Legal Opinion

Howard v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided July 29, 1955No. Docket Nos. 51709, 51710, 51711, 51712, 51713, 51714, 51830, 52869Published

Truax-Traer acquired 80.19 per cent of the only outstanding class of stock of Binkley for a part of its own voting stock and also acquired the remainder of the stock of Binkley and the stock of Pyramid, a subsidiary of Binkley, other than that owned by Binkley, for cash in a single transaction.

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Truax-Traer acquired 80.19 per cent of the only outstanding class of stock of Binkley for a part of its own voting stock and also acquired the remainder of the stock of Binkley and the stock of Pyramid, a subsidiary of Binkley, other than that owned by Binkley, for cash in a single transaction. Held, that the transaction did not constitute a nontaxable exchange under section 12 (b) (3), 1939 Code, to the extent that stock was exchanged for stock, since it did not qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of section 112 (g) (1) (B) which requires that such acquisition be solely for…

1Opinion of the Court

Hubert E. Howard and Helen B. Howard, et al., 1 Petitioners, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Howard v. Commissioner

Docket Nos. 51709, 51710, 51711, 51712, 51713, 51714, 51830, 52869

United States Tax Court

24 T.C. 792; 1955 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 123;

July 29, 1955, Filed

Decisions will be entered under Rule 50.

Truax-Traer acquired 80.19 per cent of the only outstanding class of stock of Binkley for a part of its own voting stock and also acquired the remainder of the stock of Binkley and the stock of Pyramid, a subsidiary of Binkley, other than that owned by Binkley, for cash in a…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  2. Helvering v. Tex-Penn Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Helvering v. Southwest Consolidated Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Starr v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
  5. COMMISSION OF INT. REV. v. Air Reduction Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942

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