
    Appeal of Lautz Marble Corporation.
    Docket No. 6674.
    Promulgated January 31, 1927.
    
      ’William Cogger, Esq., for the petitioner.
    
      Ellis W. Manning, Esq., for the Commissioner.
   Phillips:

Petitioner appeals from the determination by the Commissioner of a deficiency of $2,058.90 in income and profits tax for the calendar year 1919, arising from the disallowance of $4,282.11 of the depreciation claimed on buildings, machinery, furniture and fixtures, and tools.

FINDINGS OP PACT.

The petitioner is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of New York, with its principal place of business in Buffalo. It was incorporated in November, 1918, with an authorized capital of $150,000.

Upon incorporation it acquired the real estate, machinery, furniture, tools and inventory of a bankrupt corporation, and issued therefor stock of the par value of $70,700, assuming a mortgage thereon of $46,800.

The Commissioner determined the fair market value of the depre-ciable tangible assets paid in to the taxpayer corporation and allowed depreciation on such values as follows:

The fair market value of the buildings when acquired was $15,000 and of the tools, $2,185.30.

Decision redetermining deficiency will be entered on 10 days' notice, under Bule 50.  