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32 B.T.A. 948

Avery v. Commissioner

United States Board of Tax Appeals · decided 1935-07-16

The base for the computation of the 15 percent limitation on the deduction for charitable and other contributions is gross income less all permissible deductions except contributions, regardless of whether the tax is computed under the capital net gain or capital net loss provisions of the Revenue Act of 1928.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently April 1938

Relies on Helvering v. Bliss · Lockhart v. Commissioner

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Decided 1935-07-16

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¶1OPINION.

Smith :

¶2These proceedings involve deficiencies in petitioner’s income tax for the calendar years 1930 to 1932, inclusive, as follows:

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¶3The parties have submitted a written stipulation settling all but one of the issues raised in the petitions and answers and setting forth all of the material facts. The one remaining issue, which is common to all three years, is whether the statutory 15 percent limitation on charitable contributions is to be computed on the entire net income or on the ordinary net income without deduction of capital net losses.

¶4The stipulated facts relevant to this issue may be summarized as follows:

¶5During the years 1930 to 1932, inclusive, the petitioner’s total net income, exclusive of capital net losses, his capital net losses, and charitable contributions were as' follows:

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¶6The sole question here in issue has been determined by the Roard in James H. Lockhart, 32 B. T. A. 732, after the submission of these proceedings. We there held, upon authority of Helvering v. Bliss and Helvering v. Harbison, 293 U. S. 144, that capital net losses as well as capital net gains are to be included in ascertaining the net income upon which the 15 percent limitation on charitable contributions is to be computed. For reasons therein stated, we so hold in these proceedings.

¶7Judgment will be entered wnder Bule 50.

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