- 3 - total amounts of $83,216 and $89,197 for 1999 and 2000, respectively, with respect to the tax adjustments relating to the three trusts, the gain on the sale of petitioners’ residence, and the donation of the van. FINDINGS OF FACT Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found. At the time the petition was filed, petitioners resided in Gilroy, California. Petitioners’ Residence In 1972, petitioners purchased for $45,000 a residence located in San Jose, California. In 2000, petitioners sold the residence for $790,000. Set forth in the schedule below is a list of various categories of improvements that petitioners claim they made on their residence prior to its sale in 2000, the total improvement costs petitioners claim they incurred in each category, and the improvement costs relating to each category that respondent has allowed. Costs Petitioners Respondent Category of Improvement Claim Has Allowed Residence $ 28,000 $28,000 Swimming pool 38,515 6,245 Second story addition 60,000 16,665 Interior remodeling 114,500 1,022 Exterior 43,191 3,527 Alarm 1,864 825 Total $286,070 $56,284Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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