- 5 - tioner was married at the end of his taxable years 1990 and 1991, petitioner claimed a filing status of single in his respective returns for those years. During respondent’s examinations of petitioner and of Duncan & Associates with respect to their respective taxable years 1990 and 1991, petitioner fraudulently and corruptly obstructed and impeded, and endeavored to obstruct and impede, the due adminis- tration of the Code by knowingly creating and causing the cre- ation of false and fraudulent documents for the purpose of obstructing and impeding respondent’s examinations of petitioner and of Duncan & Associates with respect to their respective taxable years 1990 and 1991 and for the purpose of concealing from respondent the falsity of petitioner’s return for each of his taxable years 1990 and 1991 and of Duncan & Associates’ return for each such year. On March 31, 1998, petitioner entered into a plea agreement with the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, in which petitioner pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing and impeding the due administration of the Code in violation of section 7212(a).3 3Sec. 7212(a) provides: SEC. 7212. ATTEMPTS TO INTERFERE WITH ADMINISTRATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS. (a) Corrupt or Forcible Interference.–-Whoever (continued...)Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
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