DONNELLEY v. COMMISSIONER

Docket No. 26443.

16 T.C. 1196 (1951)

THORNE DONNELLEY, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

United States Tax Court.

Promulgated May 29, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willis D. Nance, Esq., for the petitioner.

David F. Long, Esq., for the respondent.


The respondent has determined a deficiency in income tax for the year 1945 in the amount of $17,593.29. The petitioner agrees that several determinations of the respondent are correct. He contests only the determination that attorneys' fees in the amount of $16,966.66 are not deductible under section 23 (a) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any other provisions of section 23. The respondent made the following determination:

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