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          half of the cost to maintain the household during the years in              
          issue.  Further, respondent disallowed the earned income credits            
          because petitioner’s parents also qualify to claim the earned               
          income credit for the children during the years in issue.                   
               Respondent’s determination is generally presumed to be                 
          correct, and petitioner bears the burden of proving that it is              
          incorrect.  Rule 142(a); Welch v. Helvering, 290 U.S. 111, 115              
          (1933).2                                                                    
          Head of Household Status                                                    
               According to the relevant part of section 2(b), an                     
          individual shall be considered a head of household if such                  
          individual (1) is not married at the close of the taxable year              
          and (2) maintains as her home a household which constitutes for             
          more than one-half of the taxable year the principal place of               
          abode of a person who is a dependent of the taxpayer, if the                
          taxpayer is entitled to a deduction for the taxable year for such           
          person under section 151.  An individual is considered as                   
          maintaining a household only if she provides over half of the               
          cost of maintaining the household during the taxable year.  Sec.            
          2(b); Wooten v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2000-54.                           

               2    Respondent’s examination of petitioner’s case began               
          after July 22, 1998.  However, since sec. 7491(a) does not alter            
          the taxpayer’s burden of proof where the taxpayer has not                   
          complied with all applicable substantiation requirements, sec.              
          7491(a) does not apply in this case.  Higbee v. Commissioner, 116           
          T.C. 438, 442 (2001).                                                       





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