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Allowance of a deduction for 50 percent of the amount of the cash
investment in the venture in the year(s) of investment to the
extent of loss claimed; (2) Government concession of the
substantial understatement of tax penalties under section 6661
and the negligence additions to tax under section 6653(a)(1) and
(2); (3) taxpayer concession of the section 6659 addition to tax
for valuation overstatement and the increased rate of interest
under section 6621; and (4) execution of a closing agreement
(Form 906) stating the settlement and resolving the entire matter
for all years.17 Petitioners assert that the Plastics Recycling
project settlement offer was extended to them, but they did not
accept the offer timely, so they effectively rejected it.18
In December 1988, the Miller cases were disposed of by
settlement agreement between the taxpayers and respondent.19
17 Although the record does not include a settlement offer to
petitioners, petitioners have attached to their motion for
decision a copy of a settlement offer to another taxpayer with
respect to a plastics recycling case, and respondent has not
disputed the accuracy of the statement of the plastics recycling
settlement offer.
18 In their motion for decision, petitioners state:
"Respondent formulated a standard settlement position which was
extended to all taxpayers having docketed or non-docketed cases
in the plastics recycling group, including Petitioner." (Emphasis
added.)
19 Although it is not otherwise a part of the record in these
consolidated cases, respondent attached copies of the Miller
closing agreement and disclosure waiver to her objection to
petitioners' motion for leave, and petitioners do not dispute the
accuracy of the document.
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