.71 in the petitioner's…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Batter v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1938

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