- 8 - sources. Specifically, we find that the source of the $8,700 deposit made on January 18 was a cash gift from petitioner’s mother. This is consistent with petitioner’s general claim and apparently noted in Farsi in the check register. Likewise, notations in the check register lead us to conclude that the $1,000 deposit made on February 7, and deposits for $1,000 and $400 made on March 7, were from nontaxable sources. Finally, given the amounts involved and the passage of time between the deposits and respondent’s examination, we do not find it unusual that petitioner could not satisfactorily explain the deposits made on February 1, June 6, July 17, and December 13. We accept petitioner’s generalized testimony that these four cash deposits were not from taxable sources. Petitioner failed to satisfactorily explain the remaining deposits, specifically: Date of Deposit Amount Jan. 6 $3,635 Jan. 17 5,340 Jan. 23 4,000 May 5 1,785 June 22 800 Nov. 20 1,700 Dec. 19 3,500Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
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