Legal Opinion

SMALLEY v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

United States Tax Court

Decided June 14, 2001No. 2767-98Published

In 1994, H entered into a deferred exchange whereby he relinquished 2-year timber cutting rights on his land and in return received in 1995 fee simple interests in three parcels of real estate. The transferee's obligation to transfer replacement property to H was secured by cash held in a qualified escrow account as defined in sec. 1.1031(k)-1(g)(3), Income Tax Regs.

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In 1994, H entered into a deferred exchange whereby he relinquished 2-year timber cutting rights on his land and in return received in 1995 fee simple interests in three parcels of real estate. The transferee's obligation to transfer replacement property to H was secured by cash held in a qualified escrow account as defined in sec. 1.1031(k)-1(g)(3), Income Tax Regs. HELD: At the beginning of the exchange period, H had a bona fide intent to enter into a deferred exchange of like-kind property within the meaning of sec. 1.1031(k)-1(j)(2)(iv), Income Tax Regs. Under sec. 1.1031(k)-1(g)(3) and…

1Opinion of the Court

D. G. SMALLEY AND NELL R. SMALLEY, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent

SMALLEY v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

No. 2767-98

United States Tax Court

116 T.C. 450; 2001 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 30; 116 T.C. No. 29;

June 14, 2001, Filed

Decision will be entered under Rule 155.

In 1994, H entered into a deferred exchange whereby he

relinquished 2-year timber cutting rights on his land and in

return received in 1995 fee simple interests in three parcels of

real estate. The transferee's obligation to transfer replacement

property to H was secured by cash held in a qualified escrow

account…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Commissioner v. P. G. Lake, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Markwardt v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1975
  3. Seligman v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1985
  4. H. O. Williams and Mrs. Ada L. Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
  5. McRae v. Stillwell, Millen & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900

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