Gray Holding Corp. v. Clauson

CLIFFORD, District Judge.

This is an action for the recovery of $2,854.08, representing income taxes paid by the taxpayer, Gray Holding Corporation, to the defendant, Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Maine, for the years 1939 and 1940, together with legal interest thereon.

The ground upon which this refund is sought is that the plaintiff corporation was not engaged in business so as to subject its income to taxation and, therefore, that its income was taxable only to its stockholders. The plaintiff contends that it is merely the agent of its stockholders to hold legal title to…