Kenneth Andrew Baratelle - Page 14




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               Finally, petitioner claimed a section 179 deduction for                
          payments to Fedco and Sheryl Davenport and miscellaneous cash               
          payments totaling $1,497.35.  Petitioner could not recall the               
          purpose of any of these payments and did not establish that the             
          expenditures were deductible under section 179.                             
               We sustain respondent’s adjustment of petitioner’s section             
          179 expenses and depreciation deductions as modified.                       
               Travel Expenses                                                        
               On his 1994 Schedule C, petitioner claimed a deduction for             
          travel in the amount of $3,182.  Petitioner now contends that he            
          is entitled to a larger deduction for travel in the total amount            
          of $5,433.16, as shown on an exhibit entitled “Summary of 1994              
          Travel Expenses”.  Respondent has conceded items totaling                   
          $2,450.54 and has disallowed the remaining items as follows:                
                                    Dog Boarding                                      
          Date             Description                 Amount                         
          02/02/94         Animal Inns of America      $77.25                         
          05/02/94         Animal Inns of America      138.75                         
                                       Airfare                                        
          Date             Description                 Amount                         
          04/24/94         American Airlines      650.00                              
          05/23/94         United Airlines        154.00                              











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