United States Board of Tax Appeals, 1926

John F. McDonald Lumber Co. v. Commissioner

John F. McDonald Lumber Co. v. Commissioner
United States Board of Tax Appeals · Decided December 8, 1926 · Trammell
5 B.T.A. 731
John F. McDonald Lumber Co. v. Commissioner

Opinion of the Court

*732OPINION.

Trammell:

The officers’ salaries were authorized in 1918 for the year 1918. Since the petitioner kept its books on the accrual basis, it may not deduct in its 1919 return the salaries incurred in 1918 for that year. Appeal of Green Oil Soap Co., 3 B. T. A. 467.

Judgment will be entered for the Commissioner.

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