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Helvering Vs. Hammel

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jan 06, 1941

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  1. Gazlay Vs. Williams US Supreme Court · May 18, 1908
  2. United States Vs. Phellis US Supreme Court · Nov 21, 1921
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  3. Burnet Vs. Harmel US Supreme Court · Nov 07, 1932
  4. U.S. 504 (1941) U.S. Supreme Court Helvering v. Hammel
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  5. U.S. 504 (1941) Helvering v. Hammel
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  6. to resolve a conflict of the decision below with that of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Commissioner v. Electro-Chemical
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  7. of the covenantor, and not to transfers by operation of law or judicial sales in invitum. See Guaranty Trust Co. v. Green
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  8. Riggs Page 311 U. S. 507 v. Pursell
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  9. ordinary gross income, while taxing only a fraction of the gains resulting from the sales of such property. See White v. United
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  10. Helvering v. Inter-Mountain
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  11. means of encouraging profit-taking sales of capital investments, H.Rept. No. 350, 67th Cong., 2d Sess., p. 8. Burnet v. Harmel
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  12. the sale of like property and upon the same percentage basis as that on which the gains are taxed. See United States v. Pleasants
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  13. words where acceptance of that meaning would lead to absurd results, United Page 311 U. S. 511 States v. Katz
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  14. U. S. 354 , 271 U. S. 362 , or would thwart the obvious purpose of the statute, Haggar Co. v. Helvering
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  15. e)(2), although none of these transactions involves a loss from a sale. See McClain v. Commissioner
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  16. taxpayer's property. Page 311 U. S. 512 Respondents also advance the argument, sustained in Commissioner v. Freihofer
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  17. if it did, it does not appear that there was, in fact, a forfeiture apart from the sale on foreclosure. Cf. Davidson v. Commissioner
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  18. Helvering v. Midland
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  19. U.S. Supreme Court Helvering v. Hammel
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  20. Commissioner v. Electro-Chemical
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  21. See Guaranty Trust Co. v. Green
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  22. See White v. United
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  23. See United States v. Pleasants
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  24. States v. Katz
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  25. Haggar Co. v. Helvering
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  26. See McClain v. Commissioner
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  27. Commissioner v. Freihofer
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  28. Cf. Davidson v. Commissioner
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