- 3 - (1) Whether the notice of deficiency is valid; (2) whether petitioner was a statutory employee of Technology Integration Group (TIG) for his 2000 taxable year; (3) whether petitioner is entitled to a deduction of $5,253 for automobile expenses he incurred in 2000; (4) whether petitioner is entitled to a deduction of $5,195 for loan interest that he allegedly paid to his mother in 2000; (5) whether petitioner is entitled to a deduction of $1,750 for fees he allegedly paid to his mother for accounting, tax preparation, and representation services performed in 2000; (6) whether petitioner is entitled to $659 for cost of goods sold in 2000; (7) whether petitioner is entitled to a deduction for $1,689.65 in legal fees and costs incurred in 2000. FINDINGS OF FACT Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found. The stipulations of the parties, with accompanying exhibits, are incorporated herein by this reference. At the time the petition was filed, petitioner resided in Round Rock, Texas. 2(...continued) 00305 (S.D. Cal. filed Feb. 25, 1997), in the amount of $5,911.65. Petitioner conceded that if it is ultimately determined that the Tax Court has jurisdiction over the instant case, then $10,157 that petitioner claimed as attorney fees for Colvin v. Pennant Village Homeowners Association, No. 96-CV-01654 (S.D. Cal. filed Sept. 23, 1996), on Schedule A, Itemized Deductions, as a miscellaneous expense is a nondeductible personal expense.Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 10, 2007