- 4 - statements had inaccuracies. Specifically, he did not understand the instances when “N/A” appeared in the “YTD Amount” or “YTD 1099" column. Both he and Mrs. Hall attempted to contact ARL on several occasions for explanations; however, they were unsuccessful. Mr. Hall described these efforts to the Court: During the course of the year, I had the pleasure to call ARL constantly and question them about the figures on the bottom of the settlement. The woman said okay, we’ll try to get it straight. We’ll straighten it out. * * * * * * * I couldn’t make heads or tails just looking at their paperwork that they * * * [were] giving me a true figure because I had inquired to these people over and over that my statements didn’t look right. The figures wouldn’t match. I was asking them for help to figure out their own paperwork, and the woman there told me that she would try to figure it out. Don’t worry about it. It will be corrected. Just keep on trucking. I was being honest with them, and I was hoping that they were being honest with me. * * * * * * * When the figures did show up, I thought it was corrected. I took it at face value that the figures were correct. Petitioners eventually lost faith in ARL. Mr. Hall left the company in December 2000 to pursue more local trucking work with a different company. Petitioners filed their 2000 Federal income tax return timely. On Schedule C, they reported $47,773 in gross receipts or sales from Mr. Hall’s activity as a truck driver. This amountPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
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