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          benefits of $7,964 and $8,192 which they received during the                
          respective years.                                                           
               On April 4, 2000, petitioners sent a letter to respondent              
          with respect to the examination of their tax returns.  The record           
          does not establish the taxable year(s) to which this letter                 
          pertained.  The letter stated:                                              
                    This letter is to inform you that according to IRC                
               section 6001, we have NEVER BEEN SERVED NOTICE by the                  
               SECRETARY.  The LAW says, we will be served notice by                  
               the Secretary as to such books, records, and documents                 
               that the LAW requires us to keep.  Not wanting to skip                 
               over the most important part of this LAW, but it                       
               clearly states that this LAW only applies to EVERY                     
               PERSON LIABLE FOR ANY TAX * * *                                        
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                    As to the authority to examine us, our research                   
               has shown that the only IR Code section that comes                     
               close to authorizing “some type of agent” to examine                   
               books and records is, IR Code section 7602.  Yet this                  
               IR Code section has NEVER been published in the Federal                
               Register under Title 26, only under Title 27.  This                    
               tells us that unless you are a Title 27 Agent (BATF),                  
               you do not have investigative authority.                               
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                    As to you telling us that we have a tax liability,                
               it just may not be correct, let us review how a tax                    
               liability is created.  According to the IR code, in                    
               order to determine liabilities, the Secretary must file                
               an assessment and furnish a copy to the taxpayer upon                  
               request.                                                               
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                    So pursuant to that section, please either furnish                
               us with such a record, or notify us that none has been                 
               made, pursuant to IR Code section 6201 or as a                         
               consequence of the Secretary not exercising IR Code                    
               section 6020(b).  Until such time that you furnish us a                





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