Court Opinion

ID: 4612434
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2020-11-20 19:51:08.113868+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:59:41.823984
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APPEAL OF FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK.Farmers & Merchants State Bank v. CommissionerDocket No. 1811.United States Board of Tax Appeals2 B.T.A. 130; 1925 BTA LEXIS 2538; June 23, 1925, Decided Submitted May 14, 1925.  1925 BTA LEXIS 2538">*2538  The difference between the amount of money realized from the sale of capital stock and the cost of reorganization of a corporation does not constitute taxable income.  A. M. Gunn, Esq., for the taxpayer.  W. Frank Gibbs, Esq., for the Commissioner.  GRAUPNER 2 B.T.A. 130">*130  Before GRAUPNER, TRAMMELL, and PHILLIPS.  This is an appeal from a deficiency in income and profits taxes in the amount of $389.98 determined by the Commissioner for the year 1920.  The petition alleged three errors on the part of the Commissioner.  By stipulation presented at the hearing counsel for the taxpayer withdrew two of the allegations, leaving in issue only the question whether a certain item of $312.50 credited to earnings in 1920 represented taxable income.  The proper method of treating 2 B.T.A. 130">*131  this item was also stipulated by counsel.  From the pleadings and stipulation filed, the Board makes the following FINDINGS OF FACT.  1.  The taxpayer is a Minnesota corporation with its principal office at Pine City.  2.  The taxpayer corporation was organized June 1, 1904, with an authorized capital of $15,000, divided into 150 shares of the par value of $100 each.  1925 BTA LEXIS 2538">*2539  3.  On April 27, 1920, a reorganization took place and a new charter was issued under the name of the Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Pine City, Minn.4.  Upon reorganization, the capital stock of $15,000 was increased to $30,000.  The old stock was retired at the rate of $231.25 per share, or a total of $34,687.50, and the new stock sold $140at per share, or a total of $42,000.  The amount of money necessary to perfect reorganization was composed of the following: Purchase price of old stock retired$34,687.50New stock issued15,000.00Total49,687.505.  The taxpayer raised the amount of money necessary to take over the old corporation, as follows: Sale of new stock - 300 shares at $140 per share$42,000Taken from surplus2,0001919 dividend3,000Increase banking house3,000Total50,0006.  The difference between $50,000, the amount raised to perfect reorganization, and $49,687.50, the amount actually required to perfect reorganization, to wit, $312.50, as shown by the original book entries of the taxpayer, was credited to the account of "Interest received." DECISION.  The deficiency for the year 1920 is $246.19, and the1925 BTA LEXIS 2538">*2540  remainder of the deficiency determined by the Commissioner for that year is disallowed.  OPINION.  GRAUPNER: The sum of $312.50 referred to in the findings was a balance remaining in connection with a capital stock transaction and does not constitute taxable income received by the taxpayer during 1920.  The sum was erroneously included in net income, the correct taxable income being $6,381.41.  The correct amount of the deficiency is $246.19.