-3- shall refer to Mr. England in his capacity as In Touch’s TMP as petitioner. The parties tried and briefed the following issues: (1) Whether consulting fees, marketing expenses, professional fees, and startup expenditures claimed by In Touch on its 2000 return were properly accrued in 2000 and/or adequately substantiated; (2) whether promissory notes contributed to In Touch by its members are properly included in calculating the members’ bases in In Touch; and (3) whether promissory notes contributed to In Touch by its members are properly included in calculating each member’s at- risk amount under section 465(a). For reasons explained, infra, we decide only issue (1) in this opinion. FINDINGS OF FACT Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found. The stipulations of the parties are incorporated herein by this reference. Background In Touch is an Oklahoma limited liability company (LLC) that was organized and formed by Lloyd Gilbert, Mark Hanna, and DavidPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 10, 2007