2002 Tax Ct. Summary LEXIS 77">*77 PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 7463(b), THIS OPINION MAY NOT BE TREATED AS PRECEDENT FOR ANY OTHER CASE.
COUVILLION, Special Trial Judge: This case was heard pursuant to section 7463 in effect2002 Tax Ct. Summary LEXIS 77">*78 at the time the petition was filed.1 The decision to be entered is not reviewable by any other court, and this opinion should not be cited as authority.
Respondent, in a notice of deficiency, determined against petitioner the following deficiencies in Federal income taxes and additions to tax for the years indicated:
Addition to Tax
Year Deficiency
1994 $ 3,154 $ 388.00
1995 3,116 419.00
1996 2,486 390.75
1998 2,359 304.25
[3] In a written stipulation filed by the parties, petitioner conceded all the adjustments in the notice of deficiency, except the additions to tax under
At the time this case was called from the calendar at the opening of the trial session, petitioner appeared. At that time, she and counsel for respondent executed the stipulation referred to. However, petitioner failed to appear at the time scheduled for trial of her case. The sole evidence presented to the Court in support of petitioner's case is the stipulation referred to above. Accordingly, the Court decides the merits of petitioner's case on such record. As noted above, petitioner conceded all the adjustments in the notice of deficiency, except for the
The first issue is whether petitioner2002 Tax Ct. Summary LEXIS 77">*80 is liable for the addition to tax under
The next issue is petitioner's claim to deductions for trade or business expenses incurred in a dog breeding activity. No evidence was presented at trial with respect to this issue, nor does the stipulation of facts contain any factual information regarding this claimed activity. Since petitioner did not file tax returns for the years at issue, and since there is no factual agreement in the stipulation with regard to2002 Tax Ct. Summary LEXIS 77">*81 this activity, the Court holds that petitioner is not entitled to deductions for a trade or business activity for any of the years at issue. Respondent is sustained on this issue.
Reviewed and adopted as the report of the Small Tax Case Division.
Decision will be entered for respondent.
1. Unless otherwise indicated, subsequent section references are to the Internal Revenue Code in effect for the years at issue.↩