KAPLAN v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 11193.

154 F.Supp. 167 (1957)

Frank R. S. KAPLAN, Beatrice B. Bramer, Cecil B. Mihaly and George C. Brown, Executors, Estate of S. Eugene Bramer, Deceased, v. The UNITED STATES of America.

United States District Court W. D. Pennsylvania.

July 30, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Kaufman, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiffs.

D. Malcolm Anderson, U. S. Atty., Thomas J. Shannon, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., James P. Garland and Robert L. Toomey, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for United States.


GOURLEY, Chief Judge.

This is an action for refund of income taxes in the amount of $70,000 for the year 1943, alleged to have been erroneously collected from plaintiffs' decedent.

The following questions are raised:

1. Whether a taxpayer reporting on the cash basis, who borrows money from a third person to pay his creditor a deductible debt, must take his deduction in the year the creditor was paid or in later years when the third party is paid.<...

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