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References
- ↑ Clark v. Commissioner, 40B.T.A.333 (1939).
- ↑ Klein, William A.; Bankman, Joseph; Shaviro, Daniel N.; Stark, Kirk J. Federal Income Taxation . ISBN 978-0735578098.
- 1 2 40 B.T.A. at 335.
- ↑ Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co. , 348U.S.426 (1955).