Steven K. Stoddard and Ellen M. Stoddard - Page 2




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                 Year            Deficiency       Accuracy-Related Penalty            
                 1995             $95,369              $17,272.40                     
                 1996             65,748               8,194.60                       
                 1997             13,943               2,788.60                       
               The issues remaining for decision2 are:                                
               (1) Are petitioners entitled to deduct a claimed casualty              
          loss for 1997?  We hold that they are not.                                  
               (2) Did petitioners understate the amount of long-term                 
          capital gain that they realized for 1995 on the sale of certain             
          property?  We hold that they did.                                           
               (3) Are petitioners entitled to deduct for each of the                 
          years 1996 and 1997 certain claimed rental expenses with respect            
          to their residence?  We hold that they are not.                             
               (4) Are petitioners entitled to deduct for 1996 mortgage               
          interest in excess of the amount conceded by respondent?  We hold           
          that they are not.                                                          
               (5) Are petitioners liable for each of the years at issue              
          for the accuracy-related penalty under section 6662(a)?  We hold            
          that they are.                                                              
                                  FINDINGS OF FACT                                    
               Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.               

               1(...continued)                                                        
          the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure.                              
               2Computational or correlative issues also remain, resolution           
          of which flows automatically from the concessions of respondent             
          and our resolution of the determinations in the notice of defi-             
          ciency (notice) that we address herein.                                     





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