Robert P. Petrocine - Page 2

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                                                       Accuracy-Related               
                                   Addition to Tax     Penalty                        
          Year      Deficiency     Sec. 6651(a)(1)     Sec. 6662(a)                   
          1991      $15,983            $2,693          $3,196                         
          1992      8,798          --                  1,760                          

               Unless otherwise indicated, all section references are to              
          the Internal Revenue Code in effect for the years in issue, and             
          all Rule references are to the Tax Court Rules of Practice and              
          Procedure.                                                                  
               After settlement, the issues for decision in these                     
          consolidated cases are:  (1) Whether petitioner may exclude from            
          gross income a $37,767 bonus received from his employer; (2)                
          whether petitioner may deduct $5,433 as an investment interest              
          expense; (3) whether petitioner has substantiated $31,796 in                
          claimed business expenses; (4) whether, for 1992, petitioner is             
          entitled to "single" filing status; (5) whether petitioner is               
          subject to the alternative minimum tax; and (6) whether                     
          petitioner is liable for the addition to tax and the accuracy-              
          related penalties.                                                          

                                  FINDINGS OF FACT                                    
               Many of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.  At           
          the time the petition was filed, petitioner resided in Verona,              
          New Jersey.                                                                 
               In 1988, petitioner was employed as a stockbroker by Dean              
          Witter Reynolds, Inc. (Dean Witter).  As an inducement for and              





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