Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the partnership assets were business property or private property for direct federal tax
Decisione estratta
The assets remained business property; the capital gain from the sale was not tax-exempt under Art. 16(3) LIFD.
Motivazione estratta
A general presumption applies that a general partnership is an enterprise for profit and its assets are business assets; the taxpayers failed to prove any transfer to private property. Accounting treatment and the partnership's commercial purpose supported business classification.