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          Garden State Dev., Inc. v. Commissioner, 30 T.C. 135, 142 (1958);           
          Hulshart v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1955-231.                              
          B.  Constructive Dividends                                                  
               The heart of respondent’s imputation of income is that                 
          numerous ERG expenditures and transfers constitute constructive             
          dividends to the Bensons.  On the contrary, petitioners argue               
          that if the percentage of NPI’s ownership declared in the final             
          arbitration decision is considered, petitioners overpaid their              
          income tax liability.                                                       
               The Commissioner is authorized and has great latitude in               
          reconstructing income in accordance with any reasonable method              
          that accurately reflects actual income.  Secs. 446(b), 6001;                
          Petzoldt v. Commissioner, 92 T.C. 661, 687 (1989); Meneguzzo v.             
          Commissioner, 43 T.C. 824, 831 (1965); see Taglianetti v. United            
          States, 398 F.2d 558, 562 (1st Cir. 1968), affd. on other grounds           
          394 U.S. 316 (1969); Ramsey v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1980-59;            
          Bolton v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1975-373.  The reconstruction            
          of a taxpayer’s income need only be reasonable in light of the              
          surrounding facts and circumstances.  Giddio v. Commissioner, 54            
          T.C. 1530, 1533 (1970); Schroeder v. Commissioner, 40 T.C. 30, 33           
          (1963).  Furthermore, it is axiomatic that “The Commissioner and            
          the reviewing courts are permitted to fully examine any                     
          transaction to determine its economic and financial reality.”               
          Noble v. Commissioner, 368 F.2d 439, 443 (9th Cir. 1966), affg.             






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