Legal Opinion

Israelson v. United States

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided December 7, 1973No. Civ. 72-948-TPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMSEN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs seek to recover $5,925.33 of federal income taxes paid as a deficiency for 1967 and $1,371.63 of interest paid with that deficiency. 1 Bernice Israelson is a party to the action only because she filed a joint federal tax return with her husband, Max R. Israel-son.

I

The principal question presented is whether $16,308.92 out of a total of $21,155.00 of interest expense claimed by the plaintiffs for 1967 was properly disallowed by the Internal Revenue Service under the provisions of section 265, Internal Revenue Code of 1954, which provides:

“No deduction shall…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Automobile Club of Mich. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. The Wisconsin Cheeseman, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
  3. Andress v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1969
  4. Wm. Andress, Jr., and Devona C. Andress v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. John E. Leslie and Evelyn G. Leslie v. Commissioner of the Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Ellis I. And Nelle S. Levitt, Appellants-Appellees v. United States of America, Appellees-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  2. Investors Diversified Services, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1978
  3. Handy Button Machine Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1974
  4. Swenson Land & Cattle Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1975
  5. Fleming v. Citizens for Albemarle, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978

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