Opinion
24481-21
08-17-2022
KIM A. KERSTEN & REBECCA O. KERSTEN Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Mark V. Holmes, Judge.
This case is on the Court's September 12, 2022 trial calendar for San Francisco, California. The issue is this case involves substantiation of Schedule C expenses. Respondent believes that the case is susceptible of settlement by the Independent Office of Appeals and moved on August 11, 2022 to continue the case. Petitioners' counsel is not opposed, so it is
ORDERED that Respondent's August 11, 2022 motion for a continuance is granted in that this case is stricken from the Court's September 12, 2022 trial calendar for San Francisco, California. It is also
ORDERED that this division of the Court retains jurisdiction over this case. It is also
ORDERED that on or before December 16, 2022 the parties shall file decision documents or file a joint status report describing their progress at IRS Appeals toward settlement or a narrowing of the issues to be tried.