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          to his 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 taxable           
          years.  Petitioner resided in New York, New York, when his                  
          petition was filed.3                                                        
               By letter dated July 26, 2004, respondent contacted                    
          petitioner to schedule a meeting for August 16, 2004, to discuss            
          a stipulation of facts in this case.  By letter dated August 10,            
          2004, petitioner informed respondent that he would be unable to             
          attend the scheduled meeting due to physical injuries received              
          during the previous month.  Petitioner also stated that he had              
          begun gathering documentation for his case and needed respondent            
          to send him copies of his tax returns because petitioner’s copies           
          were “in storage”.  By letter dated October 8, 2004, respondent             
          rescheduled the meeting for November 10, 2004.  Petitioner                  
          canceled the November 10, 2004, meeting by a telephone call to              
          respondent.  Respondent rescheduled the meeting for December 3,             
          2004, and sent petitioner copies of his 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998,             

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          determination that respondent could proceed to collect by levy              
          petitioner’s unpaid income tax liabilities.  One of petitioner’s            
          arguments in support of his claim that he does not owe the                  
          liabilities is that he was an employee, and his employers should            
          have withheld income tax from his wages.  Petitioner apparently             
          checked the employment status redetermination box because of this           
          argument.  For reasons stated in this opinion, we do not                    
          separately address petitioner’s argument.                                   
               3Petitioner alleges that the unpaid income tax liabilities             
          are the responsibility of his various employers throughout the              
          years in question.  Petitioner also alleges that his 1992 and               
          1993 income tax liabilities were discharged in a ch. 7 bankruptcy           
          proceeding on Dec. 7, 1993.                                                 





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