Alfred A. Diffee, Jr. and Norma J. Diffee - Page 11




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          taxes and the FICA tax.  Officer Clark computed petitioners’ FICA           
          tax from Mrs. Diffee’s earnings statement for the first 16 weeks            
          of 2006.                                                                    
               Finally, Officer Clark decreased petitioners’ health care              
          expense.  His decision was based on several factors.  First,                
          petitioners did not provide Officer Clark with any documentation            
          or explanation regarding the $700 health care expense claimed on            
          the Form 433-A.  Second, petitioners did not claim any itemized             
          deductions for medical expenses on their Federal income tax                 
          return for 2005.  Because petitioners failed to present any                 
          evidence of Mr. Diffee’s medical condition during the section               
          6330 hearing, Officer Clark did not abuse his discretion by                 
          reducing petitioners’ health care expense.                                  
               The record discloses that Officer Clark adjusted his                   
          calculations based on information he received from petitioners.             
          During a conference with petitioners’ representative, Officer               
          Clark agreed to increase petitioners’ expense by $500 per month             
          for Mrs. Diffee’s meals on the road.  This allowance reduced                
          petitioners’ monthly payment under the installment agreement to             
          $1,877.8  However, petitioners refused Officer Clark’s proposed             
          changes to their installment agreement and requested that he                
          issue the determination letter.                                             


               8Officer Clark originally proposed a monthly payment of                
          $2,377.                                                                     






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