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                              Additions to Tax                                        
           Year   Deficiency  Sec. 6651(a)(1)1 Sec. 6651(a)(2) Sec. 6654(a)           
           1995    $78,117      $16,573.25          $0           $3,412.62            
           1996    9,857        642.83            714.25         301.28               
           1997    41,120       8,802.00          9,780.00       2,091.52             
               In an amendment to answer (respondent’s amendment to an-               
          swer), respondent alleged increases of $71.42 and $1,478 in the             
          additions to tax under section 6651(a)(1) for 1996 and 1997,                
          respectively.2                                                              
               The issues remaining for decision are:3                                
               (1) Did petitioner operate during each of the years at issue           
          a sole proprietorship engaged in the business of selling jewelry            
          and certain other items?  We hold that he did.                              
               (2) Does petitioner have unreported Schedule C net profit              
          for each of the years at issue in the amount that respondent                
          determined in the notice?  We hold that he does.                            
               (3) Is petitioner’s filing status for each of the years at             
          issue married filing separately?  We hold that it is.                       


               1All section references are to the Internal Revenue Code               
          (Code) in effect for the years at issue.  All Rule references are           
          to the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure.                           
               2In respondent’s amendment to answer, respondent conceded              
          the determinations under sec. 6651(a)(2) for 1996 and 1997 that             
          respondent determined in the notice of deficiency (notice) issued           
          to petitioner.                                                              
               3In addition to the issues remaining for decision listed               
          below, there are other questions relating to certain determina-             
          tions in the notice that are computational in that their resolu-            
          tion flows automatically from our resolution of the remaining               
          issues that we address herein.                                              




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