Justice Stevens, dissenting. Justice Thomas has cogently explained why the judgment of the Court of Appeals should be affirmed. I therefore join his opinion. Because one point warrants further emphasis, I add this additional comment. In my view the Commissioner’s position, and that of the majority, misses the forest by focusing on the trees. The predecessor to 26 U. S. C. § 6512</…
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