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          Federal income taxes in the amounts of $1,980, $2,032, and                         
          $2,332, respectively.  The issue for decision is whether                           
          petitioners must include in income the entire amount of Civil                      
          Service Retirement System (CSRS) retirement benefits received by                   
          Richard L. Seltzer during each year in issue.  All other                           
          adjustments made in the notice of deficiency are computational in                  
          nature and will automatically be resolved in accordance with the                   
          resolution of the disputed issue.                                                  
                Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.                     
          The stipulation of facts and the exhibits attached thereto are                     
          incorporated herein by this reference.  During the years in                        
          issue, petitioners were husband and wife and filed joint Federal                   
          income tax returns.  At the time the petition was filed,                           
          petitioners resided in New Palestine, Indiana.  References to                      
          petitioner are to Richard L. Seltzer.                                              
                Petitioner was employed in a civilian capacity by the                        
          Department of Defense from 1964 until his retirement in 1974.  As                  
          a civilian Federal government employee, petitioner participated                    
          in the CSRS, and over the term of his employment made non-tax                      
          advantaged contributions towards a CSRS retirement annuity in the                  
          amount of $6,350.  Petitioner retired from the Department of                       
          Defense on September 1, 1974, and began receiving CSRS retirement                  
          benefits (the annuity) sometime after July of 1975.  Petitioner's                  
          annuity took into account his prior military service with the                      
          U.S. Army.  It appears that petitioner has been involved in                        




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