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             the greater of "10 percent of the tax required to be shown               
             on the return for the taxable year, or * * * $5,000."                    
                  Petitioners' answering brief addresses the penalties                
             under section 6662(a) determined by respondent in the                    
             following sentence:                                                      

                  Finally, if the Court rules in favor of the                         
                  Respondent, the Petitioners request that the                        
                  Court waive penalties and interest associated                       
                  with the understatement of income as the                            
                  Petitioners filed their tax forms in good faith,                    
                  reasonably relying on the managing partner and                      
                  the partnership bookkeeper's expertise to file                      
                  a complete and accurate tax return for the                          
                  partnership.                                                        

             This Court has jurisdiction over interest determinations                 
             to the limited extent provided by section 7481(c), which                 
             is not applicable here.  Nor does section 6404(i) apply in               
             the absence of a determination by respondent not to abate                
             interest.  See Melin v. Commissioner, 54 F.3d 432 (7th Cir.              
             1995).  Therefore, we shall not consider petitioners'                    
             request that this Court "waive" the "interest associated                 
             with the understatement."                                                
                  We interpret petitioners' request that this Court                   
             "waive penalties * * * associated with the understatement"               
             as an assertion that they qualify to be relieved of                      
             liability for the subject penalties under the reasonable                 







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