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Supreme Court· 11/24/1930

Poe v. Seaborn

Citations

  • 282 U.S. 101
  • 51 S. Ct. 58
  • 75 L. Ed. 239
  • 1930 U.S. LEXIS 7
  • 2 C.B. 202
  • 9 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 576
  • 2 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) 611

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that term “income of’ in federal tax statute indicates ownership as defined under state law
  • holding differences in federal tax treatment associated with operation of state community property laws consistent with constitutional requirement of uniformity
  • the term \income of\ in a federal tax statute indicates ownership as defined under state law
  • “[DJifferences of state law, which may bring a person within or without the category designated by Congress as taxable, may not be read into the Revenue Act to spell out a lack of uniformity.”

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Judges: Roberts, Stone

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