-8- 2. Frey ..................... 289 3. Schaffel ................... 290 4. Schnitzer/PMS ................. 291 5. Loans to Ballard ............... 292 6. Ballard’s Disclosures to Goldman Sachs .... 292 7. Kanters’s Letters to the Ballard and Lisle Children ................... 293 H. Conclusion and Schedule of Income Adjustments ... 295 ISSUE II. Whether Kanter and Ballard Are Liable for Additions to Tax for Fraud ............ 298 OPINION A. Failure To Report Substantial Amounts of Income .. 300 B. Concealment of the True Nature of the Income and the Identity of the Earners of the Income ..... 301 C. Use of Sham, Conduit, and Nominee Entities .... 301 D. Reporting Kanter’s and Ballard’s Income on IRA’s and THC’s Tax Returns ............... 302 E. Commingling of Kanter’s and Ballard’s Income With Funds Belonging to Others ............. 303 F. Phony Loans .................... 303 G. False and Misleading Documents .......... 304 H. Failure to Cooperate During the Examination Process 304 I. Conclusion .................... 306 ISSUE III. Whether Commitment Fees Paid to Century Industries, Ltd., During 1981 to 1984 and 1986 are Includable in Kanter’s Income ........ 307 FINDINGS OF FACT OPINION A. The Parties’ Arguments .............. 316 B. TEFRA Partnership Provisions ........... 317 C. The STJ Report .................. 318 D. Analysis ..................... 319 ISSUE IV. Whether Kanter Received Unreported Income From Hi-Chicago Trust During 1981 to 1983 ....... 324 FINDINGS OF FACT OPINION A. The Assignment of Income Doctrine ......... 326 B. The Parties’ Arguments .............. 327 C. Analysis ..................... 327 ISSUE V. Whether Kanter Is Taxable on Income Attributed to the Bea Ritch Trusts for 1986 and 1987 ..... 330 FINDINGS OF FACT A. The Bea Ritch Trusts ............... 330 B. Oyster Bay Associates Partnership ......... 332Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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