Court Critical of Appraisals Based on Unreasonable Hypothetical Uses

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Theodore W. Van Zelst, et al. v. CIR
No. 96-1833 (7th Cir. 1996)
US
Federal Court
7th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals
Easterbrok

Summary

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejected the donor's charitable deduction for the value of property and mineral rights in Alaska. The donor argued that the property, which he purchased for $30,000, had a value of $2.75 million as a luxu ...

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Theodore W. Van Zelst, et al. v. CIR

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejected the donor's charitable deduction for the value of property and mineral rights in Alaska. The donor argued that the property, which he purchased for $30,000, had a value of $2.75 million as a luxu ...