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               The joint return for 1995 was signed by both petitioners and           
          a representative of J.E. & Associates (J.E. & Assoc.), of Las               
          Vegas, Nevada, as tax preparer, on November 18, 1996.  The 1995             
          return was received by respondent’s Ogden/Las Vegas Service Center          
          on July 30, 1997.                                                           
               On the Schedule C attached to their 1993 Federal income tax            
          return, petitioners reported Dormer & Louver’s gross receipts to be         
          $244,710, cost of goods sold to be zero, total business expenses to         
          be $237,571, and net profit to be $7,139.                                   
               On the Schedule C attached to their 1994 Federal income tax            
          return, petitioners reported Dormer & Louver’s gross receipts to be         
          $442,012, cost of goods sold to be zero, total business expenses to         
          be $435,262, and net profit to be $6,750.                                   
               On the Schedule C attached to their 1995 tax return,                   
          petitioners reported Dormer & Louver’s gross receipts to be                 
          $1,095,339, returns and allowances to be $454,387, cost of goods            
          sold to be $311,578, total business expenses to be $404,606, and            
          net loss to be $75,232.                                                     
               Dormer & Louver’s gross receipts and business expenses for             
          1993, 1994, and 1995 were computed using the cash method of                 
          accounting.                                                                 
               For tax years 1993-95, respondent determined Dormer & Louver’s         
          cost of goods sold and business expenses to be as follows:                  








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