Legal Opinion

Clinchfield Coal Corp. v. Commissioner

United States Board of Tax Appeals

Decided June 23, 1942No. Docket No. 102862Published

By a computation of average margins as provided by subsection (e)(1) of section 501, Revenue Act of 1936, the Commissioner has determined deficiencies in petitioner's unjust enrichment tax under subsection (a)(3) of section 501. Petitioner contests the correctness of this determination.

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By a computation of average margins as provided by subsection (e)(1) of section 501, Revenue Act of 1936, the Commissioner has determined deficiencies in petitioner's unjust enrichment tax under subsection (a)(3) of section 501. Petitioner contests the correctness of this determination. Held, the prima facie case made out by the Commissioner's computation of margins has been overcome by the evidence and such evidence shows that petitioner did not shift, either directly or indirectly, to its customers the tax which it paid under the Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935, and hence is not…

1Opinion of the Court

CLINCHFIELD COAL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

Clinchfield Coal Corp. v. Commissioner

Docket No. 102862.

United States Board of Tax Appeals

47 B.T.A. 151; 1942 BTA LEXIS 726;

June 23, 1942, Promulgated

By a computation of average margins as provided by subsection (e)(1) of section 501, Revenue Act of 1936, the Commissioner has determined deficiencies in petitioner's unjust enrichment tax under subsection (a)(3) of section 501. Petitioner contests the correctness of this determination. Held, the prima facie case made out by the Commissioner's computation…

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  1. Clinchfield Coal Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1942

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