Tom and Joanne can’t say they weren’t warned. A year ago I said it all in my blogpost “Show Up,”1/17/20.

Well, as I predicted back then, they didn’t.

So today we have Thomas V. Meyers & Joanne T. Meyers, Docket No. 8459-19, filed 2/1/21. After an off-the-bencher, Judge David Gustafson sent Tom, Joanne, and IRS off to a Rule 155 beancount.

“On March 17, 2020, the Court issued its notice of filing (Doc. 20) of computation under Rule 155, giving petitioners the opportunity to file an objection or alternative computation on or before April 6, 2020.

“There has been significant passage of time since the order was served on April 7, 2020, and petitioners have filed no such response.” Order, at p. 1.

So Judge Gustafson decides IRS’ numbers control.

So the takeaway on this snowy evening, when we see an eighty-seven-year-old snowfall record broken, is the same as it was last year: Show up. You can’t ever tell what will happen if you do, but you sure know what will happen if you don’t.