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          under section 6651(a)(1) and (2),1 and estimated tax additions to           
          tax under section 6654 for 1991-97 as follows:                              
                                           Additions to Tax                           
                            Sec.         Sec.       Sec.                              
                Year   Deficiency    6651(a)(1) 6651(a)(2)      6654                  
                1991    $28,490        $7,123         no       $1,628                 
                1992     31,638        7,910          no        1,380                 
                1993     38,905         9,726         no        1,630                 
                1994     55,193        13,798         no        2,864                 
                1994     53,544        13,386         no        2,903                 
                1996     58,938        13,261        yes1       3,137                 
                1997     63,330        14,249        yes1       3,388                 
                1Sec. 6651(a)(2) provides for an addition to tax                      
                of 0.5 percent per month until payment, not to exceed                 
                25 percent.                                                           

               Respondent concedes that petitioner is not liable for the              
          addition to tax under section 6651(a)(2) for 1996-97.  The issues           
          remaining to be decided are:                                                
               1.  Whether the notice of deficiency is invalid because                
          respondent did not prepare a substitute for return for each of              
          the years at issue; and                                                     
               2.  if the notice of deficiency is valid, then                         
                    (a) whether respondent properly reconstructed                     
          petitioner’s business income using the bank deposits method; and            
                    (b) whether petitioner is liable for the additions to             
          tax under sections 6651(a)(1) and 6654.                                     

               1Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code in                
          effect for the years at issue, and Rule references are to the Tax           
          Court Rules of Practice and Procedure.  Amounts are rounded to              
          the nearest dollar.                                                         




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