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14 T.C.M. 406

Berman v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided April 29, 1955

United States Tax Court · decided 1955-04-29

Decided 1955-04-29

Agbaham L. Berman v. Commissioner.
Berman v. Commissioner
Docket No. 50269.
T.C. Memo 1955-113; 1955 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 232; 14 T.C.M. (CCH) 406; T.C.M. (RIA) 55113;
April 29, 1955
*232 Lester M. Friedman, Esq., 233 Broadway, New York, N. Y., for the petitioner. James E. Markham, Esq., for the respondent.

MURDOCK

¶1Memorandum Opinion

¶2MURDOCK, Judge: The Commissioner determined a deficiency of $1,830.52 in income tax for 1948. The only issue for decision is whether an agreed gain of $15,000 was ordinary income or long-term capital gain.

¶3The Commissioner takes the position that the petitioner owned no capital assets from which the gain arose.

¶4The following findings of fact are made from the evidence: The petitioner owned a 10 per cent interest in the capital stock of Philco Realty Corporation for more than six months; he sold that interest in 1948; he realized a gain of $15,000 from the transaction; and the gain was a long-term capital gain.

¶5Decision will be entered under Rule 50

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