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          says "VAR".  In addition, Statement 2 did not provide the                   
          unadjusted basis of the rental property--the "Cost or Basis"                
          column is blank.                                                            
               Furthermore, section 1.168-5(e)(3), Proposed Income Tax                
          Regs., supra, states that Form 4562, Depreciation and                       
          Amortization, is provided for making the election.  The 1987                
          instructions for this form provide the following guidance for               
          line 9 of section C, Other Depreciation:                                    
               Line 9.--Report property that you elect, under                         
               section 168(f)(1), to depreciate by the units-of-                      
               production method or any other method not based                        
               on a term of years (other than the retirement-                         
               replacement-betterment method).                                        
                    On a separate sheet, attach:  (1) a description                   
               of the property and what depreciation method you                       
               elect that excludes the property from ACRS; and                        
               (2) the depreciable basis (cost or other basis,                        
               reduced, if applicable, by salvage value, investment                   
               credit, and the section 179 expense).                                  
                    Enter the depreciation deduction in column (f).                   
               The Form 4562 filed with Guaranteed's tax return for its               
          taxable year ending December 31, 1987, contains the heading on              
          line 9 "Property subject to section 168(f)(1) election."                    
          However, Guaranteed left column (f) of line 9 blank.  Rather, it            
          appears the depreciation deduction for the rental property has              
          been included in column (f) of line 10--"Other depreciation"                
          where a $40,616 deduction is claimed.  Thus, Guaranteed failed to           
          indicate on its tax return, or on the accompanying Statement 2              
          and Form 4562, that the rental property (or any other of its                
          property) was subject to the section 168(f)(1) election.                    
          Moreover, Guaranteed failed to indicate on its tax return, Form             


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