Case Name: Caroline W. B. Atkinson, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent
Court: United States Board of Tax Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1926-12-16
Citations: 5 B.T.A. 828
Docket Number: Docket No. 11259
Parties: Caroline W. B. Atkinson, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of the United States Board of Tax Appeals
Volume: 5
Pages: 828–829

Head Matter:
Caroline W. B. Atkinson, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent.
Docket No. 11259.
Promulgated December 16, 1926.
Caroline W. B. Atkinson pro se.
W. F. Cihhs, Esq., for the respondent.

Opinion:
Littleton:
The Commissioner determined a deficiency of $136.85 for the calendar year 1922 as a result of his decision that petitioner realized a profit of $5,583.06 upon the sale of certain real property, instead of a profit of $4,233.06 as claimed by the petitioner.
FINDINGS OF FACT.
Petitioner is a resident of Scarsdale, N. Y. Prior to and on March 1, 1913, she was the owner of certain land upon which was situated a four-story residential building containing two apartments. The apartment consisting of the first and second floors was used and occupied by petitioner as her residence, and the other apartment consisting of the third and fourth floors was rented. The value of the entire property on March 1, 1913, was $20,000, of which $5,000 represented the value of the land and $15,000 the value of the building. The land enhanced in value steadily from 1913 to the date of sale of the property in 1922. Due to increased costs of building and materials, the replacement cost of the building would have exceeded the cost or March 1, 1913, value at any time between 1913 and 1922. Similar houses in the same vicinity showed constantly increasing sales prices during the period from 1913 to 1922.
In the year 1922 petitioner sold the property above mentioned for $24,233.06 and reported in her return for that year a profit of $4,233.06, being the difference between the March 1, 1913, value and the sales price.
The Commissioner determined a profit of $5,583.06, computed as follows:
Selling price-$24,233.06
Value of building at March 1, 1913_$15,000
March 1, 1913, value of 1/2 of building rented_ 7,500
Depreciation, 9 years at 2% per annum on $7,500_ 1,350.00
Total- 25, 583.06
Less: March 1, 1913, value_ 20, 000.00
Profit- 5, 583.06
Judgment will he entered for the Commissioner. Ajjpeal of Even Realty Co., 1 B. T. A. 355.