- 2 - adopts the opinion of the Special Trial Judge, which is set forth below. OPINION OF THE SPECIAL TRIAL JUDGE WOLFE, Special Trial Judge: These cases are before the Court on petitioner’s motion for an award of reasonable litigation costs under section 7430 and Rules 230 through 233. Respondent determined deficiencies in, and additions to, petitioner’s Federal income taxes as follows: Additions to Tax Year Deficiency Sec. 6651(a)(1) Sec. 6662(a) 1992 $46,172 $11,543 $9,234 1993 28,796 7,199 5,759 1994 73,332 –- 14,666 After these cases were docketed, the parties filed a stipulation of settled issues that disposed of all adjustments without trial. Thereafter, petitioner filed motions for litigation costs and respondent filed objections to petitioner’s motions. Neither party has requested a hearing, and the Court concludes that a hearing is unnecessary for the proper disposition of these motions. See Rule 232(a)(2). These related cases have been consolidated for the purpose of considering petitioner’s motions. At the time the petitions were filed, the petitioner resided in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
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