H. G. Fenton Material Co. v. Commissioner
United States Tax Court
Petitioner incurred expenses in obtaining certain special use permits and in removing sand from one of its minesites to a second minesite. Petitioner argued that the costs of acquiring the permits were currently deductible under sec. 616, I.R.C. 1954, as "development expenditures" and that the costs of sand removal were currently deductible as business expenses. Held, the costs of acquiring the special use permits are capital expenditures and not "development expenditures."
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Petitioner incurred expenses in obtaining certain special use permits and in removing sand from one of its minesites to a second minesite. Petitioner argued that the costs of acquiring the permits were currently deductible under sec. 616, I.R.C. 1954, as "development expenditures" and that the costs of sand removal were currently deductible as business expenses. Held, the costs of acquiring the special use permits are capital expenditures and not "development expenditures." Geoghegan & Mathis, Inc. v. Commissioner, 55 T.C. 672 (1971), affd. 453 F.2d 1324 (6th Cir. 1972), followed. Held,…
1Opinion of the Court
H. G. Fenton Material Company, Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent
H. G. Fenton Material Co. v. Commissioner
Docket No. 7287-78
United States Tax Court
74 T.C. 584; 1980 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 112;
June 23, 1980, Filed
Decision will be entered under Rule 155.
Petitioner incurred expenses in obtaining certain special use permits and in removing sand from one of its minesites to a second minesite. Petitioner argued that the costs of acquiring the permits were currently deductible under sec. 616, I.R.C. 1954, as "development expenditures" and that the costs of sand removal were…
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