Appeal of MRS. AUGUSTUS C. ADAMS

Appeal of MRS. AUGUSTUS C. ADAMS. Docket No. 916. Submitted February 17, 1925; decided April 8, 1925. Willis D. Nance, Esq., for the Commissioner. Before Ivins and MaRQuette. From the petition and answer filed herein the Board makes the following findings of fact. The taxpayer is an individual residing at Norfolk, Virginia. On November 5, 1923, she invested $500 in the capital stock of the Metropolitan Investment and Improvement Company of Portland, Oregon. In 1923 she received a letter from the president of said company advising her that her investment had depreciated in value to $125. In her income-tax return for 1923 she claimed a deduction of $375 for depreciation, which deduction was disallowed by the Commissioner, who determined a deficiency tax for 1923 in the sum of $11.25, From his determination this appeal was taken. [MAJORITY] decision. The determination of the Commissioner is approved.