Weishan
Weishan v. Commissioner
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Wayne A. Weishan and MaryKay Weishan (collectively, the “Taxpayers”) appeal the tax court’s summary judgment upholding the Commissioner’s deficiency determination for the tax year 1997. We have jurisdiction under 26 U.S.C. § 7482 . After de novo review, Miller v. Commissioner, 310 F.3d 640, 642 (9th Cir.2002), we affirm.
Contrary to the Taxpayers’ contentions, they acknowledged receipt of the notice of deficiency and other correspondence from the Commissioner, and the form of the notice of deficiency complied with all statutory requirements. See Abrams v. Commissioner, 814 F.2d 1356, 1357 (9th Cir. 1987) (per curiam) (“there is no prescribed form for a deficiency notice”). Similarly, the Taxpayers received all of the information due them under 26 C.F.R. § 301.6203-1 . See Koff v. United States, 3 F.3d 1297, 1298 (9th Cir.1993) (per curiam). Finally, the Taxpayers were accorded due process at the Collection Due Process Hearing, and they have therefore failed to state a Fifth Amendment violation. See Wilcox v. Commissioner, 848 F.2d 1007, 1008 (9th Cir.1988) (“failing to provide a taxpayer with an administrative fact finding hearing does not violate due…