-2- references are to the applicable versions of the Internal Revenue Code. Rule references are to the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure. Dollar amounts are rounded to the dollar. FINDINGS OF FACT Some facts were stipulated. The stipulated facts and the exhibits submitted therewith are incorporated herein by this reference. We find the stipulated facts accordingly. Petitioner resided in Detroit, Michigan, when his petition was filed. On March 24, 2003, the date of trial, he was 71 years old. Petitioner filed timely a 1999 Form 1040A, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, using the filing status “Married filing separate return” and affixing thereto a sticker received from the Internal Revenue Service showing his street address as “WARD ST”. Petitioner stated on his return that his gross income included only $11,968 of pension payments which he received during 1999. Petitioner attached to his return a Form 1099-R, Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc., showing the $11,968 as well as an amount of Federal income tax that had been withheld from his pension. The Form 1099-R showed petitioner’s street address as the Ward Street address. Petitioner computed his taxable income at $4,786 by subtracting from the $11,968 a standard deduction of $4,450 and an exemption of $2,750.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
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