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District Court rules litigation expenses must be capitalized 

A district court in Kansas has concluded in Ash Grove Cement Co, et al. v. U.S.  that a taxpayer’s litigation expenses arose from the acquisition of a business and were nondeductible capital expenses.

Tax Court rules unrecognized gain from QSUB election does not adjust shareholder basis 

The Tax Court has ruled in R. Ball for R Ball III by Appt. v. Commissioner that shareholders in an S corporation improperly adjusted the basis of their S corporation stock upon an election to treat the S corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary as a qualified subchapter S subsidiary (QSUB).

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