Pope & Talbot, Inc., & Subsidiaries - Page 3

          timberlands and the land development and resort businesses are              
          collectively referred to as the “Washington properties”.  In Pope           
          & Talbot II, we held that the fair market value of the Washington           
          properties was $48.5 million on the date of distribution.                   
               In addition to the Washington properties, petitioner                   
          transferred $1.5 million in cash to the Partnership for working             
          capital and sold certain installment notes receivable to the                
          Partnership for approximately $4.9 million in cash.  The                    
          Partnership issued partnership units to each owner of                       
          petitioner's common stock on a pro rata basis.  Petitioner                  
          incurred $1,364,071 in legal, accounting, investment banking, and           
          other fees relating to the formation of the Partnership, the                
          transfer of the Washington properties, and the distribution of              
          the partnership units.  In Pope & Talbot II, we held that                   
          petitioner can offset these fees against the section 311(d) gain            
          it realized on the distribution of the Washington properties.  We           
          directed that decision be entered pursuant to Rule 155.                     
               Both parties have submitted Rule 155 computations.  The                
          parties are in agreement regarding the computation for                      
          petitioner's 1986 taxable year.  The parties are also in                    
          agreement regarding the computation for petitioner's 1985 taxable           
          year, except for the following two items:  (1) Petitioner                   
          maintains that the $1.5 million of working capital is included in           
          the fair market value of $48.5 million for the Washington                   








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