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          petitioner of April 27, 2004.  Respondent, therefore, sustained             
          the burden of establishing that the return was not filed timely.            
          Petitioner has the burden of proving that his failure to file               
          timely was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful                   
          neglect.  Sec. 6651(a)(1); Higbee v. Commissioner, 116 T.C. 438,            
          446-447 (2001).  Petitioner presented no evidence on the issue.             
          The Court sustains respondent on this issue.                                
               Reviewed and adopted as the report of the Small Tax Case               
          Division.                                                                   


          Decision will be entered                                                    
          for respondent.                                                             
























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