Legal Opinion

Eustis v. Commissioner

United States Board of Tax Appeals

Decided May 31, 1934No. Docket No. 71637Published

Under the terms of a will creating a trust the income of the trust was to be paid semiannually on June 15 and December 15 to the beneficiaries living on such dates and could not be assigned or anticipated. In event of the death of a beneficiary between such dates the share that he would have received if he had remained alive would go to the other beneficiaries.

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Under the terms of a will creating a trust the income of the trust was to be paid semiannually on June 15 and December 15 to the beneficiaries living on such dates and could not be assigned or anticipated. In event of the death of a beneficiary between such dates the share that he would have received if he had remained alive would go to the other beneficiaries. Held, that the income of the trust for the period December 15 to December 31 constituted income accumulated in trust for the benefit of unascertained persons or persons with contingent interests within the meaning of the provisions of…

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS H. EUSTIS, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

Eustis v. Commissioner

Docket No. 71637.

United States Board of Tax Appeals

30 B.T.A. 820; 1934 BTA LEXIS 1259;

May 31, 1934, Promulgated

Under the terms of a will creating a trust the income of the trust was to be paid semiannually on June 15 and December 15 to the beneficiaries living on such dates and could not be assigned or anticipated. In event of the death of a beneficiary between such dates the share that he would have received if he had remained alive would go to the other beneficiaries. Held, that the income…

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  1. Eustis v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1934

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