Court Opinion

ID: 4593070
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2020-11-20 19:09:59.049639+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:50:58.785510
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APPEAL OF DIAMOND RED PAINT CO.Diamond Red Paint Co. v. CommissionerDocket No. 3099.United States Board of Tax Appeals3 B.T.A. 688; 1926 BTA LEXIS 2599; February 11, 1926, Decided Submitted June 29, 1925.  1926 BTA LEXIS 2599">*2599 Fred C. Mau, Esq., for the taxpayer.  Arthur J. Seaton, Esq., for the Commissioner.  3 B.T.A. 688">*688  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 cash)$4,300.00July 1, 1920, cash29,200.00Aug. 31, 1920, cash8,850.56Sept. 4, 1920, cash500.00Sept. 7, 1920, cash1,000.00Sept. 9, 1920, cash550.00Oct. 1, 1920, cash500.00Oct. 11, 1920, cash450.00Oct. 15, 1920, cash500.0045,850.561926 BTA LEXIS 2599">*2600  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 purchase accounts but were general open accounts.  Some of the stockholders withdrew money during 1920.  3 B.T.A. 688">*689  The taxpayer also issued the following stock: Par value.July 1, 1920$103,500Aug. 31, 19205,050Sept. 7, 19202,050Oct. 10, 19201,450112,050for which it charged on its books: Notes receivable$88,267.63Accounts receivable23,782.37112,050.00In 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 amount of $87,750 in its invested capital from January 2, 1920, when1926 BTA LEXIS 2599">*2601  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.