- 4 - tioner’s July 15, 1999 letter) to the Internal Revenue Service that contained statements, contentions, arguments, and requests that the Court finds to be frivolous and/or groundless.4 Petitioner did not file a petition in the Court with respect to the notice relating to his taxable year 1998. On January 3, 2000, respondent assessed petitioner’s tax, as well as an addition to tax, a penalty, and interest as provided by law, for his taxable year 1997. On August 28, 2000, respon- dent assessed petitioner’s tax, as well as a penalty and interest as provided by law, for his taxable year 1998. (We shall refer to those assessed amounts, as well as interest as provided by law accrued after January 3, 2000, and August 28, 2000, respectively, as petitioner’s unpaid liabilities for his taxable years 1997 and 1998.) On January 3, 2000, and August 28, 2000, respectively, respondent issued to petitioner notices of balance due with respect to petitioner’s unpaid liabilities for his taxable years 1997 and 1998. On February 7, 2000, respondent issued a second notice of balance due with respect to petitioner’s unpaid liabil- ity for his taxable year 1997. On April 4, 2001, respondent issued to petitioner a notice 4Petitioner’s July 15, 1999 letter is very similar to the letters that certain other taxpayers with cases in the Court sent to the Internal Revenue Service in response to the notices issued to them. See, e.g., Copeland v. Commissioner, supra; Smith v. Commissioner, supra.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
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