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Does Treasury Have Authority To Index Basis For Inflation?, Lawrence A. Zelenak
Does Treasury Have Authority To Index Basis For Inflation?, Lawrence A. Zelenak
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In this article he examines the claim, which has been publicized in recent months, that the Treasury Department could unilaterally index the capital gains tax for inflation by a new regulation interpreting code section 1012. He concludes, in light of more than seven decades of administrative, judicial and legislative history, that such unilateral action would be invalid.