Bidyut K. Bhattacharyya and Diana T. Bhattacharyya - Page 21

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               B.   Distributions From Plan 15105 and Plan 15106                      
               Petitioners did not report any distributions made from Plan            
          15105 or Plan 15106 on their Federal income tax return.  However,           
          petitioners received Forms 1099-R from Fidelity Institutional,              
          which reflected:  (1) An offsetting distribution of $15,552 was             
          made from Plan 15105 in satisfaction of petitioner’s loan from              
          Plan 15105; (2) petitioner made employee contributions to Plan              
          15105 totaling $1,109; (3) due to the employee contributions, the           
          taxable amount of the offsetting distribution from Plan 15105 was           
          $14,443; (4) an offsetting distribution of $30,623 was made from            
          Plan 15106 in satisfaction of petitioner’s loan from Plan 15106;            
          and (5) petitioner made no employee contributions to Plan 15106.            
          The parties stipulated the accuracy of the Forms 1099-R, and no             
          evidence in the record contradicts the Forms 1099-R.  This                  
          evidence is sufficient for respondent to meet his burden of                 
          proof.  Therefore, we find that $14,443 and $30,623 of the                  
          offsetting distributions from Plan 15105 and Plan 15106,                    
          respectively, are included in petitioners’ gross income.11                  
               C.   IRA Rollovers and Distributions                                   
               In general, distributions from an IRA are included gross               
          income in the year received.  Sec. 408(d)(1).  A distribution to            


               11  Petitioners did not introduce evidence to contradict the           
          Forms 1099-R, nor did they address the distributions on brief.              
          We find that petitioners abandoned any argument that the                    
          offsetting distributions are not included in their gross income.            




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