Smadbeck v. State Tax Comm'n, 309 N.E.2d 126 (N.Y. 1973). · Go Syfert
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In the Matter of Louis Smadbeck, Jr.
v.
State Tax Commission
New York Court of Appeals.
Dec 28, 1973.
Published opinion
309 N.E.2d 126
1973 N.Y. LEXIS 860
Eugene P. Souther and James C. Quigley for appellants., Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Vincent P. Molineauoc and Ruth Kessler Toeh of counsel), for respondent.
Published

Order reversed, with costs, the determination of the State Tax Commission annulled and the matter remitted to the commission for further proceedings in accordance with the following memorandum: The legislative history of the 1938 amendment to section 209 of the Tax Law (L. 1938, ch. 541, § 4) makes it clear that the deletion of the phrase “by a foreign corporation ” was not intended to subject domestic trusts merely holding real property to the corporate franchise tax for the first time but was rather, a change of form alone. (See Tax Law, § 209, as amd. by L. 1938, ch. 541, § 4, and by L. 1969, ch. 1072, § 2 ; Graves, Review of 1938 Tax Legislation, 10 N. Y. State Bar Assn. Bulletin 121, 123; N. Y. Legis. Doc., 1939, No. 11, p. 57.)[*932] Accordingly, the order of the Appellate Division should be reversed and the determination of the State Tax Commission annulled, with costs, and the matter remitted to the State Tax Commission for further proceedings in accordance with this memorandum.

Concur: Chief Judge Fuld and Judges Bubke, Bbbitel, Jasen, Gabeielli, Jones and Wachtleb.