- 6 - 6673(a)(1), and we again warned petitioner of the risk he would assume by pursuing frivolous arguments. This is not the first time that petitioner has made frivolous arguments in this Court. In two consolidated cases involving petitioner’s 1994-2001 taxable years decided after this case was heard, this Court imposed on petitioner a penalty of $3,000 under section 6673 for instituting proceedings based upon a frivolous position.8 See Wheeler v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2006-109. Discussion I. Validity of the Notice of Deficiency Petitioner did not offer any testimony or argument at trial regarding most of the assignments of error in the petition.9 Petitioner argued only that the notice of deficiency was not statutory and, therefore, was invalid. Specifically, petitioner 8In Wheeler v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2006-109, petitioner argued, for example, that notices of deficiency were not valid, that he is not an individual required to pay an income tax, and that there is no law requiring him to file an income tax return. 9The assignments of error in the petition pertaining to respondent’s income adjustments and deficiency determination, including allegations that petitioner was not required to file a tax return for 2003 and that the requirement to file a tax return is in violation of the Paperwork Reduction Act, are contrary to well-established law. “We perceive no need to refute these arguments with somber reasoning and copious citation of precedent; to do so might suggest that these arguments have some colorable merit.” Crain v. Commissioner, 737 F.2d 1417, 1417 (5th Cir. 1984). Moreover, many of petitioner’s assignments of error duplicate those he made in an earlier case, and this Court has already rejected them. See Wheeler v. Commissioner, supra.Page: 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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