- 4 - At the time the petition was filed, petitioner lived in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Petitioner, who was an engineer working for the Department of the Army during the years at issue, filed returns for 1989, 1990, and 1991 on February 21, 1992, October 12, 1993, and February 5, 1992, respectively. Claimed Charitable Contributions Claimed Charitable Contributions With Respect to Certain Blank Checks During 1989, 1990, and 1991, petitioner prepared checks totaling $15,092,5 $14,100, and $12,695, respectively, on which he left the payee lines blank (blank checks) at the request of one or more individuals whose identity is not disclosed in the record. One of the following or similar handwritten notations appeared on the check stubs (check stubs) for those checks: "Donation", "Lee's Travel Fund & Meals", "Lee's Travel Fund", "Contribution", and "Charitable Donation". The blank checks were deposited into a bank account (TFC account) of Twenty-First Century Corporation (TFC) by Ms. Thelma Spiegel (Ms. Spiegel). Ms. Spiegel, inter alia, served as the bookkeeper for the collec- tion of tithes and charitable contributions of Agape Assemblies, Inc. (Agape) and Body of Christ Church and had the authority to make deposits to, and withdrawals from, the TFC account. 5 Hereinafter, all dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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