James A. Petrie IV - Page 13

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          1991 income any portion of the Arizona rental income awarded to             
          Ms. Petrie for the period April through December 1991.                      
               Petitioner testified that pursuant to the Temporary Orders,            
          he paid the mortgage interest and real estate taxes on the                  
          Arizona rental property.  The record supports petitioner's                  
          testimony, and we find petitioner to have been a credible                   
          witness.                                                                    
              The mortgage interest and real estate taxes are contained in           
          the mortgage payments.  Therefore we are convinced from the                 
          record that petitioner made the mortgage interest and real estate           
          taxes payments.  Cohan v. Commissioner, supra.  Petitioner is               
          therefore entitled to a deduction for mortgage interest in the              
          amount of $1,530 and real estate taxes of $790, totaling $2,320.            
          Blackburn v. Commissioner, supra.                                           
               With respect to the Arizona rental property expenses, other            
          than the mortgage interest and real estate taxes, petitioner is             
          entitled to a deduction for one-half of those amounts totaling              
          $1,145.14.  Estate of Boyd v. Commissioner, 28 T.C. 564 (1957).             
               Next, we must consider whether petitioner may reduce his               
          income by one-half of his retirement income.  On his 1990 and               
          1991 returns, petitioner reported $20,408.25 and $22,198.40 of              


          14        Auto and travel          $150                                     
                    Cleaning and maintenance      100                                 
                    Insurance                     163                                 
                    Repairs                       125                                 
                    Depreciation               607                                    
                    Total               1,145                                         




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