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American Ideal Cleaning Co. v. Commissioner

United States Board of Tax Appeals

Decided April 27, 1934No. Docket No. 49205Published

Respondent, in the notice of deficiency, determined fraud penalties in the amount of 50 percent of the deficiency as to each of the years in controversy. He did not, however, determine therein that there was due from the petitioner a 5 percent penalty for negligence. In its petition the petitioner raised no question as to its liability for the deficiencies in tax, but contested the fraud penalties.

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Respondent, in the notice of deficiency, determined fraud penalties in the amount of 50 percent of the deficiency as to each of the years in controversy. He did not, however, determine therein that there was due from the petitioner a 5 percent penalty for negligence. In its petition the petitioner raised no question as to its liability for the deficiencies in tax, but contested the fraud penalties. At the hearing counsel for the respondent offered no evidence to sustain the fraud penalties, but filed an amended answer praying that the Board add to the deficiencies in tax such penalty as is…

1Opinion of the Court

AMERICAN IDEAL CLEANING COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

American Ideal Cleaning Co. v. Commissioner

Docket No. 49205.

United States Board of Tax Appeals

30 B.T.A. 529; 1934 BTA LEXIS 1303;

April 27, 1934, Promulgated

Respondent, in the notice of deficiency, determined fraud penalties in the amount of 50 percent of the deficiency as to each of the years in controversy. He did not, however, determine therein that there was due from the petitioner a 5 percent penalty for negligence. In its petition the petitioner raised no question as to its liability for the…

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  1. American Ideal Cleaning Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1934

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