FRIEDLAENDER v. COMMISSIONER

Docket No. 54638.

26 T.C. 1005 (1956)

ERWIN D. FRIEDLAENDER, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

United States Tax Court.

Filed September 11, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray Rosof, Esq., Morris M. Cahen, Esq., and Jacob I. Isaacs, Esq., for the petitioner.

Richard G. Maloney, Esq., for the respondent.


The Commissioner determined a deficiency in petitioner's income tax for 1947 in the amount of $19,851.34. The issues for decision are:

1. Whether upon the sale of a business conducted by the petitioner as a sole proprietorship the consideration received by him in excess of the basis of the assets thereof was long-term capital gain or ordinary income as either: (a) A payment made to induce him to enter into a contract; (b) advance compensation for services to be rendered...

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