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Income Tax Keyed to Lind
Overton v. Commissioner
Facts
The Castle and Overton corporation had 1,000 outstanding shares stock in 1936 without par value but with a liquidating value of $120 per share. Pursuant to a plan to lessen taxes, the certificate of incorporation was amended to change the outstanding common stock to 2,000 shares without par value, of which 1,000 were Class A and 1,000 Class B. The old stock was exchanged for new and Petitioners gave the B stock to their wives. The B stock had a liquidating value of $1 per share. The wives were precluded from realizing income of more than one dollar per share by selling their shares. The A stock was to receive dividends of $10 per share per year before payment of any dividends on B stock. If the dividends were in excess of $10 per share, the excess was to be shared by both classes with one-fifth for the A stock and four-fifths for the B stock. During the six- year period ending in 1941, dividends paid on B stock totaled $150 per share and $77 on the A stock. In 1941, th e A stock was book valued at $155 per share. Petitioner was held liable for the dividends received by his spouse on the stock registered in her name. The Tax Court found that the arrangement was an assignment of part of the taxpayer’s future dividends.
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