Legal Opinion

Bowler v. Commissioner

United States Board of Tax Appeals

Decided November 14, 1934No. Docket Nos. 53242, 64125Published

Trusts were created by the petitioner for the benefit of his wife and three minor children, which were made revocable, with the approval of the grantor, by a majority of a committee of three persons named in the trust instruments, two of whom were not beneficiaries. Held, that the income of the trusts is taxable to the grantor.

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT B. BOWLER, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

Bowler v. Commissioner

Docket Nos. 53242, 64125.

United States Board of Tax Appeals

31 B.T.A. 594; 1934 BTA LEXIS 1063;

November 14, 1934, Promulgated

Trusts were created by the petitioner for the benefit of his wife and three minor children, which were made revocable, with the approval of the grantor, by a majority of a committee of three persons named in the trust instruments, two of whom were not beneficiaries. Held, that the income of the trusts is taxable to the grantor.

Spotswood D. Bowers, Esq., for the petitioner.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

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  2. Corliss v. BowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  3. Tyler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  4. Burnet v. LeiningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Reinecke v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1933

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