Legal Opinion

American Air Liquide, Inc. v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided January 16, 2001No. 20381-98Published

P is the parent of a consolidated group that includes L. P's ultimate parent is L'Air, a French corporation. L'Air pays royalties to P and L under license agreements for intellectual property owned by P and L and used by L'Air outside the United States.

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P is the parent of a consolidated group that includes L. P's ultimate parent is L'Air, a French corporation. L'Air pays royalties to P and L under license agreements for intellectual property owned by P and L and used by L'Air outside the United States. P treated the royalty income as sec. 904(d)(1)(I), I.R.C., general limitation income, relying on the "reserved" paragraph in sec. 1.904-5(i)(3), Income Tax Regs.; Article 24(3) of the U.S.-France Treaty, the capital nondiscrimination provision; and written statements of Treasury officials. R determined the royalty income is sec. 904(d)(1)(A),…

1Opinion of the Court

AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

American Air Liquide, Inc. v. Commissioner

No. 20381-98

United States Tax Court

116 T.C. 23; 2001 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 3; 116 T.C. No. 3; 2001-1 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) P54,208; 58 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1252;

January 16, 2001, Filed

An appropriate order will be entered granting respondent's motion for summary judgment and denying petitioner's motion for summary judgment. Decision will be entered for respondent.

P is the parent of a consolidated group that includes L.

P's ultimate parent is L'Air, a French…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Sundstrand Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  2. Sundstrand Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1992
  3. Naftel v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1985
  4. Florida Peach Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1988
  5. Whitney v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1888

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