Opinion
19551-18
11-24-2021
Brian Mercer & Beverly Mercer Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent
ORDER
Tamara W. Ashford, Judge
On November 19 and 23, 2021, pursuant to the Court's August 25, 2021, Order, respondent and each petitioner respectively filed a Status Report, apprising the Court of the then present status of this case. Respondent reports that on November 18, 2021, he (1) received computations for 2014 to account for the Internal Revenue Service's Cincinnati Centralized Innocent Spouse Organization determination and (2) forwarded those computations to each petitioner's counsel. Respondent further reports that counsel for petitioner Beverly Mercer forwarded additional documentation to him regarding Mrs. Mercer's 2015 "married filing separate" liability; he is reviewing those documents and will endeavor to resolve the remaining issues within the next few weeks. Petitioner Brian Mercer reports that he is simply waiting for respondent and Mrs. Mercer to resolve her innocent spouse claim and her separate liability and to prepare the necessary decision documents. Petitioner Beverly Mercer reports that she agrees with respondent's status report. Upon due consideration, it is hereby
ORDERED that the parties shall, on or before January 24, 2022, 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.