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Buckley v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided September 30, 1954No. Docket Nos. 32308, 44108Published

1. Petitioners held certificates of ownership 1The terms "certificates of ownership," "units of ownership," "shares," and "stock" are used interchangeably hereinafter, as are the terms "certificate holders," "unit holders," "shareholders," and "stockholders." in two organizations formed under the laws of Venezuela as "anonymous companies" which held royalty rights to certain oil producing realty in Venezuela.

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1. Petitioners held certificates of ownership 1The terms "certificates of ownership," "units of ownership," "shares," and "stock" are used interchangeably hereinafter, as are the terms "certificate holders," "unit holders," "shareholders," and "stockholders." in two organizations formed under the laws of Venezuela as "anonymous companies" which held royalty rights to certain oil producing realty in Venezuela. Those companies had broad powers to carry on business, held title to property in their own right, had centralized management and continuity of enterprise uninterrupted by deaths among…

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William F. Buckley and Aloise S. Buckley, Petitioners, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Buckley v. Commissioner

Docket Nos. 32308, 44108

United States Tax Court

22 T.C. 1312; 1954 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 82; 3 Oil & Gas Rep. 2119;

September 30, 1954, Filed September 30, 1954, Filed

Decisions will be entered under Rule 50.

1. Petitioners held certificates of ownership 1 in two organizations formed under the laws of Venezuela as "anonymous companies" which held royalty rights to certain oil producing realty in Venezuela. Those companies had broad powers to carry on business, held title to…

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  1. Buckley v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1954

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