Sam W. Emerson Co. v. Commissioner
United States Tax Court
Since 1920 the petitioner, a corporation engaged in the construction business, has filed its returns and kept its books on a completed-contract method of accounting with respect to all of its long-term construction contracts. The long-term contracts were of various types, including "lump-sum," "unit price," "cost plus a percentage of cost with a guaranteed maximum," "cost plus a fixed fee," and "cost plus a percentage of cost" contracts.
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Since 1920 the petitioner, a corporation engaged in the construction business, has filed its returns and kept its books on a completed-contract method of accounting with respect to all of its long-term construction contracts. The long-term contracts were of various types, including "lump-sum," "unit price," "cost plus a percentage of cost with a guaranteed maximum," "cost plus a fixed fee," and "cost plus a percentage of cost" contracts. For the years 1955, 1956, and 1957 respondent determined that with regard to cost-plus contracts there was no valid basis for disregarding the annual…
1Opinion of the Court
Fax, Judge:
The respondent has determined deficiencies in petitioner’s income tax for the taxable years 1955, 1956, and 1957 in the amounts of $98,413.60, $107,864.82, and $241,445.42, respectively. The only issue for decision in this proceeding is whether petitioner was entitled to use the completed-contract method of reporting its income from certain “cost plus a percentage of cost” construction contracts.
FINDINGS OF FACT.
Some of the facts were stipulated and they are incorporated herein by this reference.
The petitioner is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Ohio. Since…
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