Opinion
2337-22S
06-29-2023
DEMISSE K. ASFAW, DECEASED, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER OF DISMISSAL AND DECISION
Lewis R. Carluzzo, Chief Special Trial Judge.
For the reasons set forth in respondent's motion to dismiss for lack of prosecution, filed April 27, 2023, and supplemented on May 17, 2023, and because there has been no response from any party or other individual served with the Order to Show Cause, served May 23, 2023, it is
ORDERED that the above-referenced Order to Show Cause is made absolute. It is further
ORDERED that respondent's motion, as supplemented, is granted, and this case is dismissed upon the stated ground. It is further
ORDERED that, in addition to regular service on the parties, the Clerk of Court serve a copy of this Order on Tsion Demisse Kebede at 2719 S. 63rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19142. It is further
ORDERED and DECIDED that for 2018, there is a $8,327 deficiency in petitioner's Federal income tax, and petitioner is liable for a $1,665.40 I.R.C. Section 6662(a) penalty; and for 2019, there is a $468 deficiency in petitioner's Federal income tax, and petitioner is liable for a $93.60 I.R.C. Section 6662(a) penalty.