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               1995                                                                   
               Item                    Amount Claimed   Amount Allowed                
               Cost of goods sold     $311,578          -0-                           
               Returns & Allowances   454,387           -0-                           
               Advertising            3,462             $3,462                        
               Insurance              10,809            10,809                        
               Legal & profl. servs.       6,917            6,917                     
               Rent1                  43,787            2,150                         
               Repairs                8,574             8,574                         
               Supplies               5,203            5,203                          
               Taxes & licenses       23,995            23,995                        
               Meals/Entertainment    2,852             2,852                         
               Utilities              6,442             6,442                         
               Wages                  140,376           140,376                       
               Other expenses2        152,209           152,209                       

               1  On line 20 of the Schedule C, under “Rent or Lease”,                
          petitioners reported two expenses--$2,150 for vehicles, machinery           
          & equipment expenses and $41,637 for other business property                
          expenses.                                                                   
               2   These expenses consisted of $14,306 for payroll taxes,             
          $4,857 for bank charges, $333 for dues & subscriptions, $876 for            
          postage, $2,198 for communication radios, $4,619 for shipping/shop          
          supply, $5,020 for subcontractors, $419 for property taxes, $5,503          
          for telephone, $30,282 for vehicle expense, $15,558 for SIIS,               
          $61,183 for other taxes, and $7,055 for tool expense.                       
               At an undisclosed date before July 1998, in conjunction with           
          preparing a proof of claim in petitioners’ bankruptcy proceeding,           
          respondent commenced an examination of petitioners’ 1993-95 income          
          tax returns.  Petitioners were notified in writing of proposed              
          changes to their 1993-95 returns (the 30-day letter).2  The                 
          examination of petitioners’ returns culminated in respondent’s              

               2    The 30-day letter was also sent to Thomas E. Crowe, Esq.,         
          counsel for petitioners.                                                    





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