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          presented to substantiate these claimed expenses is a statement             
          from the State Bar of California, showing examination fees paid.            
          Petitioner paid $650 and $300 in examination fees for the 1994              
          and 1995 tax years, respectively.  It is evident from this                  
          statement and petitioner's testimony that the claimed expenses              
          were incurred over the period 1992 through 1997.  Even if we were           
          to find that petitioner substantiated these expenses, and the               
          expenses were incurred in 1994 and 1995, these expenses must be             
          disallowed.  Petitioner's educational expenses are not deductible           
          under section 162 as an ordinary and necessary business expense             
          as these expenditures qualify him for the new trade or business             
          of the practice of law.  See Wu v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1991-           
          100; sec. 1.162-5(b)(3)(i) and (ii) (Ex.1); see also Taubman v.             
          Commissioner, 60 T.C. 814 (1973); Meeks v. Commissioner, T.C.               
          Memo. 1998-109; Meredith v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1993-250;              
          Harper v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1990-239.                                
               Petitioner has not presented any substantiation, with the              
          exception of the above, for any of the expenses claimed.                    
          Although petitioner provided the Court with numerous papers, none           
          contained receipts, bills, invoices, records, etc.  Even the                
          documentation that was provided was not for the years 1994 or               
          1995.  In a previous motion to continue this case before the                
          Court, petitioner testified that his car was broken into and the            
          pertinent documents were taken.  At trial in the instant matter,            





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