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          Mallinckrodt, Inc. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1984-532, affd.              
          778 F.2d 402 (8th Cir. 1985).  Therefore, the mere fact that the            
          Reserve Facility is theoretically capable of being moved does not           
          conclusively establish that it is not inherently permanent.                 
               In the instant case, petitioner has failed to establish that           
          either the design or the construction of the Reserve Facility               
          indicates a lack of permanence.  The Reserve Facility was                   
          specifically designed for the site as an addition to petitioner's           
          distribution center.  Construction of the Reserve Facility                  
          required extensive site work.  The foundation for the Reserve               
          Facility, which petitioner concedes cannot be moved, also                   
          involved considerable effort and expense.  Moreover the materials           
          used and the method of construction further indicate the                    
          permanent nature of the Reserve Facility.  Finally, petitioner              
          concedes that it has no plans to move the Reserve Facility and              
          that the time and effort involved, if it were to move the                   
          structure, would be substantial.  In light of the evidence                  
          presented, we find that the Reserve Facility is inherently                  
          permanent and thus an improvement to petitioner's land.                     
               Relying on section 1.48-1(c), Income Tax Regs., petitioner             
          nevertheless contends that the Reserve Facility is in the nature            
          of machinery and qualifies as tangible personal property,                   
          notwithstanding the fact that it is an inherently permanent                 
          structure.  See Munford, Inc. v. Commissioner, 87 T.C. 463                  
          (1986); Weirick v. Commissioner, 62 T.C. 446, 451-452 (1974);               




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