Legal Opinion
National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Commissioner
United States Tax Court
Decided June 23, 1953No. Docket No. 33036Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION.
Arundell, Judge:
The first question is the basis to the petitioner, for equity invested capital purposes, of certain properties acquired from its predecessor. The petitioner contends the properties were acquired in an exchange that was “non-taxable” under either section 112 (b) (4) or (5) of the Revenue Act of 1932,1 and therefore it takes its predecessor’s basis for the properties. Sec. 718 (a) (2) of the I. R. C., sec. 113 (a) (7) and (8) of the Revenue Act of 1932, Regs. 77, art. 598.2 The respondent denies that the transaction by which the petitioner acquired the properties was an…
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