Legal Opinion

Estate of Henning v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided June 13, 1977No. Docket No. 1181-75Published

Held, executors' commissions under New York law which are deductible under sec. 2053, I.R.C. 1954, are limited to amounts computed under New York statute even though decedent's will provided that each executor should be entitled to one full commission computed under laws of New York with certain modifications and if commissions were to be allowed in accordance with this provision of the will, the result would be commissions being paid to executors in an amount in excess of…

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Held, executors' commissions under New York law which are deductible under sec. 2053, I.R.C. 1954, are limited to amounts computed under New York statute even though decedent's will provided that each executor should be entitled to one full commission computed under laws of New York with certain modifications and if commissions were to be allowed in accordance with this provision of the will, the result would be commissions being paid to executors in an amount in excess of the statutory commissions.

1Opinion of the Court

Estate of Gustav Henning, Deceased, First National City Bank, David T. Gibbons, Gustav E. Henning and Paul G. Reilly, Jr., Executors, Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Estate of Henning v. Commissioner

Docket No. 1181-75

United States Tax Court

1977 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 94; 68 T.C. 374;

June 13, 1977, Filed

Decision will be entered under Rule 155.

Held, executors' commissions under New York law which are deductible under sec. 2053, I.R.C. 1954, are limited to amounts computed under New York statute even though decedent's will provided that each executor should be entitled to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Estate of Henning v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1977

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