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          and claimed a refund of $18,915.07.  Petitioner attached to the             
          Form 1040X three Forms 4852, Substitute for Form W-2, Wage and              
          Tax Statement, or Form 1099-R, Distributions from Pensions,                 
          Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance              
          Contracts, Etc.  Each of the Forms 4852 from Solomon Smith                  
          Barney, Inc., E Trade Securities, Inc., and Digital Island, Inc.,           
          was signed by petitioner, and reported wages as zero.                       
               Petitioner replied to an Appeals offer of a telephonic                 
          conference, declining the conference and stating that he had                
          documented his position that he was not an “employee” who had               
          received “wages”, citing section 3401(a) and (c).                           
                                    Discussion                                       
               Section 6330 provides that no levy may be made on a                    
          taxpayer’s property or rights to property unless the Secretary              
          has notified him of his right to request a hearing with the IRS             
          Office of Appeals before the levy is made.  The taxpayer                    
          requesting the hearing may raise any relevant issue with regard             
          to the Commissioner’s intended collection activities, including             
          spousal defenses, challenges to the appropriateness of the                  
          Commissioner’s intended collection action, and alternative means            
          of collection.  Secs. 6320(b) and (c), 6330(c); see Sego v.                 
          Commissioner, 114 T.C. 604, 609 (2000); Goza v. Commissioner, 114           
          T.C. 176, 180 (2000).                                                       







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