United States v. Boston Buick Co Same v. Iron Cap Copper Co
| Citation | 75 L.Ed. 470,282 U.S. 476,51 S.Ct. 206 |
| Decision Date | 02 February 1931 |
| Docket Number | Nos. 42,43,s. 42 |
| Parties | UNITED STATES v. BOSTON BUICK CO. SAME v. IRON CAP COPPER CO |
| Court | United States Supreme Court |
The Attorney General and Mr. Chas. B. Rugg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United States.
Messrs. Charles W. Mulcahy, of Boston, Mass., and Robert N. Miller, of Washington, D. C., for respondent Boston Buick Co.
Mr. Burton E. Eames, of Boston, Mass., for respondent Iron Cap Copper Co.
These cases involve the same question as United States v. Swift & Co. (No. 56) 282 U. S. 468, 51 S. Ct. 202, 75 L. Ed. 464, decided this day, namely, What constitutes the allowance of a credit to a taxpayer who has overpaid his income or profits taxes? The issue is made on facts somewhat different from those involved in No. 56. It is whether interest to be paid on the amounts credited to the taxpayers shall be calculated as provided by section 1324 of the Revenue Act of 1921 (42 Stat. 316) or by section 1019 of the Revenue Act of 1924 (43 Stat. 346 (26 U. S. C. A. § 153 note)). Interest runs from different periods under these acts. As the allowance made by the act of 1924 is more favorable to the taxpayers in these cases, they claimed interest on their credits under that act. The Commissioner awarded them interest under the act of 1921. The date of the allowance of the credits becomes important because we have held that interest on refunds and credits must be computed according to the statutory provision in force at the time of their allowance. United States v. Magnolia Petroleum Co., 276 U. S. 160, 48 S. Ct. 236, 72 L. Ed. 509; Blair v. Birkenstock, 271 U. S. 348, 46 S. Ct. 506, 70 L. Ed. 983.
Upon audit of respondents' returns for 1918 it was disclosed that their taxes had been overassessed for that year. In March, 1924, the Commissioner approved schedules which informed the collector of the overassessments and instructed him to check the same against the taxpayers' accounts, determine whether to abate in whole or in part, determine any overpayment, and apportion the same as between credit and refund. In July, 1924, the collector completed his work, as to both taxpayers' accounts, and executed and forwarded to the Commissioner schedules of refunds and credits attached to the schedules of overassessments. The Commissioner placed his certificate of approval on the schedules of refunds and credits on July 31 and August 7. The Revenue Act of 1924 became...
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