Opinion
22979-19
02-15-2022
Usman A. Razzaq Petitioner v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent
ORDER
Mark V. Holmes, Judge
This case was on the Court's May 24, 2021 trial calendar for New York City and arises from the 2013 and 2015 tax years. The parties recently reported a slowdown in progress, so we spoke with them on February 15, 2022. The key seems to be the completion of informal discovery. This depends on Mr. Razzaq's retrieval of his Chase bank account statements and proof of his payments to workers. These payment records were in the custody of a defunct company, but Mr. Razzaq said he has asked the man who has access to the storage facility where they are now. The parties need to work to get these documents, and the Court accepts Mr. Razzaq's promise to get this wrapped up in a month. (If not, there is a possiblity of third-party subpoena practice.) The case needs to move forward, but this is a reasonable plan so it is
ORDERED that on or before March 30, 2022 respondent file a status report describing the completion of informal discovery and a timeline to resolving this case.