Role v. Commissioner
United States Tax Court
In 1967, petitioners acquired most of the stock of Keystone which qualified as "section 1244 stock" under sec. 1244, I.R.C. 1954. In 1969, Keystone reincorporated in Delaware and changed its name to KBSI.
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In 1967, petitioners acquired most of the stock of Keystone which qualified as "section 1244 stock" under sec. 1244, I.R.C. 1954. In 1969, Keystone reincorporated in Delaware and changed its name to KBSI. In 1971, KBSI merged into Micro-Scan, a small publicly held New York corporation, and the surviving corporation was renamed KMS (N.Y.). Shortly thereafter, KMS (N.Y.) was reincorporated in Delaware and merged into a newly created shell corporation, KMS (Del.). In 1973, KMS (Del.) was adjudicated bankrupt. Held: The KMS (N.Y.) stock received by petitioners pursuant to the merger of KBSI into…
1Opinion of the Court
Featherston, Jvdge:
Respondent determined the following deficiencies in petitioners’ Federal income taxes:
Year Docket No. Petitioner(s) Deficiency
1973 8577-76 Theodore and Josephine V. Role $7,065
9087-76 Robert J. and Adele M. Swartz 7,495 CO tr-r-H
9087-76 Robert J. Swartz . 1,201 © t> rH
The sole issue for decision in these consolidated cases is whether petitioners are entitled to ordinary loss treatment pursuant to section 12441 for losses sustained on their stockhold-ings in a corporation which was adjudicated bankrupt in 1973.
FINDINGS OF FACT
Petitioners Theodore and Josephine V. Role,…
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