Legal Opinion

Kuykendall v. Comm'r

United States Tax Court

Decided September 25, 2007No. 16232-06LPublishedCited by 19 opinions

R mailed a notice of deficiency to Ps' last known address, but Ps did not receive it because they had moved. During a subsequent examination of their 2000 return, Ps were informed that a notice of deficiency for 1999 had been sent to them. At Ps' request, the examiner faxed a copy of the 1999 notice of deficiency to them that day, when only 12 days remained in the 90-day period within which to petition this Court. Ps did not petition this Court.

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R mailed a notice of deficiency to Ps' last known address, but Ps did not receive it because they had moved. During a subsequent examination of their 2000 return, Ps were informed that a notice of deficiency for 1999 had been sent to them. At Ps' request, the examiner faxed a copy of the 1999 notice of deficiency to them that day, when only 12 days remained in the 90-day period within which to petition this Court. Ps did not petition this Court. R then issued a final notice of intent to levy with respect to 1999. In response, Ps requested a sec. 6330, I.R.C., hearing. R's Appeals Office…

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Haines, Judge:

This case is before the Court on respondent’s motion for summary judgment filed pursuant to Rule 121.1 Respondent’s motion argues that petitioners were statutorily barred from challenging the existence or amount of the underlying tax liability in their section 6330 hearing because they had received a notice of deficiency, and therefore, they are barred from challenging the liability before this Court.

Background

Petitioners, Alan Lee and Debi Marie Kuykendall (husband and wife), resided in Middletown, California, at the time the petition was filed.

Ms. Kuykendall was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sego v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 2000
  2. Sundstrand Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  3. Sundstrand Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1992
  4. Naftel v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1985
  5. Florida Peach Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1988

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3Cited by19 opinions

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