Legal Opinion

Moseley v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided April 23, 1979No. Docket No. 925-76Published

Petitioner received a distribution under the "special reserve" provision of a life insurance contract which provided, in addition, for a $ 5,000 life insurance benefit. Under the policy, a portion of the premiums paid during the second through fifth years of the policy was credited to a special reserve account. The amount of the special reserve account was combined with amounts paid by other policyholders in a fund which was invested in common stocks.

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Petitioner received a distribution under the "special reserve" provision of a life insurance contract which provided, in addition, for a $ 5,000 life insurance benefit. Under the policy, a portion of the premiums paid during the second through fifth years of the policy was credited to a special reserve account. The amount of the special reserve account was combined with amounts paid by other policyholders in a fund which was invested in common stocks. In the 20th year of the policy, a distribution was paid on each policy if the following conditions were met: the insured was then living, the…

1Opinion of the Court

Ned W. Moseley and Mabel Bowman Moseley, Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Moseley v. Commissioner

Docket No. 925-76

United States Tax Court

72 T.C. 183; 1979 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 135;

April 23, 1979, Filed

Decision will be entered under Rule 155.

Petitioner received a distribution under the "special reserve" provision of a life insurance contract which provided, in addition, for a $ 5,000 life insurance benefit. Under the policy, a portion of the premiums paid during the second through fifth years of the policy was credited to a special reserve account. The amount of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Helvering v. MeredithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
  3. Edwin A. Gallun and Jane W. Gallun (Formerly Husband and Wife) v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
  4. Estate of Montgomery v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 1971
  5. Estate of Lafayette Montgomery, Deceased v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

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