Opinion
987-20
03-09-2022
John L. Woodruff, III & Monique Ivan Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Respondent
ORDER
Mark V. Holmes, Judge
This case was on the Court's October 25, 2021 trial calendar for San Francisco, California. It's mostly about substantiating just a handful of categories of expenses for a real-estate business. All agreed to try to conclude informal discovery and see if the parties could then reach a settlement. Respondent recently reported petitioners sent no documents because of health issues. It is now
ORDERED that on or before May 4, 2022 petitioners shall send to respondent's lawyer all the records that they have that fit the description of what the IRS is looking for. It is also
ORDERED that on or before May 18, 2022 respondent shall file a status report describing the parties' progress in settling the case or narrowing the issues to be tried.