# H. Maimin Co. v. Commissioner

> United States Board of Tax Appeals · May 26, 1925 · 1 B.T.A. 1255

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## Case

- **Full name:** Appeal of H. MAIMIN CO., INC.
- **Court:** United States Board of Tax Appeals
- **Decided:** May 26, 1925
- **Citations:** 1 B.T.A. 1255; 1925 BTA LEXIS 2606
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Judges:** James, Smith, Trussell
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Appeal of H. MAIMIN CO., INC.
H. Maimin Co. v. Commissioner
Docket No. 1393.
United States Board of Tax Appeals
1 B.T.A. 1255 ; 1925 BTA LEXIS 2606 ;
May 26, 1925 , decided Submitted April 27, 1925 .
*2606 Edward M. Hyans, C.P.A., for the taxpayer.
M. N. Fisher, Esq., for the Commissioner.
*1255 Before JAMES, SMITH, and TRUSSELL.
This is an appeal from the determination of a deficiency in income and profits taxes for the years 1918 and 1919 in a total sum of $1,298.25.
FINDINGS OF FACT.
The taxpayer is a New York corporation with its principal office located in New York City.
On May 14, 1914, the taxpayer acquired from H. Maimin certain assets formerly owned by a Pennsylvania corporation called H. Maimin & Company.
*1256 At its organization, the taxpayer acquired a certain patent, No. 957,070, dated May 3, 1910. On July 14, 1914, the taxpayer acquired a certain patent, No. 1,103,791. On January 19, 1915, the taxpayer acquired a certain patent, No. 1,125,434. On April 23, 1918, the taxpayer acquired a certain patent, No. 1,263,450. On February 8, 1916, the taxpayer acquired a certain patent, No. 1,170,652.
The Commissioner in auditing the taxpayer's income and profits-tax returns for the years in question disallowed as invested capital a value of $25,000 in connection with the aforesaid patents, and disallowed as deductions certain *2607 amounts claimed on account of exhaustion of the said patents.
DECISION.
The determination of the Commissioner is approved.

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