Part 10, page 79

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SAC, PORTLAND (80-501-Sub 1)(P) 11/18/76

SA [REDACTED]

MEDIA RELATIONS

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In anticipation of news inquiries concerning NORJAK, Portland file 164-41, [REDACTED] Public Information Officer, Internal Revenue Service, Portland, Oregon, was contacted by SA [REDACTED] and requested to furnish information as to the tax liability of anyone claiming to be D. B. COOPER after 11/24/76. It is commonly known that the Statute of Limitations in this particular matter is expected to run on 11/24/76, the fifth anniversary of the crime.

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On 11/8/76, [REDACTED] furnished the following information which would apply to anyone coming forth and stating that they, in effect, were D. B. COOPER.

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The original amount received in the extortion was $200,000. The adjusted gross income for the year 1971 would be $197,825.00. The tax liability on the first $100,000 of this amount would be $53,090.00. The tax liability on the remaining $97,825.00 would be $68,478.00 for a total tax liability for 1971 of $121,568.00.

In addition to the above, the penalty for not having paid an estimated income tax withholding for the last quarter of 1971 would be $1,459.00. The penalty for failure to pay this estimated tax withholding would be $27,352.00.

Since the extortionist did not file a return for the year 1971, the penalty for failure to file would be $30,392.00.

The interest on the above taxes and penalties as of 11/24/76, will be $36,752.00.

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2 - Portland (1-80-501-Sub 1) (d-164-41) BBW:ja (2)

[Handwritten notation, upper right: [illegible] - 1572] [Handwritten initials, lower right: [illegible]]

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DB Cooper-1299