T.C. Memo. 2007-157 UNITED STATES TAX COURT GARY LEE COLVIN, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent Docket No. 16557-04. Filed June 19, 2007. R disallowed a majority of P’s claimed business expense deductions for 2000, due to a lack of substantiation, and determined a deficiency. R mailed the notice of deficiency to four separate addresses. Each notice was returned to R. P claimed that he was a statutory employee pursuant to sec. 3121(d), I.R.C., for 2000. Held: The notice of deficiency is valid as petitioner received actual notice of the deficiency without prejudicial delay and filed timely a petition. Held, further, P was not a statutory employee for 2000. Held, further, The majority of R’s deficiency determinations are sustained. P failed to meet the substantiation requirements of sec. 162, I.R.C., and where applicable, sec. 274, I.R.C., for most of the deductions, or portions thereof, that R disallowed.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 10, 2007