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          Petitioners ultimately settled the deficiency proceeding by                 
          agreeing to a deficiency in tax of $13,914 plus an addition to              
          tax under section 6651(a)(1) of $3,478.50.  A decision was                  
          entered on October 20, 1997, reflecting the foregoing agreement.            
          The deficiency and addition to tax, plus interest of $10,457.90,            
          were assessed on December 29, 1997 (examination assessment).                
               On August 29, 2000, respondent filed a notice of Federal tax           
          lien with the Clerk of Superior Court in Fulton County, Georgia.            
          The notice of Federal tax lien was issued with respect to                   
          petitioners’ income tax liabilities for the years 1985, 1991,               
          1997, and 1998.  With respect to 1991, the Notice of Federal Tax            
          Lien indicated an unpaid balance of $22,227.91.  On September 1,            
          2000, respondent mailed to petitioners a Notice of Federal Tax              
          Lien Filing and Your Right to a Hearing Under IRC 6320.                     
               On October 5, 2000, petitioners filed with respondent a Form           
          12153, Request for a Collection Due Process Hearing.  On the Form           
          12153, petitioners alleged as grounds for relief: (1) “IRS                  
          assessed taxes after the date a petition for discharge filed”;              
          (2) “IRS mailed Notice of Deficiency to wrong address”; (3) “The            
          statute of limitation for collection has ended”; and (4)                    
          “Agreement was reached in Tax Court”.  Petitioners did not raise            
          any spousal defenses or offer collection alternatives.  A face-             
          to-face meeting was scheduled between petitioners and a                     
          settlement officer of respondent for November 19, 2001.                     






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