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Judicial Tax Courts For The States: A Modern Imperative, William D. Dexter
Judicial Tax Courts For The States: A Modern Imperative, William D. Dexter
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
There has been growing discontent among tax gatherers and taxpayers alike over the disposition of state and local tax disputes. Concern centers on the nature of appellate review and its availability irrespective of the tax involved or the amount or subject matter in controversy. In many jurisdictions the system of review in tax cases presents an unwieldy array of alternative administrative and judicial avenues of review which are confusing to the prospective tax appellant and destructive of economy and uniformity in the system. This article will assess the need for a specialized judicial court to review the initial disposition of …
Income Tax: Corporations--Incorporated Professional Service Organization Taxable As A Corporation; Kintner Regulations Held Invalid--Empey V. United States, Michigan Law Review
Income Tax: Corporations--Incorporated Professional Service Organization Taxable As A Corporation; Kintner Regulations Held Invalid--Empey V. United States, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Lawrence G. Empey, a lawyer, was employed by the Drexler and Wald Professional Company, an association of attorneys that had incorporated in 1961 pursuant to the Colorado Corporation Code and rule 265 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. Empey began his employment with Drexler and Wald in March 1965, and in November of the same year he acquired ten shares (ten per cent) of the outstanding capital stock of the corporation. On his 1965 federal income tax return, he reported income consisting of his salary as an employee of the company for ten months and ten per cent of …
(F) Reorganizations And Proposed Alternate Routes For Post-Reorganization Net Operating Loss Carrybacks, Michigan Law Review
(F) Reorganizations And Proposed Alternate Routes For Post-Reorganization Net Operating Loss Carrybacks, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Section 368(a)(l)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) defines the least complex of all corporate reorganizations-commonly known as the (F) reorganization-as "a mere change in identity, form, or place of organization, however effected." Since 1921, when the (F) reorganization first appeared in a Revenue Act, a significant amount of judicial gloss has been appended to this simple definition. To qualify as an (F) reorganization, a reorganization must result in neither a change of shareholders nor a shift in proprietary interest, and there must be a continuation of the business in the pre-organization fields of activity, using essentially the same operating …
Income Tax--Capital Gains Tax--Meaning Of "More Than 80 Percent In Value Of The Outstanding Stock" Under Section 1239, Michigan Law Review
Income Tax--Capital Gains Tax--Meaning Of "More Than 80 Percent In Value Of The Outstanding Stock" Under Section 1239, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
The sale of property by a taxpayer to a corporation which he controls has been a frequently attempted method of tax reduction for more than thirty years. Such a transaction has the advantage of maintaining ownership of the property in virtually the same hands, while at the same time resulting in a substantial mitigation of tax liability. For instance, in the post-World War II period, when property values were generally increasing, a taxpayer could sell to his controlled corporation at a gain depreciable property with a basis lowered by adjustments for prior depreciation allowances. The gain was immediately taxable at …
Income Tax--Listing Abandoned Residence For Sale And Not For Rent Considered Sufficient To Convert To "Property Held For The Production Of Income"--Hulet P. Smith, Michigan Law Review
Income Tax--Listing Abandoned Residence For Sale And Not For Rent Considered Sufficient To Convert To "Property Held For The Production Of Income"--Hulet P. Smith, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Since 1941, Hulet Smith and his wife had lived in a large house in Arcadia, California, where Smith had been actively engaged in a real estate loan business. In 1959, Smith decided to retire and move to Pebble Beach, a distance of about 400 miles from Arcadia. He purchased a parcel of land in Pebble Beach and built a large expensive home, with the avowed intention of making this his permanent personal residence. In 1961, after severing all business and social connections in the vicinity of their old residence, Smith and his wife moved into their new home, taking virtually …