Carreon v. Comm'r

2014 T.C. Memo. 6, 107 T.C.M. 1040, 2014 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 6
CourtUnited States Tax Court
DecidedJanuary 9, 2014
DocketDocket Nos. 22720-11, 22729-11, 22747-11, 22871-11
StatusUnpublished
Cited by2 cases

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Bluebook
Carreon v. Comm'r, 2014 T.C. Memo. 6, 107 T.C.M. 1040, 2014 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 6 (tax 2014).

Opinion

DAVID L. CARREON, ET AL.,1 Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
Carreon v. Comm'r
Docket Nos. 22720-11, 22729-11, 22747-11, 22871-11
United States Tax Court
T.C. Memo 2014-6; 2014 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 6; 107 T.C.M. (CCH) 1040;
January 9, 2014, Filed
*6

Decisions will be entered under Rule 155.

R determined that Ps were engaged in a civil fraud scheme and liable for the I.R.C. sec. 6663 75% civil fraud penalty for the tax years at issue.

Held: R did not prove by clear and convincing evidence that Ps' underpayments were attributable to fraud. Accordingly, Ps are not liable for the I.R.C. sec. 6663 civil fraud penalty.

Richard A. Carpenter and Kevan P. McLaughlin, for petitioners.
Monica D. Polo, for respondent.
WHERRY, Judge.

WHERRY
*7 MEMORANDUM FINDINGS OF FACT AND OPINION

WHERRY, Judge: These consolidated cases are before the Court on petitions for redetermination of four determinations by respondent, in notices of deficiency, that petitioners owe Federal income tax deficiencies for the 2005 and 2006 taxable years.2 Respondent determined the following Federal income tax deficiencies 3 and penalties for petitioners David L. Carreon's and Carrie Portugal Carreon's (Ms. Portugal) 2005 taxable calendar year and Mr. Carreon's 2006 taxable calendar year as follows:

YearDeficiencyPenalty sec. 6663
2005$54,992$41,244
200610,9818,236

Respondent determined a Federal income tax deficiency and a penalty for petitioner BanCard Solutions, LLC's (Bancard Solutions) *7 2005 taxable fiscal year as follows:

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YearDeficiencyPenalty sec. 6663
7/31/2005$72,457$54,343

Respondent determined Federal income tax deficiencies, penalties, and an addition to tax for petitioner Merchants Payment Processing, Inc.'s (Merchants, Inc.) 2005 and 2006 taxable calendar years as follows:

YearDeficiencyPenalty sec. 6663Addition to tax sec. 6651(a)(1)
2005$89,899$67,425-0-
200675,07456,3063,754

*9 After concessions by petitioners and respondent,4*8 *9 the only issue for decision is whether petitioners Mr. Carreon, Bancard Solutions, and Merchants, Inc. are liable for the civil fraud penalty pursuant to section 6663(a) for the taxable years at issue.

*10 FINDINGS OF FACT

Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.

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