Legal Opinion

Medchem (P.R.), Inc. v. Commissioner

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 10, 2002No. 01-2251PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

This tax case requires interpretation of the Internal Revenue Code’s Puerto Rico and Possession Tax Credit provision, 26 U.S.C. § 936 (2000), which permits a domestic corporation to elect a possession tax credit if it meets certain conditions, id. § 936(a). The condition on which this case turns is that 75% or more of the gross income of the corporation for the three preceding years must be “derived from the active conduct of a trade or business within a possession of the United States.” Id. § 936(a)(2)(B). 1

The taxpayer, MedChem (P.R.), Inc. (“M-PR”), contends that it…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. New Colonial Ice Co. v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. Indopco, Inc. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Commissioner v. GroetzingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. United States v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. White v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938

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3Cited by15 opinions

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