YORK WATER CO. v. COMMISSIONER

Docket No. 79832.

36 T.C. 1111 (1961)

THE YORK WATER COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

United States Tax Court.

Filed September 20, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred J. McDowell, Esq., for the petitioner.

Frederick A. Levy, Esq., for the respondent.


MULRONEY, Judge:

The respondent determined a deficiency in petitioner's 1956 corporate income tax of $87,778.30.

Petitioner incurred a liability of $185,427 in 1956 under an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Highways. The issue for decision is whether said liability constituted an ordinary and necessary business expense deductible under section 162, I.R.C. 1954,1 or an ordinary loss deductible under section 165...

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