Legal Opinion

Benedek v. Commissoner

United States Tax Court

Decided August 12, 1968No. Docket Nos. 81900, 81901, 81902, 81903Published

The petitioners formed corporations for the construction of an apartment housing project. The corporations borrowed $ 21,719,300 on FHA-insured mortgage loans to construct the project and expended in such construction a total of $ 18,118,987. The corporations distributed to their stockholders, among whom were the petitioners, a total of $ 3,158,000 in 1949, 1950, and 1951. At such times, the value of the leaseholds on which the project was constructed was $ 1,517,333. Held:…

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The petitioners formed corporations for the construction of an apartment housing project. The corporations borrowed $ 21,719,300 on FHA-insured mortgage loans to construct the project and expended in such construction a total of $ 18,118,987. The corporations distributed to their stockholders, among whom were the petitioners, a total of $ 3,158,000 in 1949, 1950, and 1951. At such times, the value of the leaseholds on which the project was constructed was $ 1,517,333. Held: The corporations were collapsible corporations within the meaning of sec. 117(m), I.R.C. 1939, and more than 70 percent…

1Opinion of the Court

Louis Benedek and Janet Benedek, 1 et al., Petitioners v. Commissoner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Benedek v. Commissoner

Docket Nos. 81900, 81901, 81902, 81903

United States Tax Court

50 T.C. 732; 1968 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 85;

August 12, 1968, Filed

Decisions will be entered under Rule 50.

The petitioners formed corporations for the construction of an apartment housing project. The corporations borrowed $ 21,719,300 on FHA-insured mortgage loans to construct the project and expended in such construction a total of $ 18,118,987. The corporations distributed to their stockholders, among whom were…

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  3. Braunstein v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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