- 7 - $14,396 for labor. Petitioners subtracted $28,067 from $17,995 of income and reported a loss of $10,072 for that activity. OPINION A. Whether Petitioners May Deduct Losses From Western in 1999, 2000, and 2001 1. Petitioners’ Contentions and Background Petitioners contend that (1) they properly elected S corporation status for Western, (2) Western was an S corporation, (3) they substantiated the losses they deducted, (4) respondent erroneously determined before 1999 that Western’s S corporation election was invalid, and (5) they may deduct Western’s losses for 1999, 2000, and 2001.4 We disagree. An election of a corporation to be an S corporation under sections 1361(a) and 1362(a)(1) must be complete, properly filed, and made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Sec. 1377(c); Pestcoe v. Commissioner, 40 T.C. 195, 197 (1963). A corporation electing S corporation status must file a properly completed Form 2553 containing the information required by that form. Sec. 1.1362-6, Income Tax Regs. 4 Respondent’s determination is presumed to be correct and petitioners bear the burden of proof on all issues in this case. See Rule 142(a)(1); Welch v. Helvering, 290 U.S. 111, 115 (1933). Petitioners do not contend that respondent bears the burden of proof under sec. 7491(a). However, respondent bears the burden of production under sec. 7491(c) as to the accuracy-related penalty under sec. 6662(a).Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Next
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