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    Tax Court Settles Art Valuation Case—Accounting Today

    Estate of Elkins Included Works by Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Henry Moore, Paul Cezanne, and Jasper Johns Roger Russell at Accounting Today reports that in the case, Estate of Elkins, 140 TC No. 5, the court applied Section 2703(a)(2) of the Tax Code in valuing the art, which included works by Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Henry Moore, Paul Cezanne, and Jasper Johns.  Section 2703(a)(2) of the Tax Code provides that the value of any property should be determined without regard to any restriction on the right to sell or use the property.  The IRS Commissioner claimed an estate tax deficiency in excess of $9…