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          expenses (such as utilities and telephone); and (3) rental payments         
          for the S. Santa Fe Avenue building.                                        
               Cola, Inc. issued invoices to its clients (vendors and                 
          suppliers) with the imprint Cola, Inc. at the top of the invoices.          
          Moreover, Cola, Inc.'s vendors and suppliers issued invoices to             
          Cola, Inc. for goods and services the business purchased.                   
               Cola, Inc. maintained a company credit card, which was used to         
          purchase goods and services for the business during 1992.  Cola,            
          Inc. also maintained a general ledger, cash receipts journals, and          
          sales journals.                                                             
          Employer Identification Number                                              
               On February 6, 1991, Richard applied for an employer                   
          identification number as an individual using the business trade             
          name "Cola Performance Products".  The Internal Revenue Service             
          assigned an identification number to him.  This number was used by          
          the business in filing returns and reports with State and Federal           
          tax authorities.                                                            
          Lawsuits Filed Against Cola, Inc.                                           
               In August 1993, Beta Maskin AB (Beta Maskin), a Swedish                
          corporation, filed a civil action in the U.S. District Court for            
          the Central District of California against Cola, Inc., as well as           
          Richard and Raul individually, for failure to pay the contract              
          price of crankshafts Beta Maskin sold to Cola, Inc.  In the answer          
          to this action, the defendants stated:                                      





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