- 4 - Belle Vie bank accounts. Petitioner also received tips from her work at La Belle Vie during 1999, 2000, and 2001. Petitioner’s Banking and Investment Accounts During 1999, 2000, and 2001, petitioner maintained bank accounts at both Key Bank and U.S. Bank. She maintained two checking accounts at Key Bank in her own name. Petitioner maintained a checking account at U.S. Bank under “La Belle Vie” and a money market account under “Elizabeth T. Lai Sole Prop La Belle Vie”. Petitioner used the Key Bank accounts as her personal accounts and the U.S. Bank accounts as her business accounts. Petitioner deposited and withdrew money from her personal accounts at Key Bank as follows: Year Cash Deposits Total Deposits Withdrawals 1999 $85,590.88 $113,766.37 $116,275.50 2000 63,300.00 94,096.74 95,728.48 2001 112,800.00 151,145.22 135,502.02 Petitioner’s withdrawals from her personal accounts at Key Bank included payments for home and car loans, utilities, clothes, and other personal expenditures. Petitioner’s Purchase of a Cashier’s Check in 2000 On September 29, 2000, petitioner used cash to purchase a cashier’s check of $55,204 from U.S. Bank. Petitioner did not withdraw the $55,204 that she used to purchase the cashier’s check from any of her personal or business accounts. PetitionerPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 10, 2007