Frentz v. Commissioner
United States Tax Court
Petitioners acquired all the stock of an Indiana corporation which was an electing small business corporation under subchapter S, I.R.C. 1954, having a fiscal year ending October 31. Intending to form a new corporation under Kentucky law to operate the business from November 1, 1959, as an electing small business corporation, they filed a purported election on November 30, 1959. The new corporation was not chartered until January 11, 1960. The new corporation operated at a…
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Petitioners acquired all the stock of an Indiana corporation which was an electing small business corporation under subchapter S, I.R.C. 1954, having a fiscal year ending October 31. Intending to form a new corporation under Kentucky law to operate the business from November 1, 1959, as an electing small business corporation, they filed a purported election on November 30, 1959. The new corporation was not chartered until January 11, 1960. The new corporation operated at a loss in the fiscal period ending October 31, 1960, and the petitioners claimed deductions for their pro rata shares of…
1Opinion of the Court
Bruce, Judge:
The respondent determined deficiencies in the income taxes of the respective petitioners for the year 1960 as follows:
Docket No. Petitioner Deficiency
4650-63 J. William Erente and Barbara B. Erente. $620.33
4651-63 Orville Brown and Alice Brown_ 3,750.45
4652-63 Morris Brown and Judy Brown_ 3,626.61
The sole issue is whether the petitioners are entitled to deduct net losses claimed on their returns for 1960. Some facts are stipulated.
FINDINGS OF FACT
The stipulation of facts and exhibits attached thereto are incorporated herein by this reference.
The above-named petitioners are…
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