Taxation, 2014 Bar — Question XXVI

QUESTION

Freezy Corporation, a domestic corporation engaged in the manufacture and sale of ice cream, made payments to an officer of Frosty Corporation, a competitor in the ice cream business, in exchange for said officer's revelation of Frosty Corporation's trade secrets. May Freezy Corporation claim the payment to the officer as deduction from its gross income? Explain. (4%)

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