PAYNE v. C.I.R.

No. 99-60074.

224 F.3d 415 (2000)

Jerry S. PAYNE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Revised August 18, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Stephen Payne (argued), Payne & Associates, Houston, TX, pro se.

Robert J. Branman (argued), Bruce Raleigh Ellisen, Loretta Argrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Charles Casazza, U.S. Tax Court, Stuart L. Brown, Chief Counsel, IRS, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before JONES, DUHE and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-Appellant Jerry S. Payne appeals an adverse decision of the Tax Court, which awarded Respondent-Appellee Commissioner of Internal Revenue ("the government" or "the IRS") $438,722 in delinquent income taxes and penalties for tax years 1987 and 1988, plus interest. As a general rule, the IRS must assess taxes within three years following the date that the return is filed. Here, the IRS did not send Payne a notice of deficiency (an event...

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