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          is not reviewable by any other court, and this opinion should not           
          be cited as authority.                                                      
               Respondent determined a deficiency in petitioners’ Federal             
          income tax for the taxable year 2002 of $2,747.  The deficiency             
          is attributable solely to the alternative minimum tax (AMT)                 
          prescribed by section 55.                                                   
               The only issue for decision is whether petitioners are                 
          liable for the AMT as determined by respondent in the notice of             
          deficiency.  We hold that they are.                                         
                                     Background                                       
               The parties submitted this case fully stipulated pursuant to           
          Rule 122, and the stipulated facts are so found.                            
               At the time that the petition was filed, petitioners resided           
          in Buena Park, California.                                                  
               Petitioners timely filed a joint Form 1040, U.S. Individual            
          Income Tax Return, for 2002.  On their return, petitioners                  
          claimed two exemptions for themselves, which served to decrease             
          their taxable income by $6,000.  In addition, petitioners                   
          itemized their deductions on Schedule A, Itemized Deductions, for           
          the following expenses:  (1) Medical and dental expenses (in                
          excess of 7.5 percent of petitioners’ adjusted gross income) of             
          $1,079; (2) State and local income taxes of $603; (3) charitable            
          contributions of $200; and (4) miscellaneous deductions (in                 
          excess of 2 percent of petitioners’ adjusted gross income) of               






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