LONG ISLAND DRUG CO. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REV.

No. 238.

111 F.2d 593 (1940)

LONG ISLAND DRUG CO., Inc., v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

May 6, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Otho S. Bowling, of New York City, for petitioner.

Samuel O. Clark, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Sewall Key, Norman D. Keller, and John A. Gage, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., for respondent.

Before L. HAND, AUGUSTUS N. HAND, and PATTERSON, Circuit Judges.


PATTERSON, Circuit Judge.

Long Island Drug Company, Inc., in its income tax returns for 1931, 1932 and 1933 claimed as deductions from gross income fixed salaries and percentages of profits paid to officers as compensation. The commissioner struck out the deduction of the amounts representing percentages of profits, and the Board of Tax Appeals held with the commissioner.

The company was in the wholesale drug business...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases