Estate of Algerine Allen Smith, Deceased, James Allen Smith, Executor - Page 12

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          Section 6512(b)(1)6 confers our overpayment jurisdiction in cases           
          that are properly before the Court pursuant to our deficiency               
          jurisdiction.7  The pertinent part of section 6512(b)(1) provides           


               6Sec. 6512(b)(1) provides:                                             
                    SEC. 6512(b).  Overpayment Determined by Tax                      
               Court.--                                                               
                    (1) Jurisdiction to determine.--Except as provided                
               by paragraph (3) and by section 7463, if the Tax Court                 
               finds that there is no deficiency and further finds                    
               that the taxpayer has made an overpayment of income tax                
               for the same taxable year, of gift tax for the same                    
               calendar year or calendar quarter, of estate tax in                    
               respect of the taxable estate of the same decedent, or                 
               of tax imposed by chapter 41, 42, 43, or 44 with                       
               respect to any act (or failure to act) to which such                   
               petition relates for the same taxable period, in                       
               respect of which the Secretary determined the                          
               deficiency, or finds that there is a deficiency but                    
               that the taxpayer has made an overpayment of such tax,                 
               the Tax Court shall have jurisdiction to determine the                 
               amount of such overpayment, and such amount shall, when                
               the decision of the Tax Court has become final, be                     
               credited or refunded to the taxpayer.  If a notice of                  
               appeal in respect of the decision of the Tax Court is                  
               filed under section 7483, the Secretary is authorized                  
               to refund or credit the overpayment determined by the                  
               Tax Court to the extent the overpayment is not                         
               contested on appeal.                                                   
               7As we have previously stated:                                         
               Overpayment jurisdiction depends on whether we have                    
               jurisdiction to find that “there is no deficiency” or                  
               “that there is a deficiency.”  Barton v. Commissioner,                 
               97 T.C. 548, 552 (1991).  Respondent has issued a                      
               notice of deficiency containing a determination that                   
               petitioner is liable for deficiencies in income tax for                
               1988 through 1991.  Petitioner filed a timely petition.                
               Therefore, we have jurisdiction and are required to                    
               find that there either is or is not a deficiency for                   
               each of the years 1988 through 1991.  Estate of                        
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