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United States v. Adams

• 1929 • 281 U.S. 202 • Hughes Court
In the United States v. Adams case of 1929, the Supreme Court dealt with issues related to federal income tax law and its application to a particular business transaction. The defendant, Mr. Adams, was a shareholder in an oil company that had transferred all of its assets to another corporation as part of a reorganization plan under Section 112(i) of the Revenue Act of 1928. In return for his shares in the original company, he received stocks from both corporations but did not report any gain...Open Case
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Chief Hughes Court
Term: 1929
Docket: 281
281 U.S. 202
50 S. Ct. 269
74 L. Ed. 807
1930 U.S. LEXIS 375
Argued: Mar 05, 1930

United States v. Adams

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In the United States v. Adams case of 1929, the Supreme Court dealt with issues related to federal income tax law and its application to a particular business transaction. The defendant, Mr. Adams, was a shareholder in an oil company that had transferred all of its assets to another corporation as part of a reorganization plan under Section 112(i) of the Revenue Act of 1928. In return for his shares in the original company, he received stocks from both corporations but did not report any gain on his federal income tax return for that year. The IRS argued this constituted taxable income since it represented gains realized from selling or exchanging property (the original shares). However, Mr. Adams contended it fell within exceptions outlined by Section 112(b)(3) and (5), which exempted certain exchanges involved in corporate reorganizations from being considered taxable events. The Supreme Court ruled against Mr. Adams stating that these exemptions were not applicable because they required continuity of interest among shareholders before and after such transactions - something absent here due to new investors introduced during reorganization who acquired substantial interests in both companies' stock while old shareholders like him ended up with significantly less than before.

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Opinion written by Justice OWHolmes
Decided: Apr 14, 1930
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