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          December 1992.  Finally, respondent argues that the fact that               
          EMFI issued Forms 1099 to its shareholders for 1992 showing the             
          $739,979 distribution as a taxable dividend is evidence of EMFI's           
          intent to make the election.                                                
               However, both EMFI and petitioners exhibited other actions             
          which militate against finding that the requisite intent to make            
          the election existed.  EMFI did not file an election to                     
          distribute earnings and profits first as provided by section                
          1368(e)(3).  The schedules from EMFI's Form 1120S for the fiscal            
          year ended October 31, 1993, do not indicate an election to first           
          distribute earnings and profits or that such a distribution took            
          place.                                                                      
               To the contrary, EMFI's Form 1120S for the fiscal year ended           
          October 31, 1993, indicates that EMFI did not intend to make such           
          an election.  Line 20 of Schedule K and line 7 of Schedule M-2              
          indicates that the distributions made were "other than dividend             
          distributions".  EMFI specifically reported $2,318,872 in                   
          distributions other than dividends on line 20 of Schedule K and             
          line 7 of Schedule M-2.  Line 22 of Schedule K provides a                   
          specific place for reporting total dividends paid to shareholders           
          from earnings and profits.  EMFI reported no amount on line 22              
          indicating that no dividends were distributed in the fiscal year            
          ended October 31, 1993.  Line 20 of Schedules K-1 for the same              
          time period indicates that EMFI made a nondividend distribution             





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