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Famous Tax Quote #8 - Tax Rules Don't Necessarily Make Sense

2009-08-14

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Continuing our series on Famous Tax Quotes, today's Famous Tax Quote is:

"[W]hat makes sense" does not necessarily dictate the definitive answer in the tax area; apparent conceptual niceties often must give way to the hard realities of statutory requirements.

United States Freight Co. v. U.S., 422 F.2d 887 (U.S. ct. of Cl. 1970)

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