Case Name: Los Angeles Towel Service Co., Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent
Court: United States Board of Tax Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1927-12-19
Citations: 9 B.T.A. 665
Docket Number: Docket Nos. 8866, 23391
Parties: Los Angeles Towel Service Co., Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent.
Judges: Considered by Marquette and Phillips.
Reporter: Reports of the United States Board of Tax Appeals
Volume: 9
Pages: 665–666

Head Matter:
Los Angeles Towel Service Co., Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent.
Docket Nos. 8866, 23391.
Promulgated December 19, 1927.
Harry Kahan, Esq., for the petitioner.
Brice Toole, Esq., for the respondent.

Opinion:
Van Fossan:
Petitioner, a California corporation, appealed from determinations by the Commissioner of deficiencies of $1,163.76 for 1920, $440.32 for 1921, and $146.65 for 1922. The sole issue is the proper rate of depreciation on towel cabinets owned by petitioner.
FINDINGS OF FACT.
Petitioner manufactures and rents to customers various types of towel cabinets and supplies them with towels. Due to dampness, hard usage, and other causes it is necessary frequently to make repairs of the cabinets, revarnish them, resilver the mirrors, and replace the glass knobs. Styles change frequently, rendering cabinets obsolete. The average useful life of a cabinet is not to exceed five years, and 20 per cent is a reasonable rate for depreciation, including obsolescence.
Judgment mil be entered on 15 days' notice, vmder Bute 50.
Considered by Marquette and Phillips.