- 52 - agreed to decrease taxable income to reflect an interest expense payment made to John Cordes, Inc. 2. Respondent increased petitioner’s taxable income by $138,424 to reflect income from misposted receipts. The parties stipulated instead to increase taxable income by $46,141. 3. Petitioner concedes respondent’s determination increasing taxable income by $16,000 to reflect payments on unidentified loans. 4. Respondent increased petitioner’s taxable income by $211,612 to reflect income from unidentified sources. The parties stipulated instead to increase taxable income by $45,702. 5. Respondent increased petitioner’s taxable income by $27,250 to reflect an overstatement to legal and professional fees. The parties stipulated instead to increase taxable income by $5,000. IV. Docket No. 7369-99, Edmund J. and June J. Cordes: A. 1994: 1. The parties stipulated that for 1994, the following distributions constitute constructive dividends from ECI: $88,225 from diversion of checks from unidentified loans; $57,609 from diversion of tag refunds; and $3,826 from excess payoffs. 2. The parties stipulated that for 1994, the following distributions constitute constructive dividends from CFC: $10,380 from diversion of checks from bad debt recoveries; $71,910 from diversion of unbooked CFC income; and $45,702 from an unexplained source of funds. Respondent concedes that portion of his determination in excess of the parties’ stipulation. 3. Petitioners concede receiving $14,078 in Social Security benefits in 1994. The extent to which they are taxable will be calculated in the Rule 155 computation. 4. Respondent made various computational changes to petitioners’ taxable income because the increase in constructive dividends increased petitioners’ taxable income so that the limitation of itemized deductions was increased, itemized deductions were eliminated, the standard deduction was allowed, and the exemption amount under sec. 151(d)(3) was reduced. The extent to which these changes affect petitioners’ ultimate liability will be calculated in the Rule 155 computation. 5. Respondent determined petitioner had self- employment income, that petitioner was liable for the self-employment tax on that income, and that petitioner was entitled to a deduction for aPage: Previous 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Next
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