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          rent was paid and allocated between the properties for the years            
          as follows:                                                                 
               Year      ERG Payments to NPI     Stanford        Lowell               
               1988           $98,917        $67,067             $31,850              
               1989           83,699         56,749              26,950               
               1990           137,917        106,067             31,850               
               1993           146,400        112,560             33,840               
               1994          1168,360        129,444             38,296               
                    1The amounts stated above are those listed in a joint             
               exhibit offered by the parties.  However, it is clear that             
               $129,444 plus $38,296 does not equal $168,360, but instead             
               $167,740.                                                              
               (j) Director’s Fees27                                                  
               As detailed below, ERG paid purported “director’s fees”                
          during the years at issue.28  ERG did not file Forms 1099 with              
          respect to payment of any of the director’s fees.                           
                    (i) Elizabeth C. Benson                                           
               In 1989, ERG issued three $1,000 checks payable to                     
          Elizabeth, which she deposited into the Bensons’ Wells Fargo bank           
          account.  In 1990, ERG issued twelve $1,000 checks payable to               
          Elizabeth, of which she deposited seven into the Bensons’ Wells             
          Fargo bank account and five into Franklin account No. 11100025476           
          (Franklin account).  In 1993, ERG issued twelve $1,000 checks               


               27Petitioners concede that amounts that ERG paid should have           
          been included in the returns of the purported directors.                    
               28Our categorization is based solely upon the stipulations             
          and characterizations made by the parties.  With the exception of           
          two checks issued to Eric, the ERG checks issued do not indicate            
          their intended purpose.                                                     





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