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             supra at 223-224; Otsuki v. Commissioner, 53 T.C. 96,                    
             105-106 (1969).                                                          
                  Courts have developed several indicia or "badges of                 
             fraud."  These "badges of fraud" include:  (1) Understating              
             income; (2) maintaining inadequate records; (3) failing to               
             file tax returns; (4) implausible or inconsistent explana-               
             tions of behavior; (5) concealing income or assets; (6)                  
             failing to cooperate with tax authorities; (7) engaging in               
             illegal activities; (8) an intent to mislead which may be                
             inferred from a pattern of conduct; (9) lack of credibility              
             of the taxpayer's testimony; (10) filing false documents;                
             and (11) dealing in cash.  Spies v. United States, 317 U.S.              
             492, 499 (1943); Bradford v. Commissioner, 796 F.2d 303,                 
             307-308 (9th Cir. 1986), affg. T.C. Memo. 1984-601;                      
             Recklitis v. Commissioner, supra at 910.  Although no                    
             single factor is necessarily sufficient to establish fraud,              
             the combination of a number of factors may be persuasive                 
             evidence of fraud.  Solomon v. Commissioner, 732 F.2d 1459,              
             1461 (6th Cir. 1984), affg. per curiam T.C. Memo. 1982-603.              
             A taxpayer's intelligence and education are also relevant                
             for purposes of determining fraudulent intent.  Stephenson               
             v. Commissioner, supra at 1006.                                          










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