OPINION
TANNENWALD, Judge:
Respondent determined a deficiency in petitioners' Federal income tax of $8,258 for taxable year 1987.
The principal issue is whether a lump-sum payment received by petitioner, Edward J. Guilzon, from the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) fund pursuant to 5 U.S.C. sec. 8343(a) (1987) is taxable under section 72(e).
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