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Estate Tax-"Disallowance Of Double Deductions" In I.R.C. Section 642 (G) Applies Only To "Statutory Deductions"-Estate Of Bray, Michigan Law Review
Estate Tax-"Disallowance Of Double Deductions" In I.R.C. Section 642 (G) Applies Only To "Statutory Deductions"-Estate Of Bray, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Petitioners, as executors for a substantial estate, had to sell a large amount of securities in order to pay administration expenses incurred by the estate. The estate received $2,250,000 from this sale, which was $50,000 in excess of the value of the stock at the time of decedent's death and thus as reported on the estate tax return. The brokerage commissions and taxes on the sale, which totaled $23,000, were deducted from the value of the gross estate as administration expenses pursuant to section 2053(a)(2) of the 1954 Internal Revenue Code. The same $23,000 was also subtracted from the $50,000 …