Legal Opinion

Thomas P. Byrnes, Inc. v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided December 4, 1979No. Docket No. 8679-78Published

Petitioner received sales commissions pursuant to several sales representation agreements. Although the commissions were obtained as a result of the sales efforts of petitioner's president, who, in addition, was its primary shareholder and principal employee, the agreements neither named nor described him individually. Held, the commissions were not personal holding company income under sec. 543(a)(7), I.R.C. 1954.

1Opinion of the Court

Thomas P. Byrnes, Inc., Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Thomas P. Byrnes, Inc. v. Commissioner

Docket No. 8679-78

United States Tax Court

73 T.C. 416; 1979 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 10;

December 4, 1979, Filed

Decision will be entered for the petitioner.

Petitioner received sales commissions pursuant to several sales representation agreements. Although the commissions were obtained as a result of the sales efforts of petitioner's president, who, in addition, was its primary shareholder and principal employee, the agreements neither named nor described him individually. Held, the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kurt Frings Agency, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1964
  2. General Management Corp. v. COM'R OF INT. REVENUECourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
  3. Able Metal Products, Inc. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1959
  4. Allen Machinery Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1958
  5. Claggett v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1965

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