The following excerpt is from 303 W. 42nd St. Enter. v. Internal Revenue, 181 F.3d 272 (2nd Cir. 1997):
plain language of 530 makes clear that to demonstrate a reasonable basis for the tax treatment, a taxpayer must prove that a significant segment of the industry follows a particular practice - not that every segment of the industry follows that practice." Springfield v. United States, 88 F.3d 750, 754 (9th Cir. 1996).
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