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12 B.T.A. 164

Loper v. Commissioner

United States Board of Tax Appeals · decided 1928-05-28

Under the evidence held that the petitioner and his three children were partners during the years 1920 and 1921 in the operation and management of the theatres involved herein, and that there should be included in the petitioner's income only his distributive share of the partnership profits for those years.

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently December 1931

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Decided 1928-05-28

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¶1*165OPINION.

Marquette:

¶2We think that the petitioner and his three children intended to foxm a partnership about January 1, 1920, for the purpose of managing, conducting and owning the Lyric and Kimbark Theatres. The evidence before us shows that it was talked over between them, and between the petitioner and his attorney; that income-tax returns for the taxable years were filed for the partnership; that the petitioner and also his daughter, and at least one of his sons, filed individual ieturns for the taxable years showing income received from the partnership; that the bank and film companies were notified of the existence of the partnership; that the sons, instead of receiving for their services salaries from their father-, the petitioner, as had been the case prior to 1920, drew against the partnership bank account for their living expenses; that these drafts were charged against their individual shares of the net profits, and that the sons, at least, had authority to bind the partnership by contracts for picture films, and to check against the partnership bank account.

¶3We think this evidence sufficient to show a definite intent and purpose to form the partnership. This intent being present, and subsequently acted upon as it was in this case, is sufficient to create a partnership inter sese.

¶4We conclude, therefore, that the respondent is in error in taxing the petitioner as an individual for the entire amount of net income from the Lyric and Kimbark Theatres for the taxable years.

¶5Reviewed by the Board.

¶6Judgment will be entered under Rule 50.

Siefkin did not participate.
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