Coors Porcelain Co. v. Commissioner
United States Tax Court
Held: (1) That petitioner is not entitled to an extraordinary obsolescence deduction of $ 223,225.42 for the taxable year 1964 with respect to its fuel elements building because the building was not permanently retired from use in its trade or business as required by sec. 1.167(a)-8, Income Tax Regs. (2) That the estimated useful life of the fuel elements building as of Jan. 3, 1965, was 40 years.
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Held: (1) That petitioner is not entitled to an extraordinary obsolescence deduction of $ 223,225.42 for the taxable year 1964 with respect to its fuel elements building because the building was not permanently retired from use in its trade or business as required by sec. 1.167(a)-8, Income Tax Regs. (2) That the estimated useful life of the fuel elements building as of Jan. 3, 1965, was 40 years. (3) That amounts expended on certain items of equipment constitute nondeductible capital expenditures. (4) That petitioner is not entitled to a depreciation deduction of $ 829.26 or to a deduction…
1Opinion of the Court
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Issue 1. Claimed 0 bsolescence Loss on Fuel Elements Building
The first issue for our consideration is whether petitioner is entitled to deduct $223,225.42 as an extraordinary obsolescence loss with respect to the fuel elements building in the taxable year ended January 3,1965.
Unfortunately the term “obsolescence” is nowhere defined in the Internal Revenue Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder. The decided cases do not contain any comprehensive definition. At best, they merely define the term by examples. See Real Estate-Land Title & Trust Co. v. United States, 309 U.S. 13…
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