Legal Opinion

Briarcliff Inv. Co. v. Commissioner

United States Board of Tax Appeals

Decided July 24, 1934No. Docket No. 71188Published

Brokerage commissions paid by an investment corporation "engaged in the real estate business" in connection with two real estate transactions in which larger properties were acquired for cash and other smaller properties, held not deductible when paid.

1Opinion of the Court

BRIARCLIFF INVESTMENT COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

Briarcliff Inv. Co. v. Commissioner

Docket No. 71188.

United States Board of Tax Appeals

30 B.T.A. 1269; 1934 BTA LEXIS 1200;

July 24, 1934, Promulgated

Brokerage commissions paid by an investment corporation "engaged in the real estate business" in connection with two real estate transactions in which larger properties were acquired for cash and other smaller properties, held not deductible when paid.

Byron P. Harris, C.P.A., for the petitioner.

Frank B. Schlosser, Esq., for the respondent.

STERNHAGEN

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Briarcliff Inv. Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1934

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