Robert and Kimberly Broz v. Commissioner

Kroupa, Judge:

Respondent determined over $16 million of deficiencies 1 in petitioners’ Federal income tax for 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 (years at issue). Respondent also determined that petitioners were liable for accuracy-related penalties of $563,042 for 1998, $386,489 for 1999, and $591,213 for 2000.

After concessions, 2 we are asked to decide several issues, many of which present questions of first impression as they relate to the ever-evolving cellular phone industry. We must first decide a procedural issue, whether respondent is bound by equitable estoppel to a settlement offer…