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Branch of the Tax Court Litigation Division, Office of Chief
Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, from 1971 through July 1975.
Since July 1975, petitioner has been engaged in private practice,
specializing in Federal tax law, and is currently a member of the
bar of this Court. Petitioner was a name partner in the law firm
of Grossman & Flask, located in Washington, D.C., during the
years in issue. Petitioner does not prepare tax returns for
himself or others.
Petitioner and Betsy married in 1967. They had three
children, two daughters and a son, who were born in the 1970’s--
RobBee (1970), Wendi (1973), and Geoffrey (1976). Petitioner and
Betsy were married during the years in issue; they separated in
September 1986 and divorced in 1991.
Betsy holds a bachelor of science degree from the University
of Colorado and a masters degree in special education and
learning disabilities from the University of Florida. In 1966,
Betsy worked for the Sley Corporations, described infra. For
about 2 years, Betsy was employed as a schoolteacher and earned a
yearly salary of about $5,100. At some point, Betsy was employed
as a substitute teacher and as a gift store clerk for “minimal”
salary.
During the years in issue, petitioner and Betsy had only one
joint checking account. Through September 1986, this was
petitioner’s only checking account. Betsy wrote and signed
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