BEEMAN v. COMMISSIONER

Docket No. 75841.

20 T.C.M. 387 (1961)

T.C. Memo. 1961-86

John W. Beeman and Myra M. Beeman v. Commissioner.

United States Tax Court.

Filed March 28, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Nile Jaccard, Esq., Security Bank Bldg., Glendale, Calif., for the petitioners.

Harold W. Vestermark, Esq., for the respondent.


Memorandum Opinion

MURDOCK, Judge:

The Commissioner determined a deficiency of $7,684.12 in the income tax of the petitioners for 1953. He disallowed a deduction of $15,793.84 taken as a bad debt with the explanation that that amount "of worthless `advances' to B-R Cleaners, Inc., is not allowable as an ordinary loss deduction" but "the capital loss sustained therefrom is allowed subject to the limitation provided in section 117(d)." He considered $10,000...

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