Legal Opinion

Brainard v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided November 21, 1946No. Docket No. 10158Published

1. Interest payments owing by accrual basis taxpayer which were not likely to be paid because of petitioner's financial condition, held, on the facts, not allowable deductions, Zimmerman Steel Co., 45 B. T. A. 1041, notwithstanding that a different ground for the disallowance was specified by respondent in the statement attached to the notice of deficiency.

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1. Interest payments owing by accrual basis taxpayer which were not likely to be paid because of petitioner's financial condition, held, on the facts, not allowable deductions, Zimmerman Steel Co., 45 B. T. A. 1041, notwithstanding that a different ground for the disallowance was specified by respondent in the statement attached to the notice of deficiency. Edgar M. Carnrick, 21 B. T. A. 12, and Raoul H. Fleischmann, 40 B. T. A. 672, followed. 2. Dividends on pledged securities received by creditor, pursuant to dividend order, held, to be payment of interest, under applicable law, in the…

1Opinion of the Court

Millar Brainard and Katharine R. Brainard, Husband and Wife, Petitioners, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Brainard v. Commissioner

Docket No. 10158

United States Tax Court

7 T.C. 1180; 1946 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 31;

November 21, 1946, Promulgated

Decision will be entered under Rule 50.

1. Interest payments owing by accrual basis taxpayer which were not likely to be paid because of petitioner's financial condition, held, on the facts, not allowable deductions, Zimmerman Steel Co., 45 B. T. A. 1041, notwithstanding that a different ground for the disallowance was specified by respondent…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pearlman v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1944
  2. Butler Consol. Coal Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1946
  3. Bowen v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1943
  4. Brainard v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1946

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