Helvering v. Roth

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The Commissioner appeals from three orders of the Board of Tax Appeals expunging certain deficiencies which he assessed against the three respondents upon their income taxes for the year, 1935. It is not necessary to consider more than the deficiency assessed against the trustees of Henry Roth, as to which two questions arise: (1) Whether certain payments made to the trustees upon a construction contract shall be treated as income; (2) whether the payment to them of certain notes was income, because, the notes had been appraised as worthless when Roth’s estate was…