Question juridique clé
Whether the taxpayers could deduct extraordinary depreciation on Argentine bonds as business expenses for self-employment income tax purposes.
Solution extraite
No. The bonds were not shown to be business assets actually used in the treuhand activity, so depreciation was not deductible.
Motifs extraits
Bank records showed the purchases were charged to the private account, and there was no convincing evidence of a business purpose or actual use in the business.