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· 6/22/1959

Commissioner v. Hansen

Citations

  • 360 U.S. 446
  • 79 S. Ct. 1270
  • 3 L. Ed. 2d 1360
  • 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1904
  • 2 C.B. 460
  • 3 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 1690

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “The Commissioner has broad powers in determining whether accounting methods used by a taxpayer clearly reflect income[.]”
  • “The Commissioner has broad powers in determining whether accounting methods used by a taxpayer clearly reflect income[.]”
  • accrued income taxable notwithstanding taxpayers’ voluntarily assumed obligation that may result in its forfeit
  • reserve to cover contingent liability in event of nonperformance of guarantee
  • reserve to cover contingent liability in event of nonperformance of guarantee
  • reserve to cover contingent liability in event of nonperformance of guarantee

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Judges: Whittaker, Douglas, Black

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