Cases Decided in the Court of Claims of the United States, Volume 97U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943 |
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additional agreement alleged allowed amount approved April April 20 Article assets Attorney August August 15 Black Hills building Change Order Chief of Engineers claim for refund closet bend Coca-Cola Company cofferdams completed Congress contracting officer contractor cost Court 97 cubic yard decedent December decision deducted defendant defendant's delay dividend drawings dredge entitled to recover equipment excavation February 28 filed findings of fact flange follows Ford Motor Company furnish Government held income tax Indians installed interest Internal Revenue January Josam July June June 30 land letter Levee liability liquidated damages Mack Copper Company March material ment November October October 28 Opinion paid partnership payment period petition pipe plaintiff policies reference Reporter's Statement reservation Revenue Act River Rohawa Company Sales Corporation Schubring September September 19 Sioux Tribe specifications Stat statute submitted supra taxable thereof tiff tion United Universal Aviation Corporation
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Page 306 - capital assets" means property held by the taxpayer (whether or not connected with his trade or business), but does not include stock in trade of the taxpayer or other property of a kind which would properly be included in the inventory of the taxpayer if on hand at the close of the taxable year, or property held by the taxpayer primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of his trade or business...
Page 239 - ... intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after his death, or of which he has at any time made a transfer, by trust or otherwise, under which he has retained for his life or for any period not ascertainable without reference to his death or for any period which does not in fact end before his death...
Page 194 - ... (b) Source of Distributions. — For the purposes of this Act every distribution Is made out of earnings or profits to the extent thereof, and from the most recently accumulated earnings or profits.
Page 348 - ... unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor, including, but not restricted to, acts of God, or of the public enemy, acts of the Government, in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, acts of another contractor in the performance of a contract with the Government, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, and unusually severe weather, or delays of subcontractors or suppliers due to such causes...
Page 306 - In the case of a taxpayer, other than a corporation, only the following percentages of the gain or loss recognized upon the sale or exchange of a capital asset shall be taken into account...
Page 669 - The power of the General Government over these remnants of a race once powerful, now weak and diminished in numbers, is necessary to their protection, as well as to the safety of those among whom they dwell. It must exist in that Government, because it never...
Page 73 - ARTICLE 16. Payments to contractors. — (a) Unless otherwise provided in the specifications, partial payments will be made as the work progresses at the end of each calendar month, or as soon thereafter as practicable, on estimates made and approved by the contracting officer.
Page 511 - That whenever a ribbon issued under the provisions of this act shall have been lost, destroyed, or rendered unfit for use without fault or neglect on the part of the person to whom it was issued, a new ribbon shall be issued to such person without charge therefor, SEC.
Page 238 - the value of the gross estate of the decedent shall be determined by including the value at the time of his death of all property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, wherever situated . . . (c) to the extent of any interest therein of which the decedent has at any time made a transfer...
Page 456 - The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation; he shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and directors; he shall have general and active management of the business of the Corporation, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect.