Opinion
14060-20
08-03-2023
CRAIG LERMAN & MELISSA LERMAN, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Tamara W. Ashford, Judge
On August 2, 2023, pursuant to the Court's May 10, 2023, Order, respondent's counsel filed a Status Report, apprising the Court of the then present status of this case. Respondent's counsel reports that on August 1, 2023, he spoke to petitioners' counsel. Respondent's counsel further reports that he is not able to locate copies of certain QuickBooks files of petitioners, which files were sent to an Internal Revenue Service revenue agent by thumb drive. According to respondent's counsel, it is his understanding that petitioners' counsel currently has two of the six QuickBooks files helpful to petitioners' response to respondent's Branerton letter, and petitioners' counsel expects to be able to provide documents to respondent's counsel within 30 days. Finally, respondent's counsel reports that he intends to continue to work with petitioners' counsel to either resolve the case or alternatively prepare the case for trial. Upon due consideration, it is hereby
ORDERED that the parties shall, on or before November 1, 2023, electronically submit to the Court an agreed stipulated decision document or file status reports, separately or jointly, apprising the Court of the then present status of this case.