Legal Opinion

Investors Discount Corp. v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided August 29, 1967No. Docket No. 3689-65Published

Petitioner owned debt obligations, subject to repurchase undertakings on the part of third parties. Held, that, in the absence of evidence that the repurchase undertakings would not be honored, petitioner is not entitled to additions to its bad debt reserve with respect to such debt obligations.

1Opinion of the Court

Investors Discount Corporation, Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Investors Discount Corp. v. Commissioner

Docket No. 3689-65

United States Tax Court

48 T.C. 767; 1967 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 49;

August 29, 1967, Filed

Decision will be entered for the respondent.

Petitioner owned debt obligations, subject to repurchase undertakings on the part of third parties. Held, that, in the absence of evidence that the repurchase undertakings would not be honored, petitioner is not entitled to additions to its bad debt reserve with respect to such debt obligations.

H. Thompson Nicholas, Jr.,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Putnam v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Southeastern Finance Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
  3. Krim-Ko Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1951
  4. Southeastern Finance Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1945
  5. Underhill v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1966

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