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               Administration Co. opened a bank account in Administration             
          Co.'s name known as the Special E Account.  The Special E Account           
          functioned generally as a checking account for its various                  
          clients.  Administration Co.'s books and records reflected each             
          client's balance in the account and also reflected deposits or              
          withdrawals affecting that client's account.                                
               Administration Co. also maintained at its bank a second                
          account known as the Special Account that served more like a                
          savings or money market account.  The moneys in this account were           
          used to buy certificates of deposit because a higher rate of                
          return could be realized by aggregating the funds to purchase               
          larger denomination certificates of deposit.                                
               Funds from both the Special E Account and the Special                  
          Account were lent to Administration Co. clients.  Deposits to and           
          withdrawals from the Special E Account and the Special Account              
          were posted to the appropriate client accounts.  If a client had            
          a negative balance in the accounts, that debit amount was                   
          recorded as a receivable owed by the client to Administration Co.           
          Any positive balance a client had in the accounts was considered            
          money belonging to the client.                                              
               Administration Co. issued annual tax statements and reports            
          to its clients and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for the               
          interest earned by each client on that client's funds in the                
          Special E Account and the Special Account.                                  






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