Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

MOLLY M. WHITE, Cal. Bar N0. 171448
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Attorneys for Plaintiff _ _ .
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Rosalindégyson, Acting Regional Director _
4 Michele ein Layne, ssociate Re_g1onal Director
Andrew_G. Petillon, Associate Regional Director
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Los Angeles, California 90036
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9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
10 DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
H IQAND EXCHANGE Case No. CV-03—2323—PHX—J WS
12 S 1 _ DEcLARAT1oN oF.mi>E 1>.
13 Plamufi DAMASC0 IN SUPPORT OF
MOTION TO PAY TAX
14 V- _ ADMINISTRATOR’S FEES AND
TO REMIT MONEY TO THE
15 SECURITY TRUST COMPANY, N.A., TREASURY
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A . I I DECLARATION TOF JUDE P. DAMASCO INSEPPORT OF FEE REQUEST `
_ ` _ 3 I, Jude P. Damasco, am over eighteen years of age and state the following factswhich I ‘ -
{ 4 know of my own personal knowledge. '· 4 A _ I U _ I ·
. I · 5 1. I am the managing partnerof Damasco & Associates LLP ("Damasco"), located at 700 I
· . 6 Monte Vista Lane, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019. I am a certified public accountant. . .
I 7 2. I Damasco was appointed as Tax Administratoflfor the SEC v Security Trust company I l {
I V 8 Distribution Fund in the Order Granting Plaintiff Securities U and Exchange Commissiorfs I U
9 ‘Motion for Appointment of a Tax Administrator, Case No. CV-03e2323-PHX-JWS filed on " ·
{ . , T10 December 16, 2005. A I A _ y _ ` I { ° . · `·
· ll ° Pursuant to our engagement agreement withthe SEC, attached is la true and correct ‘ l ' A
{ _ I2 copy of our invoicefor preparation and filing of the tax years 2004 and 2005 qualified _ A- . A -
I3 settlement fund penalty abatement and related tax compliance services for the SEC V Security - l I
14A Trust Company Distribution Fund. 4 I V I » A I l C · ‘
‘ { .15 4. _On June 12, 2006, Damasco received a checlc for the amount of $13,589 from the SEC · I
· I6 v Security Trust company Distribution Fund for the purpose of paying 2004, 2005, and 2006 - ‘
V » { 17A tax year liabilities. As a result of successful penalty abatements for the years 2004 and
I V U l 18. { 2005, a remainder of $1,421.15 remains from the $13,589. Damasco has since been holding U ‘ . .
_ - 19 i_ these funds in the Damasco SEC Client Trust account. l _ · A V U
20 5. Additionally, on April 5, 2007, _Damasco received a check for the amotmt of $670 from I -
I { ·~ 2i the Internal Revenue Service for a2006 year overpayment Daniasco made on behalf of the ‘ _
I22 SEC v Security Trust Company Distribution Fund, which resulted in at reftmd. Damascohasl I l
; I _ ‘ sinceibeen holding these funds inthe Damasco SEC Client Trust account as well. _ · ‘
‘ { n, I A ·, I 6, Please grant Damasco authority to remit. payment to Damasco for the &ttQGh€¢d _ U
. .- 25 , outstanding invoice of Damascoi _in the amount of $1,528.45 from the $2,091.15 that Dainasco U l
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II · FUNDS ADVANCED BY DAMASCO & ASSOCIATES LLP; REQUEST I _ _ 26.00
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I _ I OTHER SERVICES; I A . ~- ‘ I 1,858.00 ._
‘ _ · , ‘ - REVIEW ANDRESPOND TONOTICES FROM INTERNALIREVENUE _ - __ _
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_ FILING; SUBMIT REQUEST FOR ABATEMENTOF PENALTIES- TO _ . ,
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