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          income tax of $727 for the taxable year 1997.                               
               After concessions by petitioner,1 the sole issue for                   
          decision is whether petitioner’s Schedule C, Profit or Loss from            
          Business, net profit is subject to self-employment tax.                     
               Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.               
          The stipulation of facts and the attached exhibits are                      
          incorporated herein by this reference.  At the time of filing the           
          petition, petitioner resided in Brandywine, Maryland.  Petitioner           
          was 67 years old during the year in issue.                                  
               Since 1977, and including the year in issue, petitioner has            
          been in the business of operating a dump truck as an independent            
          contractor.  In 1997, petitioner contracted his services to a               
          company that washed and sold sand and gravel.  Payments were made           
          to petitioner based on the number of loads carried.                         
               Petitioner was also in the military for approximately 21               
          years.  During the year in issue, petitioner was retired from               
          military service and was receiving a military pension and Social            
          Security benefits.                                                          
               Petitioner timely filed his income tax return for the                  
          taxable year 1997 reporting $5,400 in Schedule C income from his            
          business as an independent contractor.  Petitioner also reported            
          taxable pensions and annuities of $11,966.40.                               


               1    Petitioner concedes that he failed to include $93 of              
          capital gain dividends and $71 of ordinary dividends received               
          from the Fidelity-Equity Income Fund.                                       




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