- 8 - increased if necessary. Reimbursement for advances will be facilitated through subsequent collections. The credit facility that CMS had in place with Signet at that time was in the amount of $300,000; however, the Signet credit facility could not be used in connection with prospective GNMA business, nor was it subject to increase. Many years prior to the year in issue, petitioner had been employed for a brief period of time as a staff attorney for a company involved in marketing franchises and other securities. As a result of this employment, petitioner was named as a defendant in a law suit brought by certain clients or customers of this company under various provisions of the Securities Act of 1933. Petitioner was named as a defendant in the suit merely because his name appeared on the letterhead of his former employer. Although the outcome of that proceeding has not been made part of the record, it does not appear that petitioner incurred any liability as a result of it. Petitioner's 1990 Federal Income Tax Return CMS issued a Form W-2 for the year 1990 to petitioner reflecting wages in the amount of $45,751.20. Federal income tax and FICA withholdings were computed based upon the entire amount and withheld. On his 1990 Federal income tax return, petitioner reported wages of $25,751.20. In an attachment to his 1990 return, petitioner explained that $20,000 of the amount hePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
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