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          above.  Accordingly, the Court decides the merits of petitioner's           
          case on such record.  As noted above, petitioner conceded all the           
          adjustments in the notice of deficiency, except for the section             
          6651(a)(1) addition to tax.  Having made such a concession, and             
          with no evidence having been presented to show that petitioner              
          would not be liable for the resulting deficiencies in tax, the              
          Court sustains respondent on the deficiencies in tax determined             
          in the notice of deficiency.                                                
               The first issue is whether petitioner is liable for the                
          addition to tax under section 6651(a)(1).  Section 6651(a)(1)               
          provides for an addition to tax for failure to file a return                
          timely, unless the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due           
          to willful neglect.  Under section 6072, income tax returns must            
          be filed on or before the 15th day of April following the close             
          of the taxable year, subject to exceptions not pertinent here.              
          In the stipulation, petitioner agreed that she did not file any             
          Federal income tax returns for the years 1994, 1995, 1996, and              
          1998.  The stipulation does not provide any reason for which                
          petitioner failed to file returns for these years.  Respondent,             
          therefore, is sustained on this issue.                                      
               The next issue is petitioner's claim to deductions for trade           
          or business expenses incurred in a dog breeding activity.  No               
          evidence was presented at trial with respect to this issue, nor             
          does the stipulation of facts contain any factual information               





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