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Appeal of DIAMOND RED PAINT CO.
    Docket No. 3099.
    Submitted June 29, 1925.
    Decided February 11, 1926.
    
      Fred G. Mem, Esq., for the taxpayer.
    
      Arthur J. Seaton, Esq., for the Commissioner.
    Before Sternhagen, Lansdon, Green, and Love.
    This is an appeal from the determination of a deficiency of $1,669.33 income and profits tax for 1920, resulting from the alleged erroneous computation of invested capital.
    FINDINGS OF FACT.
    On December 31, 1918, the taxpayer, an Illinois corporation, had ■ outstanding capital stock of $10,000 par value. Each share had a par value of $10. During 1919, it issued $202,250 par value. On January 2, 1920, it issued $87,750 par value, for which it received cash of $11,899.44 on that date and charged stockholders’ notes receivable and accounts receivable with the balance of $75,850.56.
    During the year 1920, stock was paid for, as shown on the books of account, as follows:
    July 1, 1920, bonus stock issued as additional compensation (treated by the Commissioner as cask)_$4,300.00
    July 1, 1920, cask_ 29,200.00
    Aug. 31, 1920, cash_ 8,850.56
    Sept. 4, 1920, cash_._•_ 500.00
    Sept. 7, 1920, cash_ 1,000.00 '
    Sept. 9, 1920, cash_ 550.00
    Oct. 1, 1920, cash_ 500.00
    Oct. 11, 1920, cash_ 450.00
    Oct. 15, 1920, eash_ 500.00
    45, 850. 56
    In 1920, dividends of $30,000 on the stock issued in 1920 were credited to the personal accounts of stockholders and applied against the notes receivable and accounts receivable. The stockholders’ accounts not only were stock p'urchase accounts but were general open accounts. Some of the stockholders withdrew money during 1920.
    
      The taxpayer also issued the' following stock:
    Par value.
    July 1, 1920_$103, 500
    Aug. 31, 1920_ 5,050
    Sept. 7, 1920 _ 2, 050
    Oct. 10, 1920_ 1,450
    112, 050
    for which it charged on its books:
    Notes receivable_$88,267. 63
    Accounts receivable_ 23,782.37
    112, 050.00
    In December, 1921, the stock of $112,050 par value was canceled. The capital stock was increased in 1920 to enable the taxpayer to obtain cash and credit to carry it over the winter period when, by reason of the seasonal nature of its business, it receives no payments on purchases. It was canceled because business and profits had accumulated sufficiently so that the additional capital amount was not needed to carry the taxpayer through this period.
    The taxpayer included the amo'unt of $87,750 in its invested capital from January 2, 1920, when it was issued. The Commissioner “adjusted this amount by prorating the payments for the stock to the dates.when the cash was received by the taxpayer.”' The taxpayer included the $112,050 in invested capital “ as of the dates of issuance and prorated the same accordingly.” The Commissioner excluded the amount entirely.
   DECISION.

The determination of the Commissioner is approved.