- 2 - dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction for the tax year 1997, on the ground that the only liability for 1997 is a frivolous return penalty under section 6702. Background At the time the petition was filed, petitioners resided in Little Rock, Arkansas. Jason Henderson (petitioner) filed a Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, for 1997. Petitioner checked the box “single” as his filing status. Petitioner entered zeros on most of the return. He reported wages, salaries, tips, etc., of zero, total income of zero, adjusted gross income of zero, total income of zero, taxable income of zero, and total tax of zero. Petitioner reported Federal income tax withholdings of $1,7402 and sought a refund of taxes in that amount. Attached to the return, petitioner submitted two Forms W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, for 1997. The first, from “Burns Intl Security Services”, indicates that petitioner earned wages, tips, etc., of $17,006 and that Federal income tax of $1,726 was withheld. The second, from “DFAS”, indicates that petitioner earned wages, tips, etc., of $135 and that Federal income tax of $14 was withheld. Also attached to the return was a two-page typed form containing various tax protester arguments. Petitioner filled in 2 All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
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