Roger L. and Geraldine Williams - Page 16

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          By way of explanation, petitioner testified that some of his                
          records were destroyed in a fire.7  Although no explanation was             
          given why some rent receipts escaped the alleged fire while                 
          others did not, we ascribe some weight to petitioner's testimony            
          that he worked at Red Lion throughout the year.  Based on the               
          record as a whole, we hold that petitioners are entitled to                 
          deduct rent paid to the Red Lion in the total amount of $1,720              
          (i.e., 40 weeks times $43 per week).  Cohan v. Commissioner,                
          supra.                                                                      
          5.  Repairs and Maintenance                                                 
               Petitioners claimed a deduction for "Repairs & Maintenance"            
          in the amount of $2,338.  In the notice of deficiency, respondent           
          disallowed the deduction in its entirety for lack of                        
          substantiation.                                                             
               According to petitioners, the deduction in question                    
          represents the cost of repairing an existing shoeshine stand and            
          then building a new shoeshine stand.  In this regard, petitioner            
          testified that repairs to his shoeshine stand were necessitated             
          by the Port lease; however, according to petitioner, the Port was           
          not satisfied with the aesthetic appearance of the stand, "So to            
          bring me up to standards, they got me together with an architect            
          to build one out of Formica and stuff, basically."                          



          7  See supra note 4.                                                        




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