E. Carolyn Mellen - Page 13




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                  We have determined that:                                                              
                        [X] You are not entitled to relief from the under-                              
                  statement of tax liability as an innocent spouse.                                     
                        [X] Explanation for why relief was not granted:                                 
                  You have not provided any information to show what the                                
                  exam issues were and that you did not know or have any                                
                  reason to know of the basis for the understatement of                                 
                  tax.                                                                                  
                  If you want to appeal our decision, you must provide a                                
                  statement why you disagree with our decision.  We have                                
                  provided space at the end of this letter for you to                                   
                  provide your statement of disagreement.  If that space                                
                  is not adequate, you may attach a separate statement                                  
                  with a copy of this letter. * * *                                                     
                  On November 5, 1999, petitioner returned to respondent                                
            respondent’s October 29, 1999 letter and indicated in the space                             
            provided in that letter for petitioner’s statement of disagree-                             
            ment (petitioner’s statement of disagreement) that she disagreed                            
            with respondent’s determination that she was not entitled to                                
            relief under section 6015.  In support of her disagreement,                                 
            petitioner asserted in pertinent part:                                                      
                  I, Carolyn Mellen, disagree with the above IRS decision                               
                  because:  As I notified you previously, I have NO                                     
                  knowledge of my husband’s stock purchases or capital                                  
                  gains for the 1995.  [sic]  I can provide a copy of my                                
                  W-2 form for that year, which I’m sure you probably                                   
                  already have.  That was the total amount of my earn-                                  
                  ings.  I had no benefit from any stock or capital                                     
                  gains.  I believe the audit was a result of stock &                                   
                  capital gains concerns and not my measly income.  I do                                
                  not know what papers I was to provide for this investi-                               
                  gation.*  To my knowledge, I submitted everything I was                               
                  asked to provide.  I’m sure, if necessary, I can get a                                
                  tax attorney to review my situation.                                                  
                  Any further inquiries can be made by calling me at 325-                               
                  5774 (801).[1]                                                                        





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