- 3 - Some of the facts were stipulated. Those facts and the accompanying exhibits are so found and are incorporated herein by reference. Petitioner's legal residence at the time the petition was filed was Taft, California. Petitioner was engaged in a loan brokerage business, wherein he arranged mortgage loan refinancing between customers and various lending institutions. He conducted this activity for approximately 16 years. Petitioner received commissions for his services based on varying percentages of the amount of the loans involved. At the time of trial, petitioner was no longer engaged in this activity. Petitioner and his wife, Freddie T. Franklin, filed a joint Federal income tax return for 1996. The income and expenses related to petitioner's loan brokerage business were reported on a Schedule C, Profit or Loss From Business. For 1996, petitioner and his spouse reported on Schedule C gross income of $15,100, expenses of $28,223, and a net loss of $13,123. In the notice of deficiency, respondent adjusted some of the expenses as follows: 3(...continued) petitioner contended otherwise.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
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