Opinion
1674-20
03-23-2022
CHARLES JOSEPH VALENZA, JR., Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Tamara W. Ashford, Judge
On March 21, 2022, pursuant to the Court's January 21, 2022, Order, respondent filed a Status Report, apprising the Court of the then present status of this case. Respondent reports that on March 17, 2022, he spoke with petitioner by telephone and that during this call petitioner reported the following: as of February 2022, (1) his serious illness appears to have subsided and (2) he is again working on obtaining the substantiating documentation needed for this case, although he is experiencing difficulty in doing so because his accountant has been diagnosed with cancer and the insurance company he was using during the years at issue has since closed. According to respondent, petitioner has committed to providing additional substantiating information to him for review by April 30, 2022. Respondent further reports that he has assigned an Internal Revenue Service Revenue Agent to this case, who is ready to review and analyze the records and documents once provided by petitioner. Respondent requests that the Court allow the parties to file final status reports in 60 days. Upon due consideration, it is hereby
ORDERED that the parties shall, on or before May 23, 2022, file status reports, separately or jointly, apprising the Court of the then present status of this case.