Legal Opinion

Brush Wellman, Inc. v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided July 28, 1982No. Docket No. 12978-78Published

Held: Petitioner's practical capacity determinations, which reflected productive capability instead of reflecting average actual production or anticipated sales, satisfy the requirements of the practical capacity regulation, sec. 1.471-11(d)(4), Income Tax Regs.

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Held: Petitioner's practical capacity determinations, which reflected productive capability instead of reflecting average actual production or anticipated sales, satisfy the requirements of the practical capacity regulation, sec. 1.471-11(d)(4), Income Tax Regs. Accordingly, petitioner is entitled under the regulation to deduct the part of fixed indirect production costs which is associated with idle capacity in the year of production rather than waiting to deduct it in the year in which the produced goods are sold.

1Opinion of the Court

Brush Wellman, Inc., Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Brush Wellman, Inc. v. Commissioner

Docket No. 12978-78

United States Tax Court

79 T.C. 160; 1982 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 59; 79 T.C. No. 11;

July 28, 1982, Filed

Decision will be entered under Rule 155.

Held: Petitioner's practical capacity determinations, which reflected productive capability instead of reflecting average actual production or anticipated sales, satisfy the requirements of the practical capacity regulation, sec. 1.471-11(d)(4), Income Tax Regs. Accordingly, petitioner is entitled under the regulation to…

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