-52- 9071, 9085. Kanter and his law firm provided legal services to IRA. Gallenberger, Transcr. at 1990. From 1976 through 1980, Schott, Weisgal, and Patricia Grogan (Grogan) served as IRA’s directors. Exh. 4. Grogan was an accountant who began working at Kanter’s law firm in the mid- 1970s. Grogan, Transcr. at 1395-1396. From 1981 through 1989, Freeman served as IRA’s director. Exhs. 4, 9071. Ballard and Lisle were never shareholders, officers, directors, or employees of IRA. Exh. 4. However, in December 1981, IRA issued a check to Ballard in the amount of $12,500–-an amount identified in the memo section of the check as a director’s fee. Exh. 3007. Ballard cashed the check, and IRA deducted the payment as a director’s fee on its 1981 tax return. Id.; Ballard, Transcr. at 218; Exhs. 14, 9071. d. IRA’s Subsidiaries IRA owned, from time to time, controlling interests in several subsidiary corporations. These subsidiary corporations included Brickell Enterprises, Inc., Cedilla Co., Cedilla Investment Co., IRA Florida Apartments, Inc., KWJ Corp., Zeus Ventures (Zeus),28 Carlco, Inc. (Carlco), TMT, Inc. (TMT), and BWK, Inc. (BWK). Carlco, TMT, and BWK are discussed in 28 Zeus Ventures (Zeus), is discussed with regard to the Frey transactions described infra pp. 91-107.Page: Previous 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 Next
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