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United States v. Jackson

• 1937 • 302 U.S. 628 • Hughes Court
In the United States v. Jackson case of 1937, the Supreme Court ruled on a matter concerning federal income tax law. The respondent, Mr. Jackson, had received dividends from his company which he did not report as part of his gross income in his tax returns for 1921 and 1922. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue argued that these dividends were taxable under applicable revenue acts and assessed deficiencies accordingly. However, Mr.Jackson contested this assessment arguing that the dividends...Open Case
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Term: 1937
Docket: 199
302 U.S. 628
58 S. Ct. 390
82 L. Ed. 488
1938 U.S. LEXIS 12
Argued: Jan 05, 1938

United States v. Jackson

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In the United States v. Jackson case of 1937, the Supreme Court ruled on a matter concerning federal income tax law. The respondent, Mr. Jackson, had received dividends from his company which he did not report as part of his gross income in his tax returns for 1921 and 1922. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue argued that these dividends were taxable under applicable revenue acts and assessed deficiencies accordingly. However, Mr.Jackson contested this assessment arguing that the dividends were exempted from taxation by virtue of being paid out of earnings accumulated before January 1st,1913 - a provision provided by Congress to prevent retroactive taxation on such earnings. The Supreme Court held in favor of the government stating that while it was true Congress intended to protect pre-1913 earnings from retroactive taxation through direct levies; this protection did not extend to indirect methods like dividend distributions made after March 1st ,1913 (the effective date for imposition of federal income taxes). Therefore,the court concluded that since there was no indication about when exactly these profits were earned or whether they came specifically from pre-1913 accumulations; all corporate dividends should be presumed taxable unless clearly shown otherwise.

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I'm sorry for the confusion, but there seems to be a mistake in your request. The United States v. Jackson case is not from 1937; it's actually from 1968 and involves issues related to capital punishment and plea bargaining. I couldn't find any Supreme Court case titled "United States v. Jackson" from the year 1937 in legal databases or historical records of Supreme Court decisions. If you have more specific information about the case (like its subject matter or key figures), that would help me provide an accurate summary of its dissenting opinion.

Opinion written by Justice HLBlack
Decided: Jan 17, 1938
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