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The University of Akron

Journal

2002

Legal retainer fee

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Dana Corporation V. United States: The Deductibility Of Legal Retainer Fees Used To Acquire A Corporation, Alexander F. Kennedy Jan 2002

Dana Corporation V. United States: The Deductibility Of Legal Retainer Fees Used To Acquire A Corporation, Alexander F. Kennedy

Akron Tax Journal

This Note discusses the Federal Circuit's holding in Dana Corp. Part II details the important history of the deductibility of legal fees leading up to Dana Corp. Part III provides the factual background of Dana Corp. Part IV explains the court's reasoning in Dana Corp. Part V analyzes the court's holding in Dana Corp. and explains why it is ultimately correct.