Adams v. Commissioner

1990 T.C. Memo. 38, 58 T.C.M. 1261, 1990 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 38
United States Tax Court·Decided January 22, 1990·No. Docket Nos. 42256-86, 42257-86·Unpublished·Cited by 4 cases

Opinion

JUDY F. ADAMS, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
Adams v. Commissioner
Docket Nos. 42256-86, 42257-861
United States Tax Court
T.C. Memo 1990-38; 1990 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 38; 58 T.C.M. (CCH) 1261; T.C.M. (RIA) 90038;
January 22, 1990
Judy F. Adams, pro se.
Janice C. Taylor, for the respondent.

RUWE

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RUWE, Judge: This matter is before the Court on respondent's motion for summary judgment.*38 In two separate notices of deficiency respondent determined deficiencies in petitioner's Federal income taxes and additions to tax as follows:

Docket No. 42256-86
Addition to Tax
YearDeficiencySec. 6653(b) 2
1977$ 4,514.67$ 2,257.34
19784,459.742,229.87
19794,265.222,132.61
*39

Docket No. 42257-86
Addition to Tax
YearDeficiencySec. 6653(b) 3
1980$ 26,773.60$ 13,386.80
198117,751.008,875.50

*40

Additions to Tax
YearDeficiencySec. 6653(b)(1)Sec. 6653(b)(2)
1982$ 27,341.00$ 13,670.5050 percent of
the interest due
on $ 27,341.00.

Respondent's motion for summary judgment raises the following issues: (1) Whether petitioner underreported her income for taxable years 1977 through 1979, and failed to report income for taxable years 1980 through 1982; and (2) whether petitioner is liable for the additions to tax for fraud, as determined by respondent, for the taxable years 1977 through 1982.

During the taxable years in issue, petitioner resided in Metairie, Louisiana, and was married to Theodore J. Adams. Petitioner filed joint Federal income tax returns for taxable years 1977 through 1979. Neither petitioner nor her husband filed Federal income tax returns for taxable years 1980 through 1982.

On October 28, 1986, petitioner timely filed her petitions in these cases. 4 In his answers, respondent denied substantive allegations of the petitions and affirmatively alleged that petitioner's underpayments of tax for taxable years 1977 through 1982 were due to fraud and that petitioner is liable for the additions to tax under*41section 6653(b). In his amended answers, respondent alleged as an alternative to fraud that petitioner is liable for the additions to tax under sections 6651(a)(1) for failure to file timely returns for each of the taxable years, 1977 through 1982, and for intentional disregard of rules and regulations under section 6653(a) for taxable years 1977 through 1980 and under sections 6653(a)(1) and

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