Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. Respondent, in his 1932 income tax return, deducted from his gross income brokerage commissions paid and incurred in purchasing securities during that taxable year. Section 23 (a) of the Revenue Act of 1932 allows as deductions “All the ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the taxable y…
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