Editor's note: The Kress case has received a great deal of attention on a number of valuation fronts, most notably that both the taxpayer and the government tax-affected the earnings of the subject S corp. This letter is a response to comments made by an IRS analyst that are in the accompanying sidebar. Please note that the author of this letter is only providing a summary, and this is not intended to be a detailed valuation method.
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