- 5 - hearing settlement officer determined to delay until after June 24, 2005, the filing of a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to the Gazis’ unpaid liabilities for 1983 through 1989 in order to allow Mr. Gazi an opportunity to give the Internal Revenue Service a mortgage on certain property with respect to such liabilities in lieu of respondent’s filing a notice of Federal tax lien. On June 29, 2005, the revenue officer made the following entry in the “integrated collection system history transcript”: Received fax from POA [Ms. Ciraolo] with the property listings that they will use to secure the mortgage as an alternative to filing the NFTL. At this time they are working to obtain title searches and appraisals to determine the equity in each property. The date given by Appeals to get this done was 06/24/05 but this is not possible as the process will take some time. Extending time through July 10, 2005. [Reproduced literally.] On July 20, 2005, the revenue officer spoke with Ms. Ciraolo and informed her that respondent had decided not to accept from Mr. Gazi a mortgage on certain property in lieu of respondent’s filing a notice of Federal tax lien. During that conversation, the revenue officer also informed Ms. Ciraolo that respondent would consider an offer by Mr. Gazi to post a bond with respect to the Gazis’ unpaid liabilities for 1983 through 1989 in lieu of filing a notice of Federal tax lien. On July 28, 2005, the Court issued its Memorandum Findings of Fact and Opinion in the Gazis’ Tax Court case (July 28, 2005Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: March 27, 2008