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          XV.  Notices of Final Partnership Administrative Adjustment                 
               A.  SMP                                                                
               On January 24, 2003, respondent issued Notices of Final                
          Partnership Administrative Adjustment (FPAAs) to SMP for its                
          taxable years ended December 31, 1997 and 1998.                             
               For 1997, respondent disallowed SMP’s claimed long-term                
          capital loss of $147,486,000 on the 1997 sale of the $150 million           
          receivable.  Respondent also disallowed SMP’s claimed short-term            
          capital loss of $11,647,367 and long-term capital loss of                   
          $62,237,061 on the sales of its interests in Corona.  Respondent            
          determined instead that SMP recognized long-term capital gain of            
          $2,514,000 on the sale of the receivable, and short-term capital            
          gain of $198,941 and long-term capital gain of $1,034,809 on the            
          sales of its interests in Corona.74                                         
               Respondent determined that, pursuant to section 6662(h), the           
          40-percent accuracy-related penalty for gross valuation                     




               74 Respondent computed SMP’s short-term capital gain (STCG)            
          and long-term capital gain (LTCG) from the sales of its interests           
          in Corona as follows:                                                       
                                             STCG       LTCG        Total             
          Amount realized ($248,700 cash +                                            
          $1,220,050 note)              $236,763  $1,231,987  $1,468,750              
          Adjusted basis (($250,000 cash +                                            
          $0 basis in note)                                                           
          (94-percent interest))           37,822     197,178     235,000             
          Gain on sale of Corona interest   198,941   1,034,809   1,233,750           





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