Legal Opinion

Coggin Auto. Corp. v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided October 18, 2000No. 1684-99Published

P was a holding company that held over 80 percent of the stock of five corporations (collectively, the subsidiaries) that were engaged in the retail sales of automobiles and light trucks conducted through six dealerships. From 1972 or 1973 until and including the fiscal year ended June 26, 1993, P (as common parent) filed consolidated corporate income tax returns with its subsidiaries.

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P was a holding company that held over 80 percent of the stock of five corporations (collectively, the subsidiaries) that were engaged in the retail sales of automobiles and light trucks conducted through six dealerships. From 1972 or 1973 until and including the fiscal year ended June 26, 1993, P (as common parent) filed consolidated corporate income tax returns with its subsidiaries. The subsidiaries maintained their inventories of automobiles and light trucks under the dollar-value LIFO method of accounting. P did not directly own any inventory. From Jan. 29, 1970 (the date of…

1Opinion of the Court

COGGIN AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

Coggin Auto. Corp. v. Commissioner

No. 1684-99

United States Tax Court

115 T.C. 349; 2000 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 74; 115 T.C. No. 28;

October 18, 2000, Filed

Decision will be entered for respondent in the reduced amounts for the years under consideration.

P was a holding company that held over 80 percent of the

stock of five corporations (collectively, the subsidiaries) that

were engaged in the retail sales of automobiles and light trucks

conducted through six dealerships. From 1972 or 1973 until and

including the…

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  2. General Utilities & Operating Co. v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Madison Gas and Electric Company v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  4. Madison Gas & Electric Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1979
  5. ESTATE OF DAVIS v. COMMISSIONERUnited States Tax Court · 1998

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