- 7 - Amount respondent concedes petitioner Reported by petitioner substantiated 1995 1996 1997 for 1997 Other income: Commissions $2,307 $7,326 $2,070 Gross income 2,307 7,326 2,070 Expenses: Advertising 5,224 2,643 2,955 $2,955 Car and truck 918 1,530 1,861 1,861 Depreciation 507 348 318 -0- Legal and - 50 - - professional services Repairs and 70 - - - maintenance Supplies 265 357 315 -0- Travel - 497 1,290 267 Meals and - 594 1,394 1,395 entertainment Utilities 327 737 617 -0- Other: Business courses 126 473 409 -0- Books 22 442 97 -0- Subscriptions 62 206 522 -0- Business education - 329 645 -0- Distributorship/ 1,515 233 1,320 1,320 franchise fees New product - 2,896 784 -0- samples Product testing 1,379 2,490 4,616 1,846 Total expenses 10,415 13,825 17,143 9,644 Net loss (8,108) (6,499) (15,073) Petitioner untimely filed his return for 1997 on September 15, 1999. Petitioner reported on the Schedule C, Profit or Loss From Business, he attached to that return that his principal business and product or service was “Network Marketing: PersonalPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
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