Legal Opinion

Dover Corp. v. Comm'r

United States Tax Court

Decided May 5, 2004No. 12821-00PublishedCited by 15 opinions

D and H, United Kingdom corporations, were controlled foreign corporations with respect to P. H was a wholly owned subsidiary of D. In 1997, D sold the stock of H to an unrelated third party. In 1999, P requested that H be granted an extension of time to retroactively elect to be treated as a "disregarded entity" pursuant to sec. 301.7701-3, Proced. & Admin. Regs., effective "immediately prior to" D's sale of the H stock.

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D and H, United Kingdom corporations, were controlled foreign corporations with respect to P. H was a wholly owned subsidiary of D. In 1997, D sold the stock of H to an unrelated third party. In 1999, P requested that H be granted an extension of time to retroactively elect to be treated as a "disregarded entity" pursuant to sec. 301.7701-3, Proced. & Admin. Regs., effective "immediately prior to" D's sale of the H stock. R granted the requested extension of time on Mar. 31, 2000. H's retroactive disregarded entity election was filed on or about Oct. 10, 1999. Pursuant to that election, there…

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Halpern, Judge:

Dover Corp. (petitioner) is the common parent of an affiliated group of corporations making a consolidated return of income (the group or affiliated group). By notice of deficiency dated September 14, 2000 (the notice), respondent determined deficiencies in Federal income tax for the group for its 1996 and 1997 taxable (calendar) years in the amounts of $9,329,596 and $24,422,581, respectively. All but one of the adjustments that gave rise to those determinations have been settled, and this report addresses the sole remaining issue, which involves an interaction between…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Moline Properties, Inc. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Rowan Cos. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Rothensies v. Electric Storage Battery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Hanover Bank v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. United States v. MichelSupreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Pierre v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2009
  2. Medical Practice Solutions, LLC v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2009
  3. Ball v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2013
  4. Guardian Industries Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2005
  5. Dover Corp. v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 2004

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