Whipple v. Commissioner

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1963-06-17

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Mr. Justice White delivered the opinion of the Court. Section 23(k)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 1 provides for the deduction in full of worthless debts other than nonbusiness bad debts while § 23 (k) (4) restricts nonbusiness bad debts to the treatment accorded losses on the sale of shor…

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