Legal Opinion

United States v. Commonwealth Energy System & Subsidiary Companies

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 1, 2001No. 00-1113PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

This appeal concerns a transition provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub.L. No. 99-514, 100 Stat. 2085 (1986), that provided temporary relief from the repeal of the investment tax credit (ITC). See Tax Reform Act § 204(a)(3). The district court held that certain property purchased by appellee Commonwealth Energy System (“Commonwealth”) was “readily identifiable with and necessary to carry out a written supply or service contract ... which was binding on [December 31, 1985].” United States v. Commonwealth Energy Sys., 49 F.Supp.2d 57, 58 (D.Mass.1999). We affirm…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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