Legal Opinion

Madison Newspapers, Inc. v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided December 26, 1956No. Docket No. 54790Published

Excess Profits Tax Act of 1950, Sec. 459 (c) -- Consolidation of Newspaper Operations. -- Petitioner was organized in 1948 upon a consolidation of two corporations publishing newspapers in the same city but in different buildings. Petitioner continued the publication of the two newspapers.

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Excess Profits Tax Act of 1950, Sec. 459 (c) -- Consolidation of Newspaper Operations. -- Petitioner was organized in 1948 upon a consolidation of two corporations publishing newspapers in the same city but in different buildings. Petitioner continued the publication of the two newspapers. In 1949 the mechanical, circulation, advertising, and accounting operations of the two newspapers were physically consolidated in one building, although the editorial departments remained separate. Held, the petitioner did not consolidate its mechanical, circulation, advertising, and accounting operations…

1Opinion of the Court

Madison Newspapers, Inc., Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Madison Newspapers, Inc. v. Commissioner

Docket No. 54790

United States Tax Court

27 T.C. 618; 1956 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 4;

December 26, 1956, Filed

Decision will be entered for the respondent.

Excess Profits Tax Act of 1950, Sec. 459 (c) -- Consolidation of Newspaper Operations. -- Petitioner was organized in 1948 upon a consolidation of two corporations publishing newspapers in the same city but in different buildings. Petitioner continued the publication of the two newspapers. In 1949 the mechanical, circulation,…

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  1. Madison Newspapers, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1956

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