Opinion ID: 798280
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Heading: Tax Years 2004, 2005, and 2006

Text: For each of the taxable years 2004, 2005, and 2006, the taxpayers filed Form 1040. On each of these forms, the taxpayers reported taxable income, as well as taxable business income, capital gains, taxable ordinary dividends, and taxable interest. Accompanying each tax return was a Form W-2 for Mr. Waltner that reported wage income paid to him by New Century Mortgage Corporation and other companies. Starting in 2008, the taxpayers began filing amended income tax returns on Form 1040X. For the 2004 taxable year, the taxpayers adjusted their gross income from $48,631 to $370, which was the amount of unemployment compensation received by Mrs. Waltner. On the accompanying Form 4852, Substitute for Form W-2, the taxpayers reported that Mr. Waltner's wages were zero and alleged that the payer New Century Mortgage Corp. erroneously alleged payments of IRC section 3401(a) and 3121(a) wages. In response to the form's inquiry into efforts to obtain a Form W-2c, Corrected Wage and Tax Statement, Mr. Waltner stated none, since most companies refuse to issue forms correctly listing payments of `wages' as defined in 3401(a) and 3121(a). The taxpayers also included Form 1099-DIV, listing the amount of dividends received as zero. The taxpayers submitted this form to rebut the payer's submission which alleged a payment reportable under 26 U.S.C. § 6042. The taxpayers submitted Forms 1099-INT, which all listed the amount of interest income as zero, and Form 1099-MISC listing zero non-employee compensation. The taxpayers seek $8,334.00, plus interest, as a refund claim for tax year 2004. Similarly, the taxpayers filed an amended income tax return Form 1040X for tax year 2005, this time listing no taxable income and $0 in tax owed. As with the 2004 tax year, the taxpayers submitted various other amended forms, including Form 4852, Form 1099-DIV, various Forms 1099-INT and Forms 1099-MISC, all of which contained zeros for income and taxes owed. In addition, the taxpayers included Form 8082, Notice of Inconsistent Treatment of Administrative Adjustment Request, in which they lowered their dividends to zero because the trust reporting dividends is not a `Trade or Business' within the meaning of 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(26). The taxpayers seek $5,582.00, plus interest, as a refund claim for tax year 2005. As with tax years 2004 and 2005, the taxpayers filed an amended income tax return Form 1040X for tax year 2006, reporting adjusted gross income of $0.00. Again, the taxpayers filed accompanying Form 4852, Forms 1099-MISC, 1099-DIV, 1099-INT, and Form 8082, all of which replaced previously reported amounts with zeros. Additionally, the taxpayers filed Form 1099-S, which listed the gross proceeds as zero. The taxpayers seek $11,139.00, plus interest, as a refund claim for tax year 2006.