- 6 - informed petitioner that if he did not participate, a determination would be made on the basis of the administrative record. Petitioner did not participate in the telephone conference and made no attempt to reschedule. On October 20, 2004, respondent sent petitioner a letter advising him that a determination would be made by November 12, 2004. Respondent requested that petitioner submit any additional documentation that he wished considered in making the determination. Petitioner sent respondent a letter on October 27, 2004, again requesting a face-to-face hearing. Petitioner stated that a telephone conference was unacceptable because “Documents cannot be produced over the telephone, nor can an accurate record of such a meeting.” Petitioner did not raise any additional arguments in the letter. Petitioner did not provide respondent with any additional documentation to consider before making the determination. On December 28, 2004, respondent sent petitioner a Notice of Determination Concerning Collection Actions Under Section 6320 and/or 6330 with respect to the years in issue. In the notice of determination, respondent states: A review of the administrative file indicates that statutory and administrative requirements that needed to be met with respect to the filing of the Notice of Federal Tax Lien were in fact met in this case. * * * * * * *Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
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