Avery v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1927-11-01

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FOSTER, Circuit Judge. This is a petition for review of a decision of the United States Board of Tax Appeals. Petitioner, Thomas J. Avery, an inhabitant of Georgia, in filing his income tax return for 1919, claimed as a deduction the sum of $36,567.28 for debts ascertained to be worthless and charged off during that…

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