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generally shall be conducted consistent with the procedures set
forth in section 6330(c), (d), and (e). Sec. 6320(c).
Section 6330(a) provides that the Secretary shall furnish
taxpayers with written notice of their right to a hearing before
any property is levied upon. Section 6330 further provides that
the taxpayer may request administrative review of the matter (in
the form of a hearing) within a prescribed 30-day period. Sec.
6330(a) and (b).
Pursuant to section 6330(c)(2)(A), a taxpayer may raise at
the section 6330 hearing any relevant issue with regard to the
Commissioner’s collection activities, including spousal defenses,
challenges to the appropriateness of the Commissioner’s intended
collection action, and alternative means of collection. Sego v.
Commissioner, 114 T.C. 604, 609 (2000); Goza v. Commissioner, 114
T.C. 176, 180 (2000). If a taxpayer received a statutory notice
of deficiency for the years in issue or otherwise had the
opportunity to dispute the underlying tax liability, the taxpayer
is precluded from challenging the existence or amount of the
underlying tax liability. Sec. 6330(c)(2)(B); Sego v.
Commissioner, supra at 610-611; Goza v. Commissioner, supra at
182-183.
Respondent concedes that (1) petitioner did not receive the
statutory notices of deficiency for 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1992,
(2) petitioner raised the issue of his underlying liability for
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