Bidyut K. Bhattacharyya and Diana T. Bhattacharyya - Page 7

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               On December 11, 2000, petitioner transferred 815 shares of             
          Intel stock from his Fidelity IRA into his US Bancorp IRA.  On              
          December 22, 2000, the Intel stock was sold, and petitioner was             
          issued a check for $27,000.                                                 
               US Bancorp issued petitioner a Form 1099-R with respect to             
          his US Bancorp IRA for 2000.  The Form 1099-R reflected the                 
          distributions of $500,000 and $62,930, and the check for $27,000,           
          for total distributions of $589,930.                                        
          D.   Petitioners’ 1999 Federal Income Tax Return                            
               Petitioners filed a joint Federal income tax return for 1999           
          on June 18, 2003.3  Petitioners reported adjusted gross income of           
          $564,156, itemized deductions of $427,211, a total tax of                   
          $33,735, an overpayment of tax of $116,498.  Petitioners                    
          requested a refund of $105,228 and that $11,270 be applied to               
          their estimated tax for 2000.  Petitioners’ 1999 tax return did             
          not include a Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax--Individuals.              
               Respondent examined petitioners’ 1999 tax year and                     
          determined that petitioners were not entitled to a refund or                
          estimated tax credit and were liable for alternative minimum tax            
          of $105,616.  On November 17, 2003, respondent assessed                     
          additional tax of $105,616 and interest of $33,935.  The                    
          Certificate of Official Record for petitioners’ 1999 tax year               



               3  Petitioners’ 1999 tax year is not at issue.                         




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