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                                       Appendix                                       
                          Expense Items Claimed on Schedule C                         

          1990      1991      1992                                                    
           Expenses subject to sec. 274(d):                                           
          Car and truck expenses                   $2,615    $2,870        --         
          Air travel                               29,760    59,785   1$104,340       
          Meals away from home                      5,743     2,890      212,481      
          Entertainment                             2,634       462        --         
          Lodging                                  15,131    12,366        --         
           Other expenses:                                                            
          Car rental3                               11,941   13,136        --         
          Depreciation                              5,314     5,806       6,652       
          Insurance                                 9,904     9,433        --         
          Office expense                            4,198    11,120      15,696       
          Legal and professional services           1,400     5,964      10,772       
          Rent or lease                                                               
          a. vehicles, machinery, and equipment   26,200    11,200        --          
          b. other business property                --        --        14,325        
          Repairs and maintenance                   2,064     4,903        --         
          Trade shows                                 841     3,460       3,690       
          Research                                  5,118    22,287       4,701       
          Parking                                     415       420        --         
          Telcon [sic]                              9,061     7,544      19,733       
          Professional services (other)             8,934     9,218        --         
          Dues and publications                       410       865        --         
          Software                                   --         759       8,678       
          Courier                                    --         --        4,041       
          Charity contribution                       --         --        2,860       
          Printing                                 20,595     5,424         --        
          Commission and fees                        --         --        3,740       
          Total                                 162,278   4189,912     211,709        


               1For the taxable year 1992, air travel also includes lodging.          
               2For the taxable year 1992, meals away from home combined meals        
          and entertainment.                                                          
               3Some items in this category would have been subject to sec. 274.      
          Since none of the expenses were substantiated under sec. 162, it was        
          unnecessary to subdivide the category further.                              
               4 For the taxable year 1991, petitioner inexplicably reported          
          total expenses of $192,516 on line 28 of Schedule C.                        






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