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               For the reasons stated below, we hold that the notice of               
          deficiency was timely as to the 1995 and 1996 tax years because             
          it was issued within the 6-year period of limitations provided in           
          section 6501(e)(1)(A).  We further hold that the premature                  
          assessment of deficiencies for 1995, 1996, and 1997 and                     
          subsequent abatement of those assessments does not bar respondent           
          from reassessing those deficiencies.                                        
                                     Background                                       
               The parties submitted these cases fully stipulated, pursuant           
          to Rule 122.  The stipulation of facts, supplemental stipulation            
          of facts, and the attached exhibits are incorporated herein by              
          this reference.                                                             
               Petitioners are Thomas E. and Sara Anne Connell                        
          (petitioners) and four trusts, The Connell Business Co., The                
          Connell Family Trust, The Connell Vehicle Co., and The Connell              
          Vehicle Co. #101 (collectively, petitioner trusts).  At the time            
          they filed their petitions, petitioners resided in Dayton, Ohio,            
          and the petitioner trusts’ addresses were in Dayton, Ohio.                  


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          petitioners have not met their burden of proving that they have             
          met the requirements of sec. 7491(a).  See H. Conf. Rept.                   
          105-599, at 239 (1998), 1998-3 C.B. 747, 993; S. Rept. 105-174,             
          at 45 (1998), 1998-3 C.B. 537, 581.  For example, there is no               
          competent evidence establishing that petitioners cooperated                 
          within the meaning of sec. 7491(a)(2)(B).  In any event, the                
          results we reach with respect to petitioners’ estoppel,                     
          admission, and res judicata claims do not depend upon the                   
          allocation of the burden of proof.                                          





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