Joseph Solomon v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Tax Court which determined that the taxpayer, Joseph Solomon, was deficient in the payment of federal income taxes for the years 1969-72 in the amount of $50,068. The Tax Court also imposed a 50% civil fraud penalty of $25,031 against Solomon pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 6653(b). Solomon now appeals this decision by the Tax Court.

Joseph Solomon is a certified public accountant, who during the years 1969-72, was engaged in the business of rendering accounting, bookkeeping, tax preparation and other related services. Two of his clients during this period were…