Opinion

Old Mission Portland Cement Co. v. Commissioner

  • 25 B.T.A. 305
  • 1932 BTA LEXIS 1547
Court
United States Board of Tax Appeals
Filed
Jan 21, 1932
Status
Published
Author
Murdock
On the bench
Marquette, Smith, Murdock, Goodkich
Cited by
6 cases

The opinion

Murdock,

dissenting: I believe that a correct result has been reached in the prevailing opinion on the first and last points, but I do not agree that the other issue has been decided properly. The findings of fact indicate that there is insufficient evidence as to many of the items in controversy to determine whether or not they are deductible. Where the petitioner gave away cement of its own manufacture, it did not make sales, and it should not have included the market price of this cement in its gross sales for income-tax purposes. It is a misconception to say that some of these items are “deductible.” It is only necessary to eliminate the items from gross sales to settle the present controversy as to these items.

Marquette agrees with this dissent.

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