Supreme Court of Minnesota March 23, 1979, No. 48271 (Fingerhut v. Commissioner of Revenue)

TODD, Justice.

Manny and Rose Fingerhut filed separate 1970 Minnesota income tax returns. They each properly reported their Minnesota gross taxable income which is defined to be Federal adjusted gross income. The Federal adjusted gross income was derived by including a deduction of 50 percent of net long-term capital gains.