- 4 - Schedule C, petitioner reported, in pertinent part, the following items of income and expense: Income: Gross receipts $ 150 Gross income 150 Expenses: Car and truck $ 2,802 Depreciation/sec. 179 19,632 Rent or lease 2,100 Travel 1,800 Meals and entertainment1 300 Utilities 1,400 1 Petitioner reported meals and entertainment expenses of $300 but, pursuant to sec. 274(n)(1), claimed a deduction for only $150 of such expenses. Under sec. 274(n)(1), a deduction is allowable for only 50 percent of meals and entertainment expenses incurred. After deducting various other Schedule C expenses not at issue, petitioner reported a net loss from Partners of $29,409. In the notice of deficiency, respondent disallowed three of the four dependency exemption deductions and determined that petitioner failed to report gross receipts of $43 in connection with Partners. Respondent also disallowed the following amounts of the Schedule C expenses: Car and truck $ 2,500 Depreciation/sec. 179 17,479 Rent or lease 1,400 Travel 1,800 Meals and entertainment 300 Utilities 180Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Next
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