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               Respondent asserts that Form 872 contained a mutual mistake,           
          allowing the Court to reform Form 872 to conform with the intent            
          of the parties.                                                             
               SFWP argues that it did not consent in writing to extend the           
          period of limitation on assessments.  Instead, SFWP contends that           
          respondent consented with USAWP to extend the period of                     
          limitation on assessments as evidenced by the following facts:              
          (1) The taxpayer listed on Form 872 is identified as USAWP, (2)             
          the taxpayer's EIN on Form 872 is that of USAWP, and (3) the                
          corporate name on Form 872 is that of USAWP.                                
               For the reasons discussed below, we agree with respondent.             
               The bar of the statutory period of limitation is an                    
          affirmative defense, and the party raising this defense must                
          specifically plead it and prove it.  See Rules 39, 142(a);                  
          Amesbury Apartments, Ltd. v. Commissioner, 95 T.C. 227, 240                 
          (1990).  SFWP has pleaded the defense properly, but, as                     
          previously stated, in a summary judgment proceeding factual                 
          inferences are read in a manner most favorable to the opposing              
          party.  In this case, the undisputed facts, as discussed below,             
          clearly and convincingly establish that the reference to USAWP              
          rather than SFWP in the Form 872 was the result of a mutual                 
          mistake of the parties, which is susceptible of appropriate                 
          reformation to conform with the intent of the parties.                      







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