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               1Other expenses                                                        
               Davis Petroleum expenses  $2,744                                       
               Cellular telephone           715                                       
               Continuing education       1,550                                       
               Tax preparation              248                                       
               5,257                                                                  
                                                                                     
               In computing the $1,325 depreciation deduction on Form 4562,           
          petitioner determined his automobile’s depreciable basis by                 
          applying a business use percentage (79.1 percent) against the               
          automobile’s reported cost basis ($16,500).  Petitioner                     
          determined the business use percentage as follows:                          

               Total business miles driven during year        11,865                  
               Total commuting miles driven during year         ---                   
               Total other personal miles driven during year   3,135                  
               Total miles driven during year                 15,000                  
               Business use percentage =                                              
               11,865 business miles/15,000 total miles = 79.10%                      

               In computing the $5,280 deduction for business use of home             
          on Form 8829, petitioner applied a business use percentage (80              
          percent) against the reported cost ($6,600) of keeping up and               
          running his apartment.  Petitioner determined the business use              
          percentage by dividing his estimate of the area used regularly              
          and exclusively for business (720 square feet) by the total area            
          of his apartment (900 square feet).                                         












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