- 18 - in bankruptcy in October 1983.15 Their 1986 financial statement indicates that petitioners owned valuable furs and jewelry. These expenditures appear inconsistent with the amounts petitioners reported on their tax returns and would have alerted Mrs. Streck to the fact that there were understatements of income 15In his October debtor's petition filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Mr. Streck listed debts of $1,999,678 and assets of $548,994. A financial statement prepared by petitioners' accountant, a C.P.A., based on information received from petitioners, reflects petitioners' assets and liabilities as of Sept. 30, 1986, as follows: Assets Cash and cash equivalents $36,600 Investments, nonmarketable 1,408,000 equity securities Residence 770,000 Automobile 54,500 Furs, jewelry, household items, 200,000 etc. $2,469,100 Liabilities and Net Worth Income taxes, current year $500,000 balance Notes payable, financial 817,800 institutions Estimated income taxes, on 215,000 the difference between the estimated current values of assets and the estimated current amounts of liabilities and their tax bases Net worth 936,300 $2,469,100Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Next
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