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Adverse Inferences
Adverse Inferences (Fuscalite · B. Adverse Inference) — "In describing the adverse inferences made by the Tax Court Judge, Mr. Deyab, in paragraph 5 of his mem…
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- The Tax Court Judge drew adverse inferences against Mr. Deyab
- The amounts Mr. Deyab received from M.D. were concluded to be taxable
- Bases for the adverse inferences
- Mr. Deyab did not provide a properly reconciled shareholder loan account
- Mr. Deyab did not call his tax professionals, accountant, or bookkeeper as witnesses
- Banking statements were available to Mr. Deyab and his accountants
- For almost 4.5 years, Mr. Deyab did not provide an accurate shareholder ledger account for M.D. Consulting
- The Judge inferred that absent available evidence might have supported Mr. Deyab's testimony and assertions
- The absence of a credible shareholder reconciliation critically undermined Mr. Deyab's credibility
- Substantial financial records were available