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          be true and correct as to every material matter.7  The intent to            
          evade taxes is not an element of the crime charged under section            
          7206(1).  Wright v. Commissioner, supra at 643; see also United             
          States v. Tsanas, 572 F.2d 340, 343 (2d Cir. 1978); United States           
          v. DiVarco, 484 F.2d 670, 673-674 (7th Cir. 1973); Siravo v.                
          United States, 377 F.2d 469, 472 n.4 (1st Cir. 1967).                       
               Thus, although petitioner’s conviction under section 7206(1)           
          may be some evidence of fraudulent intent, it does not establish            
          as a matter of law that she intended to evade taxes.  Wright v.             
          Commissioner, supra.                                                        
          2. Badges of Fraud                                                          
               A pattern of consistent underreporting of income, especially           
          when accompanied by other circumstances showing an intent to                
          conceal, justifies the inference of fraud.  See Holland v. United           
          States, 348 U.S. 121, 137 (1954).  The mere failure, however, to            
          report income is not sufficient to establish fraud.  Merritt v.             
          Commissioner, 301 F.2d 484, 487 (5th Cir. 1962), affg. T.C. Memo.           
          1959-179; Korecky v. Commissioner, 781 F.2d 1566, 1568 (11th Cir.           
          1986), affg. T.C. Memo. 1985-63).  Fraud may not be found under             
          "circumstances which at the most create only suspicion."  Katz v.           
          Commissioner, 90 T.C. 1130, 1144 (1988).                                    
               Besides failure to report income, other badges of fraud                
          which may be taken into account include:  the making of false and           
          inconsistent statements to revenue agents, Grosshandler v.                  

          7    Petitioner's plea did not specifically mention the                     
          embezzlement income.                                                        



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