Janet H. Krasner, Petitioner, and Paul Krasner , Intervenor - Page 24

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          provided the responses indicated to the following questions with            
          respect to the filing of the 1998 joint return:                             
               2. If you are requesting relief from tax reported on                   
               the original return:                                                   
                    a.   Did you review the tax return before signing                 
                    it?                                                               
                         Never saw the 1998 tax return                                
                    b. At the time you signed the return, were you                    
                    aware there was a balance due IRS?  Please explain                
                    in detail.                                                        
                         Never signed the 1998 tax return                             
               In response to questions in petitioner’s Form 886-A relating           
          to the preparation of the 1998 joint return, petitioner stated              
          that (1) she was not involved in the preparation of that return,            
          (2) she did not know the extent of her husband’s involvement in             
          the preparation of that return, (3) her husband’s accountant                
          prepared that return, and (4) she did not assist, sort, or                  
          provide any information necessary in the preparation of that                
          return.  Petitioner also stated in petitioner’s Form 886-A that             
          the “CPA prepared the tax return.  I don’t know who was there at            
          the signing as I never saw or signed the tax return.”                       
               In petitioner’s Form 886-A, petitioner provided the re-                
          sponses indicated to the following questions with respect to the            
          respective educational levels and work experience of petitioner             
          and Mr. Krasner:                                                            
               4.   What was the education level of you and your                      
               spouse for the year you are requesting relief?                         





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