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U.S. Tax Court· 6/14/1972

Wheeler v. Commissioner

Citations

  • 58 T.C. 459
  • 1972 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 106

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  • treating portion of the verdict relating to compensation for building as a capital gain and the remainder as interest, which is taxed as ordinary income
  • where it was held that the taxpayer’s choice to destroy his building was not an involuntary conversion
  • where it was held that the taxpayer’s choice to destroy his building was not an involuntary conversion
  • “[A]ny portion of a judgment which compensates a taxpayer for the lost use of his money substitutes for interest and is taxed as ordinary income.”
  • excludability of damages awarded in breach of contract action

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Judges: Featherston

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