Case Name: John Gerosa, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent; Anthony Gerosa, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent
Court: United States Board of Tax Appeals
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1931-01-16
Citations: 21 B.T.A. 1234
Docket Number: Docket Nos. 27191, 27192
Parties: John Gerosa, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent. Anthony Gerosa, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of the United States Board of Tax Appeals
Volume: 21
Pages: 1234–1235

Head Matter:
John Gerosa, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent. Anthony Gerosa, Petitioner, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent.
Docket Nos. 27191, 27192.
Promulgated January 16, 1931.
Moses H. Rothman, Esq., for the petitioners.
E. A. Tonjes, Esq., for the respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION.
Steknhagen:
The respondent determined that there was a liability of each of these petitioners of $5,162.49 as transferees of the assets of the Metropolitan Roofing Material Co., Inc.j against which a deficiency of the same amount in income and profits tax for 1920 had been determined. Upon motion of petitioners, the hearings were consolidated. At the hearing, a contention by petitioners that the transferor taxpayer was not liable on the merits for the deficiency was abandoned because petitioners were without evidence to support it. A motion was made by petitioners for judgment because the liability had lapsed by limitation, and this motion was denied. The respondent's determination of a deficiency of $5,762.49 is therefore affirmed. The only issue remaining for decision is whether these petitioners are liable as transferees for the deficiency of the corporation.
They' are individuals who were' at the time of the dissolution of the Metropolitan Roofing Material Co. on or about March 31, 1921, its sole and equal shareholders, to whom were transferred all of the corporation's net assets of $30,888.38. They are, therefore, liable for the corporation's deficiency. Phillips v. Commissioner, 42 Fed. (2d) 177; Grand Rapids National Bank, 15 B. T. A. 1166; Woodley Petroleum Co., 16 B. T. A. 253; C. A. Hutton, 21 B. T. A. 101.
Judgment will be entered for the respondent.