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               B.   Flow of the Funds Paid By the Five Through IRA and                
                    Its Subsidiaries to Kanter, Ballard, and Lisle .. 166             
                    1. Overview ................... 166                               
                    2.   Payments from IRA, KWJ Corp., and KWJ Co.                    
                         Partnership ................. 166                            
                         a.   1982: IRA Payments to Ballard and Lisle . 166           
                         b.   Consulting Fees Paid to Ballard's and                   
                              Lisle's Children ............ 167                       
                         c.   KWJ Partnership 1989 Payments to Lisle                  
                              and Ballard ............... 168                         
                    3.   Disposition of Funds out of Carlco, TMT, and                 
                         BWK to Kanter ................ 169                           
                         a.   Creation of Carlco, TMT, and BWK, Inc. . 169            
                         b.   Control and Management of Carlco, TMT,                  
                              and BWK, Inc. .............. 171                        
                         c.   Ballard: Disposition of Funds out of                    
                              TMT .................. 173                              
                         d.   Lisle: Disposition of Funds out of                      
                              Carlco ................. 178                            
                         e.   Kanter: Disposition of Funds out of BWK,                
                              Inc. .................. 180                             
                    4. Loans .................... 181                                 
                         a. IRA Loans to Kanter ........... 181                       
                         b.   Loans to Ballard, Lisle, Their Family                   
                              Members and Trusts ........... 181                      
                    5. Writeoff of Loans and Losses ......... 185                     
               C.   Payments to Holding Co. and Its Subsidiaries ... 211              
               D. Distributions to Kanter .............. 212                          
               E. Examination of Petitioners' Returns ........ 215                    
          OPINION ........................... 226                                     
          I. Position of the Parties ................ 227                             
          II. Omitted Income ..................... 229                                
               A. The Transactions ................. 230                              
                    1. The Hyatt Payments .............. 230                          
                    2. The Frey Arrangement ............. 238                         
                    3. The Schaffel Arrangement ........... 240                       
                    4. The Schnitzer Arrangement .......... 243                       
                    5. The Eulich/Essex Arrangement ......... 249                     
                    6. Conclusion .................. 255                              
               B. Overview of the Law ................ 256                            
                    1. Sham Corporations .............. 258                           
                    2. Assignment of Income ............. 271                         
                    3. Section 482 ................. 277                              
                    4. Conclusion .................. 279                              
          III. Fraud Additions to Tax and Penalties .......... 286                    
               A. Positions of the Parties ............. 286                          





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