Legal Opinion

Lucile H. Meyer v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Leon R. Meyer

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 6, 1967No. 18531_1PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.

Section 395 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, 11 U.S.C. § 795, is part of Chapter 11 relating to Arrangements. It provides (with exceptions not applicable here) that no taxable income shall be deemed to have been realized by a debtor by reason of a modification or cancellation of indebtedness in a Chapter 11 proceeding. 1 This rule, of course, is repeated in the income tax regulations. Treas.Regs. § 1.61-12(b) (1) (ii). For the corporation-debtor-taxpayer which has had an Arrangement confirmed under Chapter 11, this is all probably clear enough.

What, however, is the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Eisner v. MacOmberSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  2. Eisner, Internal Revenue Collector v. MacOmberSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  3. United States v. Kirby Lumber CoSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  4. Commissioner v. JacobsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Helvering v. American Dental Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Dellacroce v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1984
  2. Hoeme v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1974
  3. Estate of Goodall v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  4. Guest v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1981
  5. Wilmot Fleming Engineering Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1976

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