Leslie S. Hirahara - Page 4

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               In petitioner's Schedule D in his 1991 Federal income tax              
          return, he reported as short-term capital gain:                             
                    Date      Date      Sales     Cost      Gain                      
          Item      Acquired   Sold       Price   or Basis   (or Loss)                
          Land      7/01/90   1/19/91   $4,000,000$3,175,000   $825,000               
               Subsequently, petitioner reported the capital gain under the           
          installment method by filing an amended return.                             
               In respondent's notice of deficiency, petitioner's election            
          of the installment method to report the capital gain recognized             
          on the sale of real property was not recognized.  In addition,              
          respondent reduced the amount of gain reported from $825,000 to             
          $727,031.                                                                   
               In connection with the sale of the above land, petitioner              
          became entangled in a lawsuit.  Petitioner was a partner in a               
          partnership, Moomuku Country Club (Moomuku).  The partnership               
          received $200,000 from a Japanese entity, Utsunomiya, in                    
          connection with the same parcel of land.  A dispute arose between           
          the parties regarding the purpose of Utsunomiya's $200,000                  
          deposit.  Utsunomiya filed suit, and also filed a "lis pendens"             
          on the property.3  Thereafter, in January 1991, Moomuku sold the            
          parcel of land to another Japanese entity, Japanese Grand Prix              


               3 "Lis pendens" is a notice filed on public records for the            
          purpose of warning all persons that the title to certain property           
          is in litigation, and that they are in danger of being bound by             
          an adverse judgment.  The notice is for the purpose of preserving           
          rights pending litigation.  Black's Law Dictionary 932 (6th ed.             
          1990).                                                                      




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