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Jung v. Internal Revenue Serv. (In re Jung)

Name
IN RE: Harold F. JUNG and Alia I. Jung, Debtors. Harold F. Jung, Plaintiff, v. Internal Revenue Service, Defendant.
Attorney(s)
George B. Goyke, Wausau, WI, for Plaintiff., Julian Lee, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant., Hon. Catherine J. Furay, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Harold Jung asks the Court to determine the dischargeability of taxes and penalties assessed by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for the tax years 2008 to 2013. Jung and his wife, Alia, received Notices of Deficiency from the IRS for those years. Shortly after the second Notice of Deficiency, they filed a Chapter 7 petition. Jung then filed this adversary. The IRS responded with a Motion to Dismiss on the ground of lack of subject-matter jurisdiction., The IRS audited the Debtors' income tax returns. It determined the Debtors "had additional income tax deficiencies due to unreported business income." This also resulted in a determination that Jung is liable for civil fraud penalties. The deficiencies total $ 187,986.00. Civil fraud penalties total $ 137,880.00. Totaling $ 325,866.00, the tax and penalties are:, The IRS issued a Notice of Deficiency to the Debtors for the deficiencies and penalties for the tax years 2008 to 2012. The IRS then issued a Notice of Deficiency for the deficiencies and penalties due for 2013. Neither Jung nor his wife have filed a petition in the United States Tax Court to contest the deficiencies or penalties. ECF no. 15 at 3. After the second of the Notices, the Debtors filed a chapter 7 petition., "If the court determines at any time that it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction, the court must dismiss the action." Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3), adopted by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7012(b). A court has initial jurisdiction to consider whether it has subject-matter jurisdiction for the purpose of Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 7012 adopting Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(h)(3). Henry v. United States , 277 Fed. Appx. 429, 434 (5th Cir. 2008). The party alleging jurisdiction bears the burden of proof. Nuveen Mun. Trust ex rel. Nuveen Yield Mun. Bond Fund v. WithumSmith Brown, P.C. , 692 F.3d 283, 293 (3d Cir. 2012).

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