Court Opinion

ID: 4624240
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2020-11-21 02:54:43.969765+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:56:29.598816
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SEWELL L. AVERY, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.Avery v. CommissionerDocket Nos. 76053, 78474.United States Board of Tax Appeals32 B.T.A. 948; 1935 BTA LEXIS 866; July 16, 1935, Promulgated *866  The base for the computation of the 15 percent limitation on the deduction for charitable and other contributions is gross income less all permissible deductions except contributions, regardless of whether the tax is computed under the capital net gain or capital net loss provisions of the Revenue Act of 1928.  Leland K. Neeves, Esq., for the petitioner.  Chester A Gwinn, Esq., for the respondent.  SMITH *948  OPINION.  SMITH: These proceedings involve deficiencies in petitioner's income tax for the calendar years 1930 to 1932, inclusive, as follows: Docket No.YearDeficiency760531930$14,980.23Do19311,507.1478474193232,724.79The parties have submitted a written stipulation settling all but one of the issues raised in the petitions and answers and setting forth all of the material facts.  The one remaining issue, which is common to all three years, is whether the statutory 15 percent limitation on charitable contributions is to be computed on the entire net income or on the ordinary net income without deduction of capital net losses.  The stipulated facts relevant to this issue may be summarized as*867  follows: During the years 1930 to 1932, inclusive, the petitioner's total net income, exclusive of capital net losses, his capital net losses, and charitable contributions were as follows: YearNet incomeCapital net lossesCharitable contributions1930$156,812.46$128,299.35$86,937.791931393,194.85199,059.58105,236.351932377,799.79797,717.8954,921.34The sole question here in issue has been determined by the Board in , after the submission of these proceedings.  We there held, upon authority of Helvering v., that capital net losses as well as capital net gains are to be included in ascertaining the net income upon which the 15 percent limitation on charitable contributions is to be computed.  For reasons therein stated, we so hold in these proceedings. Judgment will be entered under Rule 50.