NEWARK MORNING LEDGER CO. v. U.S.

Civ. A. No. 88-4846.

734 F.Supp. 176 (1990)

NEWARK MORNING LEDGER CO., as Successor to the Herald Company, Star Ledger Plaza, Newark, New Jersey 07101, Plaintiff, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

April 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Robinson, Albert H. Turkus, Robinson, Wayne & LaSala, Newark, N.J., for plaintiff.

Gregory S. Hrebiniak, Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Washington, D.C., for defendant.


OPINION

SAROKIN, District Judge.

Introduction

This action involves the issue of whether the acquisition of existing paying subscribers as part of an ongoing group of newspapers warrants a tax deduction for the depreciation and amortization of the value of those subscribers as an asset separate and apart from goodwill.

The parties concede that the issue is a factual one, and that in order to prevail plaintiff has the burden of proving...

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