Haggar Co v. Helvering, No. 176

CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Writing for the CourtSTONE
Citation84 L.Ed. 340,60 S.Ct. 337,308 U.S. 389
PartiesHAGGAR CO. v. HELVERING, Com'r of Internal Revenue
Decision Date02 January 1940
Docket NumberNo. 176
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213 practice notes
  • Rosado v. Wyman, No. 69 Civ. 355.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of New York)
    • 18 Junio 1969
    ...(1965); United States v. American Trucking Ass'n, Inc., 310 U.S. 534, 543, 60 S.Ct. 1059, 84 L.Ed. 1345 (1940); Haggar Co. v. Helvering, 308 U.S. 389, 394, 60 S.Ct. 337, 84 L.Ed. 340 (1940). See cases collected in Williams v. Dandridge, 297 F. Supp. 450 (D.Md.1969) (supplemental opinion). A......
  • Arenas v. United States, No. 12356.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. United States District Court (Southern District of California)
    • 19 Febrero 1951
    ...67, 67 L.Ed. 199. And see, United States v. Katz, 1926, 271 U.S. 354, 359, 46 S.Ct. 513, 70 L.Ed. 986; Haggar Company v. Helvering, 1940, 308 U.S. 389, 394, 60 S.Ct. 337, 84 L.Ed. 340; United States v. American Trucking Ass'ns, 1940, 310 U.S. 534, 543, 60 S.Ct. 1059, 84 L.Ed. 1345. "Ambigui......
  • Alt. Carbon Res., LLC v. United States, No. 15-155T
    • United States
    • Court of Federal Claims
    • 22 Marzo 2018
    ...to mean a net production of energy is consistent with the purpose of the alternative fuel mixture credit. See Haggar Co. v. Helvering, 308 U.S. 389, 394 (1940) ("All statutes must be construed in the light of their purpose. A literal reading of them which would lead to absurd results is to ......
  • Stephens v. Astrue, Civil No. SKG-05-2574.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 4th Circuit. United States District Court (Maryland)
    • 13 Marzo 2008
    ...an outcome that can truly be characterized as absurd". Hillman v. I.R.S., 263 F.3d 338, 342 (4th Cir. 2001). See Haggar Co. v. Helvering, 308 U.S. 389, 394, 60 S.Ct. 337, 84 L.Ed. 340 (1940) ("All statutes must be construed in the light of their purpose. A literal reading of them which woul......
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216 cases
  • Rosado v. Wyman, No. 69 Civ. 355.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 2nd Circuit. United States District Court (Eastern District of New York)
    • 18 Junio 1969
    ...(1965); United States v. American Trucking Ass'n, Inc., 310 U.S. 534, 543, 60 S.Ct. 1059, 84 L.Ed. 1345 (1940); Haggar Co. v. Helvering, 308 U.S. 389, 394, 60 S.Ct. 337, 84 L.Ed. 340 (1940). See cases collected in Williams v. Dandridge, 297 F. Supp. 450 (D.Md.1969) (supplemental opinion). A......
  • Hattaway v. United States, No. 19228.
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
    • 6 Junio 1962
    ...Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp., 1938, 305 U.S. 315, 333, 59 S.Ct. 191, 83 L.Ed. 195; Haggar Co. v. Helvering, 1940, 308 U.S. 389, 394, 60 S.Ct. 337, 84 L.Ed. 340: Lau Ow Bew v. United States, 1892, 144 U.S. 47, 59, 12 S.Ct. 517, 36 L.Ed. 11 Couching the problem (or the result)......
  • Arenas v. United States, No. 12356.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. United States District Court (Southern District of California)
    • 19 Febrero 1951
    ...67, 67 L.Ed. 199. And see, United States v. Katz, 1926, 271 U.S. 354, 359, 46 S.Ct. 513, 70 L.Ed. 986; Haggar Company v. Helvering, 1940, 308 U.S. 389, 394, 60 S.Ct. 337, 84 L.Ed. 340; United States v. American Trucking Ass'ns, 1940, 310 U.S. 534, 543, 60 S.Ct. 1059, 84 L.Ed. 1345. "Am......
  • Alt. Carbon Res., LLC v. United States, No. 15-155T
    • United States
    • Court of Federal Claims
    • 22 Marzo 2018
    ...to mean a net production of energy is consistent with the purpose of the alternative fuel mixture credit. See Haggar Co. v. Helvering, 308 U.S. 389, 394 (1940) ("All statutes must be construed in the light of their purpose. A literal reading of them which would lead to absurd results i......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Practical advice on current issues.
    • United States
    • The Tax Adviser Vol. 51 Nbr. 11, November 2020
    • 1 Noviembre 2020
    ...is "the return" for purposes of Sec. 6501(a) or 6511(a). Previously, in CCA 200645019, the Chief Counsel primarily relied on Haggar Co., 308 U.S. 389 (1940), in determining that the superseding return is considered "the return."The Supreme Court in Haggar ruled that the amended return would......
  • A guide to changing previously filed partnership returns.
    • United States
    • The Tax Adviser Vol. 51 Nbr. 6, June 2020
    • 1 Junio 2020
    ...return or AAR electronically. (15.) Regs. Sec. 301.6241-1(a)(7). (16.) The legal basis for superseding returns is found in Haggar Co., 308 U.S. 389 (1940) (the Supreme Court held that "[a] timely amended return Is as much a 'first return'... as is a single return filed by the (17.) Rev. Pro......

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